The Brutalist Report

TechCrunch

• Finally, an underwater messaging app [1220d]
• Daily Crunch: Meta partnership allows Indian WhatsApp users to browse and buy groceries via JioMart [1221d]
• Elon Musk taps the Twitter whistleblower for help in his quest to get out of the deal [1221d]
• Garry Tan’s return is a full circle moment for Y Combinator [1221d]
• New rules for digital lenders in Kenya aim to weed out bad actors while bolstering sector growth [1221d]
• Roku debuts a hilarious new trailer for ‘WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story’ starring Daniel Radcliffe [1221d]
• Waymo opens up driverless robotaxi service in downtown Phoenix to vetted passengers [1221d]
• Microsoft launches Arm-based Azure VMs powered by Ampere chips [1221d]
• Neurofenix puts a new spin on home stroke rehabilitation with the NeuroBall [1221d]
• Meet the judges for the Minneapolis TechCrunch Live pitch-off [1221d]
• Meta now lets you post your NFTs on both Facebook and Instagram [1221d]
• ‘Dateline NBC’ Apple Podcasts subscription channel gives true crime fans ad-free episodes [1221d]
• FTC sues data broker Kochava for sale of people’s sensitive location data, including visits to reproductive health clinics [1221d]
• Is there no bottom to the SPAC mess? [1221d]
• Does venture capital need a shot in the arm? [1221d]
• Investors detail their red (and green) flags for startups seeking venture dollars [1221d]
• Music streaming service Deezer is testing a meditation app [1221d]
• Justice Department in early stages of filing an antitrust lawsuit against Apple, says report [1221d]
• Sony acquires Savage Game Studios, announces new PlayStation Studios Mobile Division [1221d]
• Astro emerges from stealth to connect Latin American developers with U.S. tech companies [1221d]
• Early bird uncaged for Labor Day savings on Disrupt tix [1221d]
• Twitter. Whistle. Blown. (and other TC news) [1221d]
• A Gen Z VC speaks up: Why Gen Z VCs are trash [1221d]
• Garry Tan is the next president and CEO of Y Combinator [1221d]
• Kli Capital transitions from family office to institutional VC for $50 million Fund III [1221d]
• Snapchat’s Dual camera feature isn’t quite a BeReal copycat [1221d]
• Mermade Seafoods swims in cell agriculture waters to make cultivated scallops [1221d]
• How to communicate with your crypto community when things aren’t going well [1221d]
• NASA scrubs Artemis I launch due to technical issue [1221d]
• Data analytics startup StarTree secures cash to expand its Apache Pinot–powered platform [1221d]
• African genomics startup 54gene lays off 95 as COVID testing business struggles [1221d]
• India says no proposal to restrict Chinese phonemakers in sub-$150 price range [1221d]
• Nigeria’s Grey raises $2M for cross-border payments play and regional expansion [1221d]
• Honda and LG Energy plan to build a $4.4 billion lithium-ion plant in the US [1221d]
• The Station: Porsche IPO demand accelerates and more micromobility layoffs [1221d]
• Facebook moves to settle Cambridge Analytica lawsuit [1221d]
• Meta and Jio launch grocery shopping on WhatsApp in India [1221d]
• Reliance Jio to spend $25B on 5G rollout, debut in October and reach every town by 2023 end [1221d]
• Nigerian YC-backed startup Anchor comes out of stealth with $1M+ to scale its banking-as-a-service platform [1221d]
• Angry Miao’s Cyberblade gaming earbuds are the pinnacle of overengineering [1221d]
• Netflix’s ad-supported plan could cost as low as $7 [1221d]