Monday, January 16, 2023

Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi says regulators have lifted a ban on new user registrations, signaling an end to a longrunning regulatory crackdown (Reuters)

Reuters:
Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi says regulators have lifted a ban on new user registrations, signaling an end to a longrunning regulatory crackdown  —  China's ride hailing giant Didi Global said in a statement on Monday that it would be allowed to resume new user registration, after a more than year-long ban that curbed its growth.



How to enable eSIM on Apple Watch

This feature is especially useful for those who want to leave their phone at home while they go for a run or workout. With eSIM, you can make and receive calls and send and receive messages directly on your Apple Watch without the need for a physical SIM card. https://ift.tt/XkwLbHJ

Sunday, January 15, 2023

Source: the CEO of Clearco, which offers capital to e-commerce firms for a cut of future revenue, resigns as growth at the well-funded startup grinds to a halt (Jon Victor/The Information)

Jon Victor / The Information:
Source: the CEO of Clearco, which offers capital to e-commerce firms for a cut of future revenue, resigns as growth at the well-funded startup grinds to a halt  —  The CEO of Clearco, which provides capital to e-commerce businesses in exchange for a cut of future revenue, has resigned the post …



Europe's rapid delivery market has consolidated down to three companies: Getir, the largest player that operates in seven European countries, Flink, and Gopuff (Morgan Meaker/Wired)

Morgan Meaker / Wired:
Europe's rapid delivery market has consolidated down to three companies: Getir, the largest player that operates in seven European countries, Flink, and Gopuff  —  Rapid grocery delivery apps are leaving the continent, putting the Turkish startup on top.  But, its reign is anything but stable.



A look at VR support groups and communities helping members process cancer diagnoses and death, question their marriages, turn over childhood traumas, and more (Hana Kiros/MIT Technology Review)

Hana Kiros / MIT Technology Review:
A look at VR support groups and communities helping members process cancer diagnoses and death, question their marriages, turn over childhood traumas, and more  —  Welcome to “Death Q&A,” a space with a unique combination of anonymity and togetherness, where avatars discuss what weighs on them most heavily.



Adding touchscreens to Macs is paramount to Apple's goals of unifying software and services on its devices and keeping up with a younger, touch-first generation (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Adding touchscreens to Macs is paramount to Apple's goals of unifying software and services on its devices and keeping up with a younger, touch-first generation  —  Apple's upcoming move to Macs with touch screens is about the future of its user base.  Also: The company kicks …



Russian cryptocurrency payment network A7 expands to Africa, as Moscow builds an alternative payments system amid western sanctions after its Ukraine invasion (Financial Times)

Financial Times : Russian cryptocurrency payment network A7 expands to Africa, as Moscow builds an alternative payments system amid weste...