As e-bikes boom, FuroSystems raises its first venture funding round ahead of a new model launch
With COVID-19 making commuters switch to bikes, and cities wanting cleaner air, the e-bike revolution is only just getting started. Further evidence of this is the news that today British e-bike manufacturer FuroSystems has closed its first institutional venture funding round of £750,000 with part
The FCC rejects ZTE’s petition to stop designating it a ‘national security threat’
The Federal Communications Commission has rejected ZTE’s petition to remove its designation as a “national security threat.” This means that American companies will continue to be barred from using the FCC's $8.3 billion Universal Service Fund to buy equipment and services fro
Talking tech’s exodus, Twitter’s labels and Medium’s next moves with founder Ev Williams
Earlier today, we had the chance to talk with Twitter and Medium co-founder Ev Williams, along with operator-turned investor James Joaquin, who helps oversee the day-to-day of the mission-focused venture firm they separately co-founded six years ago, Obvious Ventures.
We collectively discussed lot
SpaceX successfully launches a Falcon 9 booster for a record seventh time
SpaceX has launched yet another Starlink mission, adding 60 more Starlink satellites to its low-Earth orbit constellation. That’s good news for its efforts to blanket the globe in high-speed broadband, and today’s flight is even better news for its equally important ambition of developi
Pinterest tests online events with dedicated ‘class communities’
Pinterest is getting into online events. The company has been spotted testing a new feature that allows users to sign up for Zoom classes through Pinterest, while creators use Pinterest’s boards to organize class materials, notes and other resources, or even connect with attendees through a g
Police case filed against Netflix executives in India over ‘A Suitable Boy’ kissing scene
Netflix, which has invested more than $500 million to gain a foothold in India in recent years, is slowly finding out what all could upset some people in the world's second-largest internet market: Apparently everything.
A police case has been filed this week against two top executives of the A
SpaceX targeting next week for Starship’s first high-altitude test flight
SpaceX looks ready to proceed to the next crucial phase of its Starship spacecraft development program: A 15km (50,000 feet) test flight. This would far exceed the max height that any prior Starship prototype has achieved so far, since the current record-setting hop test maxed out at around 500 fee
New venture firm The-Wolfpack takes a fresh approach to D2C startups
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The COVID-19 pandemic has hit the consumer, leisure and media companies hard, but a new venture firm called The-Wolfpack is still ve
How Verge Aero’s drones pulled off an Election Day win as big as Biden’s
2020 has felt excessively long, and Election Day was no different. A drawn-out, five-day statistics exam for the nation, the process of naming our 46th president was met with exhaustion and, for many, elation when Joe Biden finally took the stage in Wilmington, Delaware, to deliver his acceptance s
Noise-canceling headphones that pair big sound with sweet silence
I never thought I'd need a pair of serious noise-canceling headphones. I don't mind hours of droning white noise on international flights and generally don't like feeling like my head's been locked in an airless tomb, so I’ve always used open headphones that let ambient sound
Daily Crunch: Twitter will bring back verification
Twitter prepares to hand out more blue checkmarks, YouTube suspends OANN and Discord is raising a big funding round. This is your Daily Crunch for November 24, 2020.
The big story: Twitter will bring back verification
Twitter paused its blue checkmark verification system in 2017 as
Gift Guide: Smart cooking gadgets for the smart cookies on your list
Welcome to technewss’s 2020 Holiday Gift Guide! Need help with gift ideas? We’re here to help! We’ll be rolling out gift guides from now through the end of December. You can find our other guides right here.
If you’re spending a lot of time at home this holiday season, you
Netflix removes ‘Chappelle’s Show’ at Dave Chappelle’s request
Netflix started streaming “Chappelle’s Show” at the beginning of November — but barely more than three weeks later, it has taken the Comedy Central sketch show off its service.
Co-creator Dave Chappelle offered some context for the decision in an Instagram clip of what appears t
Gift Guide: Smart exercise gear to hunker down and get fit with
Welcome to technewss’s 2020 Holiday Gift Guide! Need help with gift ideas? We’re here to help! We’ll be rolling out gift guides from now through the end of December. You can find our other guides right here.
Home exercise gear is always a nice holiday gift choice for anyone who h