Google is finally rolling out emoji reactions for Meet video calls

Google is finally rolling out emoji reactions to people using Google Meet for video calls starting today. The company said that this feature will be first available on iOS... Read more »

India’s Jio partners with Gamestream in cloud gaming push

Mukesh Ambani, one of Asia’s richest men, has made a splash in many industries over the past three decades. It now appears he has set his eyes on a... Read more »

Why Africa had no unicorns last year despite record fundraising haul

The African tech scene was met with fanfare in 2021: Venture capital investments in the region totaled between $4 billion and $5 billion and produced five unicorns. In my... Read more »

Clouds might be scattering in China’s venture capital world

The outlook of investing in China is suddenly brightening up as the country gradually phases out its draconian zero-COVID policy, which has caused disruptions in businesses of all kinds... Read more »

Apple is reportedly working on MacBooks with touchscreens

After years of denials and loathing, Apple may finally be getting around to bringing touchscreens to MacBooks. According to Bloomberg, Apple is actively working on this project and may... Read more »

Stripe’s internal valuation gets cut to $63 billion

Stripe, a richly valued payments startup, has cut its internal valuation yet again, according to sources familiar with the manner. It is now valued, internally, at $63 billion. The... Read more »

PasarPolis is now one of Indonesia’s first full-stack insurtechs

Indonesia’s PasarPolis is now able to underwrite its own products, making it one of Indonesia’s first full-stack insurtechs. This means PasarPolis will be able to offer new products and... Read more »

Kakao Entertainment lands $966M from sovereign wealth funds, including Saudi Arabia’s PIF 

Kakao Entertainment announced today it has raised $966 million (1.2 trillion won) in financing from sovereign wealth funds, such as Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) and Singapore-based PWARP... Read more »

ABL Space Systems’ rocket experiences simultaneous engine shutdown shortly after lift-off

Launch startup ABL Space Systems’ first orbital launch attempt ended in failure Tuesday after all nine engines on the RS1 rocket’s first stage shut down simultaneously. The rocket subsequently... Read more »

Daily Crunch: In ‘an early experimental program,’ OpenAI opens waitlist for GPT Professional

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