Enlarge / The Nothing Phone (1) basically bets the farm that you’ll instantly fall in love with this back design. If you don’t, there’s not much else to see. (credit: Nothing) The company “Nothing” is the latest startup to try to make something of itself in the smartphone market. The company is led by Carl Pei,…
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We’ve researched plenty of vacuums in the past, like ones that are best on stairs and the best cordless vacuums. Shark vacuums remain a mainstay on many of these lists thanks to their power and their price. Lucky for you—but unlucky for the dirt and debris on your floors—Shark has a variety of vacuums and…
The United Nations just released world population estimates for the end of 2022 and beyond. Deposit Photos A United Nations (UN) population report published on July 11 reported the world’s population will reach 8.5 billion by November 15, 2022. The latest projections indicate the slowest population growth in decades. Sixty-one countries are expected to see…
On October 21, 2011 at 10:20 a.m. I joined more than 8.5 million other Californians for the Great Shake Out, an annual earthquake preparedness drill. Four hours later, the Bay Area was jolted by a temblor that measured 3.9 on the Richter scale. Even though we’d just been trained for exactly this scenario, many colleagues…
TechCrunch doesn’t tend to cover personnel changes because the startup world is sufficiently massive as to render any particular job changes too small for our lens. However, Instacart this morning announced a slew of promotions inside of its senior leadership, and given that the company filed for an IPO — albeit privately — we’re paying…
Airlift, Pakistan’s top startup, is shutting down, two sources familiar with the matter told TechCrunch, following its inability to raise fresh capital. The startup told employees Tuesday evening that it will be shutting down on Wednesday, according to the sources and slides presented to them. The startup was attempting to put together a new round…
Microsoft today became the latest Big Tech company to cut jobs during a period of mounting economic uncertainty. Bloomberg reports that the Redmond firm is “realigning business groups and roles” after the close of its fiscal year (on June 30), even as the company intends to grow its headcount in the coming months. The layoffs…
If you’ve spent any time sitting around with grizzled old photography veterans, you’ve probably sat through more than your fair share of ‘Canon vs Nikon’ debates. Boring and pointless as they are, they were indicative of an industry where there were two major players and a bunch of also-rans. This week, reports suggest that Nikon…
As the global venture capital market slows, it’s also evolving. In the second quarter of 2022, global venture totals dipped, but inside of that slowdown is a shift away from the super-late-stage deals that helped push the value of VC deal-making to all-time highs last year. And we’re seeing regional differences that could indicate that…
As the market swoons, venture capital firms continue to announce new funds. TechCrunch reporters covered five of these more in-depth Tuesday as you will see below. Meanwhile, I corresponded with three firms about their funds and any concerns that limited partners had brought up during the fundraising stage. Haris Khurshid, general partner at Chalo Ventures,…