TechCrunch
- SOSV, the global venture firm, just closed a $100 million fund to back its maturing startups
- The air taxi market prepares to take flight
- Investor Michael Brown, the new chair of the powerful lobbying group NVCA, shares its agenda
- Daily Crunch: Toptal sues rival Andela for allegedly making ‘a perfect clone’ of its freelancer marketplace
- The rise of robotaxis in China
- Facebook buys game studio BigBox VR
- Extra Crunch roundup: EU insurtech, 30 years of ‘Crossing the Chasm,’ embedded finance’s endgame
- 5 questions startups should consider before making their first marketing hire
- Why Mate Rimac is working on electric robotaxis
- NASA seeking proposals for two new private astronaut missions to ISS
MobileCcrunch
- Apple’s latest accessibility features are for those with limb and vocal differences
- Messenger adds Venmo-like QR codes for person-to-person payments in the US
- Apple’s StoreKit 2 simplifies App Store subscriptions and refunds by making them accessible inside apps
- Spotlight gets more powerful in iOS 15, even lets you install apps
- Google launches Android 12 Beta 2
- Sinch snaps up MessageMedia for $1.3B to compete with Twilio in business SMS services
- Apple’s new ShazamKit brings audio recognition to apps, including those on Android
- Apple’s RealityKit 2 allows developers to create 3D models for AR using iPhone photos
- Apple Music launches Spatial Audio and Lossless Audio, adds Spatial Audio playlists
- Apple releases torrent of updates, and Wall Street yawns
CrunchGear
- Apple’s latest accessibility features are for those with limb and vocal differences
- Microsoft plans to launch dedicated Xbox cloud gaming hardware
- Voice AIs are raising competition concerns, EU finds
- Tiny handheld Playdate preorders open next month for $179, with 24 charming monochrome games to start
- Apple releases torrent of updates, and Wall Street yawns
- Apple announces iCloud+ with privacy-focused features
- Apple unveils iOS 15 with new features for FaceTime and better notifications
- Watch Apple’s WWDC keynote live right here
- Huawei officially launches HarmonyOS for smartphones
- Kabuto releases a larger version of its smart suitcase
