Wednesday, August 3, 2022
ABC Fitness Solutions, which makes software for gyms, plans to acquire Irish gym management service Glofox, source says for €200M+; Glofox has raised over €49M (Colin Gleeson/The Irish Times)
ABC Fitness Solutions, which makes software for gyms, plans to acquire Irish gym management service Glofox, source says for €200M+; Glofox has raised over €49M — ABC Fitness Solutions said addition of Irish group would let it greatly expand its reach
FiiO KA2 portable DAC for Android and iPhone launched in India: Specifications, price in India
Uber partners with Berlin-based travel service Omio to test train and coach bookings via its app in the UK, using Omio's inventory across 1,000+ providers (Natasha Lomas/TechCrunch)
Uber partners with Berlin-based travel service Omio to test train and coach bookings via its app in the UK, using Omio's inventory across 1,000+ providers — Uber is testing adding train and coach travel to its app in the UK so customers can book longer distance ground travel via …
Dubai-based buy now, pay later startup Tabby raised $150M in debt from Atalaya Capital and Partners for Growth, bringing its total funding to $275M (Leen Al-Rashdan/Bloomberg)
Dubai-based buy now, pay later startup Tabby raised $150M in debt from Atalaya Capital and Partners for Growth, bringing its total funding to $275M — Sign up for our Middle East newsletter and follow us @middleeast for news on the region. — Dubai-based buy now, pay later startup Tabby …
Tuesday, August 2, 2022
How to save battery life on your Android phone
Volkswagen's Cariad unit orders lidar sensors and software from Innoviz, worth around $4B, according to Innoviz's CEO; Innoviz already has a deal with BMW (Gabrielle Coppola/Bloomberg)
Volkswagen's Cariad unit orders lidar sensors and software from Innoviz, worth around $4B, according to Innoviz's CEO; Innoviz already has a deal with BMW — Volkswagen AG is tapping Israeli lidar company Innoviz Technologies Ltd. to provide laser sensors and software for a push to outfit …
Uber reports Q2 revenue rose 105% YoY to $8.1B, above $7.39B estimates, and a $2.6B net loss; mobility gross bookings rose 57% YoY to $13.4B; stock jumps 10%+ (Sofia Pitt/CNBC)
Uber reports Q2 revenue rose 105% YoY to $8.1B, above $7.39B estimates, and a $2.6B net loss; mobility gross bookings rose 57% YoY to $13.4B; stock jumps 10%+ — - Uber reported a net loss of $2.6 billion for the second quarter, $1.7 billion of which was attributed to investments and a revaluation of stakes in Aurora, Grab and Zomato.
An interview with OnlyFans CEO Ami Gan on adapting to the role, addressing safety concerns, embracing adult creators, plans to grow the platform, and more (Raisa Bruner/TIME)
An interview with OnlyFans CEO Ami Gan on adapting to the role, addressing safety concerns, embracing adult creators, plans to grow the platform, and more — When Amrapali “Ami” Gan became CEO of OnlyFans in December 2021, she wasn't just stepping into a bigger job than her previous position …
Xiaomi 12T specs tipped online: What to expect
SEC filing: Sheryl Sandberg stepped down as Meta COO on August 1 and will remain a Meta employee through September 30, 2022 (Paul Sawers/TechCrunch)
SEC filing: Sheryl Sandberg stepped down as Meta COO on August 1 and will remain a Meta employee through September 30, 2022 — We knew it was happening, but Meta has confirmed that its long-standing chief operating officer (COO) Sheryl Sandberg has departed from her role as of yesterday (August 1).
Monday, August 1, 2022
India generates ~$19B from auctioning airwaves, including for 5G; Reliance Jio spent $11B+ on 24,740 megahertz, followed by Bharti Airtel and Vodafone (Bloomberg)
India generates ~$19B from auctioning airwaves, including for 5G; Reliance Jio spent $11B+ on 24,740 megahertz, followed by Bharti Airtel and Vodafone — India auctioned airwaves worth $19 billion, where billionaire Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd. emerged the top buyer spending …
The US CHIPS Act's financial aid is unlikely to cover all giant projects, meaning the Department of Commerce will face difficult choices in who gets the money (Richard Waters/Financial Times)
The US CHIPS Act's financial aid is unlikely to cover all giant projects, meaning the Department of Commerce will face difficult choices in who gets the money — The long wait for legislation to boost the US's position in global semiconductor manufacturing is almost over.
Tips to fix most common problems faced by users with TWS earbuds and headphones
Bolt Mobility, co-founded by Usain Bolt, seems to have ceased operations and vanished from at least five US cities, leaving unusable e-bikes; Bolt raised $40.2M (Rebecca Bellan/TechCrunch)
Bolt Mobility, co-founded by Usain Bolt, seems to have ceased operations and vanished from at least five US cities, leaving unusable e-bikes; Bolt raised $40.2M — Bolt Mobility, the Miami-based micromobility startup co-founded by Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt, appears to have vanished without …
A profile of Tahnoun bin Zayed al Nahyan, the chess-obsessed intelligence chief who oversees UAE's $1.5T sovereign wealth and wants to make UAE an AI superpower (Bradley Hope/Wired)
Bradley Hope / Wired : A profile of Tahnoun bin Zayed al Nahyan, the chess-obsessed intelligence chief who oversees UAE's $1.5T sover...
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Jake Offenhartz / Gothamist : Since October, the NYPD has deployed a quadruped robot called Spot to a handful of crime scenes and hostage...
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Lorena O'Neil / Rolling Stone : A look at the years of warnings about AI from researchers, including several women of color, who say ...
