Ecobee’s next product could be a video doorbell. | Image: ZatzNotFunny Ecobee, a company best known for its line of smart thermostats, may be working on a video doorbell. A leaked image from ZatzNotFunny shows what looks like an Ecobee-branded video doorbell with rounded corners and a button outlined in blue. As noted by ZatzNotFunny,…
Monthly Archives: October 2022
Welcome to Startups Weekly, a nuanced take on this week’s startup news and trends by Senior Reporter and Equity co-host Natasha Mascarenhas. To get this in your inbox, subscribe here. As far as weeks go, this one was as disruptive as they come. TechCrunch Disrupt 2022 has officially come to a close after an iconic…
In the midst of the pandemic, Pantheon Design, a maker of industrial 3D printers from Vancouver, BC, suddenly found itself getting orders from factories in the Midwest, the center of heavy industries. The reason? These manufacturers were having a hard time getting parts out of China as COVID-19 restrictions in the country squeezed global supply…
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. Global app spending reached $65 billion in the first half of 2022, up only slightly from the $64.4 billion during the same period in 2021, as hypergrowth fueled by…
Big Tech employees use shuttle buses to be dropped off at Google and Facebook’s corporate headquarters in Silicon Valley. Liz Hafalia/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images More than 100 shuttle-bus staff contracted by Meta (formerly Facebook) are being let go, records show. Meta said it’s adjusting transportation services “to better reflect the needs” of…
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The Kerbals prepare for liftoff After several delays, Kerbal Space Program 2 is finally entering early access on February 24th, 2023. Developer Intercept Games initially announced that it was working on KSP2 back in 2019, but only revealed the early access release date for the Kerbal Space Program sequel last week, outlining its expectations in…
Welcome to The TechCrunch Exchange, a weekly startups-and-markets newsletter. It’s inspired by the daily TechCrunch+ column where it gets its name. Want it in your inbox every Saturday? Sign up here. Should early-stage founders ignore the never-ending debate on server infrastructure? Up to a point, yes: Investors we talked to are giving entrepreneurs their blessing…
Myung J. Chun/Getty Images Total Halloween spending is projected to hit $10.6 billion for 2022, reports say. Swedish Fish, Lemonheads, and Tootsie Pops landed the top spot for some states. On average, a person spends about $27.55 on Halloween candy, according to a report. For many, Halloween is the perfect time to indulge in sweet…