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Don’t worry, Y Combinator fans, you’ll be able to write off this entire opinion piece as the disgruntled musings of “a failed startup founder who was never able to get into Y Combinator,” because seen through one lens, that’s exactly what I am. But, damn it, for a whil

To get a roundup of technewss's biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PST, subscribe here. Hello and welcome to Daily Crunch for December 9, 2021!  Yes, we're one day closer to the Christmas holiday for all those who celebrate, so we published part

With just a tad less than a week until TC Sessions: Space 2021 launches its massive knowledge payload, we'd like to take this opportunity to tip our space helmets to our sponsors. Yes, they write the checks that help make this stellar event possible, but they don't just cut-checks-and-run.

To get a roundup of technewss's biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PST, subscribe here. Hello and welcome to Daily Crunch for December 8, 2021! technewss is getting into the holiday spirit with some end-of-year content, including our Vaunted, Famous

At Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference in June, the company teased its plans to incorporate support for home, office and hotel keys into Apple Wallet, as well as state driver licenses. Today, Apple is announcing Hyatt will become the first hotel partner to support the new technology. The h

To get a roundup of technewss's biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PST, subscribe here. Hello and welcome to Daily Crunch for December 7, 2021! It's nearly time to reflect on the year, a period in which so very much changed for the global startup

Meta (formerly Facebook) has found a new way to avoid the app stores’ commissions on in-app purchases with the launch of a new website where people can buy “Stars” — the virtual items that allow fans to express their support for favorite creators during Facebook videos and l

Users are reporting a widespread outage at Amazon Web Services, bringing down websites and backend services for organizations including the Associated Press, Disney+ and Vice. Details about the outage are scarce. The AWS status page reported increased error rates for its Management Console on Tuesd

Welcome to technewss's 2021 Holiday Gift Guide! Need help with gift ideas? We've got lots of them. Looking for our other guides? Find them here! Buying camping gear is all about making tradeoffs. Lightweight backpacking gear may be perfect for trips where you carry everythi

As Facebook transitions its corporate branding and organizes around a “metaverse” future, a number of high-profile execs have been leaving the company. Last week, former Messenger boss and current crypto czar David Marcus announced he was leaving at the end of the year. Today, Meta̵

AmazonCTOWernerVogelshasbeeninhisjobfor16years,butthe63-year-oldisn’tquitereadytoretire.“Thereissomuchmoretodo.I’mnotfinishedyet,”hetoldmeduringaninterviewatthecompany’sannualre:InventconferenceinLasVegaslastweek.“We’rehavinganabsoluteballwithallthethingsth

Amazon today announced the official launch of the Alexa Together subscription service, aimed at families caring for elderly members who are still living independently but need extra support. The feature, first introduced at the company’s fall 2021 event, expands on Amazon’s existing pro

Tesla will replace the Autopilot cameras in the front fenders of some its electric vehicles for free, according to CNBC. While Tesla has yet to issue a recall, the news organization has seen internal documents distributed to authorized service providers in late November, asking them to replace faul

Nine months after competitor Proofpoint was scooped up by Thoma Bravo for $12.3 billion, Mimecast is also going the private equity route. Today the security company announced that Permira would be taking Mimecast private in a $5.8 billion all-cash deal. Mimecast has been public since 2015, and this