Twitter’s latest feature lets merchants tease upcoming product drops, remind customers to shop

Twitter’s future may still be undecided, but the company is continuing to move forward with product releases in several key areas of focus including, as it turns out, e-commerce. The social media platform today announced another expansion of its online shopping efforts with the launch of a ne

With millions in backing, SecureSave is Suze Orman's not-so-surprising debut into startups

For those who know financial planner Suze Orman's work, it's no surprise that her debut into startup life begins with the word secure. The personal finance thought leader has over 30 million copies of her book in print, does seminars all over the world, but as she most recently told TechCru

The race to create the perfect home setup service is on, as Just Move In raises $5M

In recent years startups have turned their attention to what's known as “home setup services.” This is where utilities and moving-in are all aggregated into one package that is managed digitally, (hopefully), making two whole moving home process a lot easier and a lot less stressful

France’s data watchdog warns over illegal use of Google Analytics

France’s data protection watchdog, the CNIL, has issued updated guidance on use of Google Analytics following a decision earlier this year that found a local website’s use of the tool to be in breach of European Union law. It has also confirmed that it has since issued formal notices to

Google Cloud opens a new region in Texas

Google Cloud today announced the launch of its new cloud region in Dallas, Texas, as it continues to expand its data center footprint around the world. The new region marks the company’s 11th region in North America. Globally, the company now offers 34 regions, all of which feature three zone

In iOS 16, apps can trigger real-world actions hands-free

New functionality arriving in iOS 16 will enable apps to trigger real-world actions hands-free. That means users could do things like start playing music just by walking into a room or turning on an e-bike for a workout just by getting on it. Apple told developers today in a session hosted during t

Why Primetime Partners is betting on the “ageless” population

Age tech isn't for elderly people only. It's for anyone who wants quality of life as they age. That's where Primetime Partners comes in. The venture capital firm was started in 2020 by Abby Levy, who was founding president of Thrive with Arianna Huffington, and Alan Patricof, founder of

Summer launches to let you ‘try before you buy’ a second home

As many millennials struggle to come up with the cash to buy their first home, plenty of other folks are looking to buy their second. Summer is squarely aimed at the latter group. Even for those affluent enough to think about a second home, there is still a tremendous amount of both cost and risk a

MongoDB puts a spotlight on its developer data platform

At its annual MongoDB World conference, MongoDB today announced a series of updates to its eponymous database, including the addition of querying encrypted data without having to decrypt it first, columnstore indexing and a new SQL interface. But maybe most importantly, the company is using the eve

Web3 startup Calaxy raises $26M to give content creators their own social tokens

The success of websites like Cameo have shown that people want personalized interactions with celebrities and web3 companies are emerging to provide creators with a way to do that while valuing themselves, Solo Ceesay, co-founder of Calaxy, said to technewss. Calaxy, a web3 social

Canix raises $10M to expand its cannabis seed-to-sale platform across the US and Canada

Canix today is announcing a $10 million raise from venture capitalists. The company sees using the capital to expand throughout the United States and Canada, allowing it to scale its cultivation forecasting and production planning ERP platform to meet market-specific regulations. The round was led

Endurance events marketplace Let's Do This raises $60M Series B led by Craft and Headline

The appropriately named endurance (so: running, triathlon, cycling, etc.) events marketplace Let's Do This (a YC alumni) appeared a couple of years ago listing all kinds of endurance activities globally and attracting the backing of stars such as Usain Bolt and Serena Williams, alongside more s

Here’s everything Apple just announced at the WWDC 2022 keynote

It’s WWDC keynote time! Each year Apple kicks off its Worldwide Developer Conference with a few hours of back-to-back-to-back announcements, generally covering things from iOS to watchOS to — sometimes! — new hardware. Didn’t have time to tune in? We get it! We’ve wrapped up a

Apple brings ‘undo send’ to iMessage

Apple is in the midst of showing off their latest and greatest software updates at WWDC 2022, but they’ve already debuted a few features that will make a big impact on iOS users. Software engineering SVP Craig Federighi announced new updates to its messaging capabilities Monday.