Monthly Archives: August 2022

Twitter subpoenas emails, texts from Tesla bigwigs and Musk’s BFFs

Enlarge (credit: picture alliance / Contributor | picture alliance) Are spam accounts really the reason behind Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s decision to back out of his cursed Twitter deal? This week, Twitter sent a bunch of subpoenas to find out, pulling Musk’s close circle of friends and business associates into the chaotic trial. One subpoena…

Lyft rides post-COVID recovery to record earnings, but faces inflationary headwinds

Ride-hail giant Lyft reported strong second-quarter earnings Thursday. Earlier this year, investors had been skeptical of Lyft’s ability to offset the costs of increased investments to attract and retain drivers. However, Lyft was able to take advantage of severe internal cost-cutting measures combined with a post-COVID boom in travel to help it deliver its highest…

Daily Crunch: Kurtosis raises $20M Series A to give web3 developers ‘a place to play around’

To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. Haje and I are swapping places for the next two days while he gets some much-needed rest. While he’s away, please enjoy his latest Pitch Deck Teardown on Glambook. In the meantime,…

Found’s Swathy Prithivi and Atomic’s Jordan Kong on TechCrunch Live

Swathy Prithivi started Found with the goal of improving the journey of weight loss. The company quickly discovered a huge demand and rapidly scaled its operations and expanded throughout the United States. The company’s story started in an Atomic incubator. On this episode of TechCrunch Live, we hear from Found’s co-founder and COO Swathy Prithivi…

Diplo just comped the meals of 100 people at Chipotle using his Chipotle Celebrity Card. Here’s what that is and how to get one.

Screenshots from Diplo’s viral TikTok. Diplo/TikTok Diplo recently comped the meals of 100 people at Chipotle using his Celebrity Card. The personalized card grants unlimited Chipotle for a year, and can be renewed annually. While it’s called the Celebrity Card, Chipotle superfans and other notables are also considered for the card. A lucky group of…