TikTok is expanding its in-app parental controls feature, Family Pairing, with educational resources designed to help parents better support their teenage users, the company announced morning. The pairing feature, which launched to global …
Aviation has always been at the cutting edge of technology, adopting new innovations that made it a critical player in global travel and commerce. Air transportation not only facilitates social connections but also acts as a conduit for go…
Motional revealed Tuesday the first images of its planned robotaxi, a Hyundai all-electric Ioniq 5 SUV that will be the centerpiece of a driverless ride-hailing service the company wants customers to be able to access starting in 2023 thro…
Less than two weeks after its official launch, The Boring Company’s Loop system in Las Vegas had its first security breach.
On June 21, the morning of the final day of the International Beauty Show, an “unauthorized vehicle” joined the …
Square’s popular free invoicing software is becoming the company’s next big subscription service. The company is poised to announce a paid subscription offering called Invoices Plus, which will offer sellers a set of advanced features, inc…
Online gamers under the age of 18 will only be allowed to play for an hour on Fridays, weekends and holidays, China's video game regulator has said.
The National Press and Publication Administration told state-run news agency Xinhua tha…
Toyota is resuming operations of its autonomous vehicles at the Paralympic Games village in Tokyo following an accident.
Services of the e-Palette pods were halted after a vehicle hit a visually impaired athlete last week.
The athlet…
GLOBAL CLOUD COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY INFOBIP [1] HAS STRENGTHENED ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH ADOBE AND FURTHERED THE GLOBAL REACH OF INFOBIP’S OMNICHANNEL COMMUNICATIONS PLATFORM BY BECOMING AN ACCELERATE PARTNER IN THE ADOBE EXCHANGE PARTNER PR…
Bitnob announces the integration of the lightning network on its mobile app for faster and cheaper bitcoin transactions.
In line with its mission to promote financial inclusion through blockchain technology, Bitnob has integrated the li…
Air conditioning is one of those inventions that have become so ubiquitous, that many in the developed world don’t even realize that less than a century ago, it didn’t exist. Indeed, it wasn’t so long ago that the air inside our buildings …
Fifteen years ago this week on August 25, 2006, AWS turned on the very first beta instance of EC2, its cloud-based virtual computers. Today cloud computing, and more specifically infrastructure as a service, is a staple of how businesses u…
Hello and welcome back to TechCrunch’s China roundup, a digest of recent events shaping the Chinese tech landscape and what they mean to people in the rest of the world.
The biggest news of the week again comes from Beijing’s ongoing ef…
It’s been a busy summer for Clubhouse. The hit social audio app rolled out new messaging features and an Android app over the last few months and now the company is turning its attention to enhancing its core audio experience. Clubhouse an…
Though YouTube has supported picture-in-picture viewing on Android devices since 2018, YouTube told TechCrunch today that it plans to launch the feature to all iOS users in the U.S. on both iPhone and iPad. For now, YouTube is inviting Pre…
Facebook is looking to create a standalone advisory committee for election-related policy decisions, according to a new report from The New York Times. The company has reportedly approached a number of policy experts and academics it is in…
A new startup called Popcorn wants to make work communication more fun and personal by offering a way for users to record short video messages, or “pops,” that can be used for any number of purposes in place of longer emails, texts, Slack …
When it comes to e-paper devices, the Kindle is of course the first brand people think of, though I’ve done my best to spread the Kobo and reMarkable gospel as well. Chinese e-reader maker Boox is a relatively new entrant to the space, and…
China is not done with curbing the influence local internet services have assumed in the world’s largest populous market. Following a widening series of regulatory crackdowns in recent months, the nation on Friday issued draft guidelines o…
Apple app developers will soon be able to email customers and tell them how to avoid Apple's payment systems.
The current rules ban app makers from mentioning that there are ways to pay that avoid Apple's 30% cut, even through e-mail ou…
The fitness bike maker Peloton is to slash the price of its flagship bike as people head back to the gym and do less exercise at home.
The US firm will cut the price of its less expensive Bike machine by about 20% to $1,495 from Thursda…
Apple chief executive Tim Cook has received more than five million shares in the technology giant, as he marks ten years in the job.
A company filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) watchdog shows that he sold most …
YouTube has removed 1 million videos for dangerous COVID-19 misinformation since February 2020, according to YouTube’s Chief Product Officer Neal Mahon.
Mahon shared the statistic in a blog post outlining how the company approaches misi…
A London-headquartered startup called LOVE, valued at $17 million following its pre-seed funding, aims to redefine how people stay in touch with close family and friends. The company is launching a messaging app that offers a combination o…
OnlyFans has announced that it will delay making changes to policy on content creation, following a widespread backlash by its users.
The content subscription service announced plans last week to block sexually explicit photos and video…
Zoom has announced that it will adopt a hybrid approach as it prepares for a return to office working.
It said an internal survey of employees found only 1% wanted to return to the office full-time.
The pandemic spurred huge growth f…
Taxi driver Chris is obsessively checking his phone for updates.
"I'm set to lose almost 2,500 euros (£2,100) worth of cryptocurrency coins," he says.
Chris describes himself as "a small crypto-holder from Austria" and is one of many…
Waymo, the self-driving vehicle company under Alphabet, has launched a robotaxi service that will be open to certain vetted riders in San Francisco.
On Tuesday, the company officially kicked off its Waymo One Trusted Tester program in t…
Microsoft is moving into the next phase of its plan to bring Xbox Cloud Gaming to as many devices as possible, and it’s one of the most important steps yet. Starting this holiday season, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers will have access…
Linktree, the popular “link in bio” service with more than 16 million users, is partnering with PayPal to expand its recently launched “Commerce Links” tools for direct payment on Linktree globally. The Melbourne-based startup says creator…
Movies Anywhere, an app that allows you to centralize your digital movie collection from across services, is rolling out a new feature that will help you make better sense of your growing library. The company today introduced an AI-powered…
The services industry has traditionally included sectors ranging from social assistance and health care to transportation and scientific services. However, it doesn’t end there, because the human talent for innovation can turn almost anyth…
Intel has signed a deal with the Department of Defense to support a domestic commercial chip-building ecosystem. The chipmaker will lead the first phase of a program called Rapid Assured Microelectronics Prototypes – Commercial (RAMP-C), w…
Instagram is ditching the “swipe-up” link in Instagram Stories starting on August 30. The popular feature has historically allowed businesses and high-profile creators a way to direct their Story’s viewers to a website where they could lea…
PayPal customers in the UK will now be able to use the platform to buy, hold and sell cryptocurrency, with investments starting at £1.
But PayPal payments can still not be made in Bitcoin, for example, directly.
Instead, the cryptocu…
Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi has halted plans to launch in the UK and continental Europe, a source close to the company has told the BBC.
The Uber rival had been planning to roll out services in Western Europe, including major Britis…
Samsung wasn’t quite ready to declare the Galaxy Note dead. Not just yet. When we put the question to the company again after this month’s Unpacked event, a rep told us:
Samsung is constantly evaluating its product lineup to ensure …
Figuring out size and cut of clothes through a website can suck the fun out of shopping online, but Revery.ai is developing a tool that leverages computer vision and artificial intelligence to create a better online dressing room experienc…
Chinese-backed and Africa-focused fintech company OPay raised $400 million in new financing led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Bloomberg reported Monday, valuing the company at $2 billion.
The round, which marks the Fund’s first investment …
PayPal will now allow users outside the U.S. to buy, hold and sell cryptocurrency for the first time. The company announced today the launch of a new service that will allow customers in the U.K. to select between four types of cryptocurre…
Samsung has launched the 2021 edition of Samsung Galaxy Challenge, a popular competition for Ghanaian media, content creators and tech fans. This year they can express their passionate views, videos and opinions on the newly unpacked Galax…
Twitter on Thursday said it’s introducing several new updates to its direct messages, which will roll out to some users in the next few weeks. The changes include the ability to send a direct message to multiple people in separate conversa…
If you use AirPods Pro or AirPods Max, your mobile Netflix watching is about to get a bit more immersive. Yesterday, Netflix confirmed that it has begun rolling out spatial audio support on iPhone and iPad on iOS 14 after the feature was s…
Facebook is launching a new program in India to help small and medium-sized businesses secure loans in the South Asian market as the company makes further push to expand its presence among merchants.
The social conglomerate said its new…
Apple recently began a research study designed to collect speech data from study participants. Earlier this month, the company launched a new iOS app called “Siri Speech Study” on the App Store, which allows participants who have opted in …
Three University of Michigan students are building Channels Inc., a communication software tailored for physical workers, and already racking up some big customers in the event management industry.
Siddharth Kaul, 18, Elan Rosen, 20, an…
China has passed a personal data protection law, state media Xinhua reports (via Reuters).
The law, called the Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL), is set to take effect on November 1.
It was proposed last year — signalling an…
SMH Rail Sdn Bhd (SMH Rail), Malaysia's leading rolling stock manufacturer and maintenance service provider, today unveiled its newly manufactured 'H10 Series' Locomotives. Built with advanced technologny
and innovation in design engineer…
Standing as a strong link within the ICT industry, Huawei (https://bit.ly/37XpJm6) is dedicated to driving customer success and supporting diverse enterprises on the road to digital transformation.
To date, 253 of the world's top 500 en…
Lenovo will host its annual global innovation event, Tech World, virtually on September 8, marking the 6th consecutive year of the event. This year’s visionary showcase will focus on Lenovo’s transformation and new solutions for the next r…
KnowBe4, the provider of the world’s largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, today launched a resource kit in recognition of Cybersecurity Awareness Month in October.
KnowBe4’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month …