Monthly Archives: November 2022

6 architectural facts about history’s tallest buildings

Josie Norton TO BUILD some of humanity’s most awe-inspiring architecture, workers had to deal with the technological and environmental challenges that came with their times. Whether from 2600 B.C.E. or the 21st century, the stories of their feats can often be even more impressive than a structure’s final form. The Great Pyramid: more than 6.6 million…

Solana-focused crypto wallet Phantom adds Ethereum and Polygon support

Solana-centric crypto wallet Phantom is expanding its support to two other blockchains, Ethereum and Polygon, the company exclusively told TechCrunch. By adding support for Ethereum and Polygon, Phantom is expanding users’ access from only Solana to all three of the ecosystems, Brandom Millman, CEO and co-founder of Phantom, said to TechCrunch. “We want to bring…

Cyber Monday online sales hit a record $11.3B, driven by demand, not just inflation, says Adobe

Expectations for this year’s holiday spend online were lukewarm, but initial activity — driven by deep discounts — has bucked predictions. Cyber Monday pulled in $11.3 billion in sales online according to figures from Adobe Analytics, which tracks seasonal e-commerce activity. This is 5.8% more than consumers spent on the same day last year (when…

Early-stage founders still have currency: Fundraising in times of greater VC scrutiny

Russ Heddleston Contributor Share on Twitter Russ Heddleston is co-founder and former CEO of DocSend at Dropbox. More posts by this contributor Start up solo or bring on a co-founder? 4 factors to consider Essential steps to thriving and surviving while fundraising There’s no question about it: The market going into 2023 isn’t going to…

Apple Music launches revamped 2022 Replay experience with new highlight reel

Apple Music has launched a revamped 2022 Replay experience to let subscribers explore their top songs, artists, albums, genres and more. Although Replay is still only accessible via the web, the redesign brings the annual recap feature closer to the interactive nature of Spotify’s Wrapped experience. Replay now includes a Stories-like highlight reel that displays…

YouTube Music starts rolling out its personalized end-of-year Recaps

YouTube Music announced today that it’s starting to roll out its personalized end-of-year Recaps to allow users to relive their favorite music moments of 2022. The launch comes ahead of Spotify’s highly-anticipated Wrapped feature, which tends to takes social media by storm every year. YouTube Music introduced the Recap feature last year to compete with…

Amplio helps companies find components when supply chain breaks down

When Covid shut down much of the world down in 2020, it ended up wreaking havoc on the supply chain. Suddenly companies built for just-in-time production couldn’t find parts they needed to build their products. Even as Covid subsided, the supply chain woes continued. Veterans of supply management like the founder of startup Amplio watched,…