Meta opens up its social VR space Horizon Worlds to teens

Meta announced today that it’s opening up Horizon Worlds to teen users in the U.S. and Canada, after previously restricting the social VR platform to users 18 years of... Read more »

Paramount+ announces original movie, ‘Star Trek: Station 31,’ starring Michelle Yeoh

Paramount+ has ordered a “Star Trek: Section 31” original movie event with Michelle Yeoh reprising her role as Emperor Philippa Georgiou, according to a blog post on the “Star... Read more »

TechCrunch+ roundup: SaaS benchmarks, TikTok strategy, milestone-based fundraising

Frequent readers know I enjoy using similes, so I won’t disappoint: SaaS companies are like leaky rowboats. If retention rates aren’t strong enough to overcome customer churn, they’ll take... Read more »

Gogoro’s battery swapping stations in Taiwan are now virtual power plants

Taiwanese two-wheeler battery swapping company Gogoro has a plan to give energy back to Taiwan’s electrical grid and make money while doing it. The company is partnering with Enel... Read more »

Instagram takes on Linktree and others with support for up to 5 ‘links in bio’

Instagram today is rolling out a new feature for adding links to user profiles that challenges Linktree, Beacons and numerous other “link in bio” solution providers. The company announced... Read more »

Southwest Airlines resumes operations after briefly halting takeoffs due to a ‘technical issue’

Southwest Airlines is resuming operations after the airline briefly paused departures due to a “technical issue” earlier this morning, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. Although operations have resumed,... Read more »

So you want to launch an AI startup

It seems like it’s the best of times for founders thinking about launching an AI startup, especially with OpenAI releasing ChatGPT to the masses, as it has the potential... Read more »

Chinese luxury EV brand Zeekr will expand to Europe by end of 2023

Zeekr, the premium electric vehicle brand under China’s Geely Automobile Holdings, has confirmed plans to expand into Europe this year. The company will begin selling its Zeekr 001 luxury... Read more »

HomePods can now send a notification when your smoke alarm goes off

Apple’s surprise January resurrection of the original HomePod arrived will a handful of new software features. One of the more intriguing of the bunch was sound recognition for smoke... Read more »

A 12% decline in global smartphone shipments is what passes for stability these days

At a certain point, the market will, indeed, stabilize. It has to. Demand for new smartphones has been consistently down for some time now, but the phones themselves are,... Read more »
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