Walmart is introducing another perk designed to sweeten the deal for its Walmart+ membership program — the retailer’s answer to Amazon Prime, which today offers a combination of free shipping, fuel discounts, contact-free checkout, exclusive deals, free streaming, and more. On Wednesday, the Walmart+ subscription will gain a new cashback in the form of digital…
Monthly Archives: August 2022
TechCrunch+ dug into the late-stage funding market yesterday using recent data from Carta to explore how the largest startup rounds are changing. Catching up those who missed the piece: We are seeing late-stage startup rounds shrink rapidly, even if valuations for the startups closest to going public are proving stickier than we perhaps expected. Today…
Tier Mobility, the German micromobility giant that recently acquired Spin from Ford, is laying off 16% of staff, or 180 people, according to a LinkedIn post by CEO Lawrence Leuschner. “Ultimately, we have to respond to the current economic and funding climate, reducing the number of projects and business lines we are focussing on as…
Hulu’s upcoming series Reboot is a sitcom about Hulu rebooting an old sitcom. Talk about meta. In Reboot, TV executives at Hulu decide to reboot the sitcom Step Right Up with its original cast and creator. Chaos ensues: Some cast members have been arrested. Others have tried (and failed) to become movie actors. Step Right…
Save $36.49: Jazz up your kitchen countertop with the SodaStream Art sparkling water maker for only $93.50 at Amazon. It’s on sale as of Aug. 23. It’s important to stay hydrated year-round. And it’s not a bad time to buy your own sparkling water maker if you’re tired of boring old water or need to…
Last month, Meta told us we’d soon need to make a Meta account to use its Quest virtual reality headsets and, folks, the day is here. This morning, in an email you may have scrolled right past (like I did), Meta reminded us that new Quest users will need to create a Meta account, starting…
Upcoming space-based RTS Homeworld 3 has received a new trailer, handing us a fresh look at the game. Shown during Gamescom 2022, the new trailer focuses on Homeworld 3’s real-time space combat, giving us a flavor of the game in action. It follows the flow of a battle, showing how a “simple perimeter scan” escalates…
Iranian state-sponsored hackers have built a new tool capable of downloading Gmail, Yahoo, and Outlook inboxes, and are using it against unknown high-profile targets. This is according to a new report from Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG), which managed to obtain a version of the tool and perform an analysis to see just how dangerous…
Gotham Knights has had its release date brought forward. Yes, you read that right. In a sea of game delays, it turns out we’ll be getting our hands on Warner Bros’ new Batman (but not really Batman) game sooner than expected. Announced with a new brand new trailer at Gamescom 2022‘s Opening Night Live showcase,…
Two new civilizations are heading to Age of Empires 4 in a free update on October 25. Announced at Gamescom 2022, the Age of Empires 4 anniversary update will add the Malians and the Ottomans as playable factions. The Malians are suited to swiftly outmaneuvering opponents, flanking enemies and leveraging the element of surprise. The…