Sponsored Links Tom Williams via Getty Images Congress should consider forcing the breakup of Apple, Amazon, Facebook and Google into smaller companies that can’t enter into adjacent lines of business (via NBC News). That’s the main recommendation of a 449-page report (PDF) the Democrats on the House Judiciary subcommittee on antitrust published on Tuesday following… Continue reading House Democrats push Congress to break up Big Tech monopolies
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Kindle Essentials bundles are cheaper than ever ahead of Prime Day
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These speakers let you experience exclusive seasonal performances
Sponsored Links Oda At the best of times, life as a musician before the coronavirus pandemic was hard. Now that it’s unsafe to tour and perform in front of a live audience, it’s nearly impossible. But a company called Oda, founded long before the coronavirus was on anyone’s radar, wants to do what it can… Continue reading These speakers let you experience exclusive seasonal performances
India: Subscription management startup Chargebee raises $55m led by Insight
Chennai and San Francisco-headquartered subscription management platform Chargebee has raised $55 million in its Series F funding led by Insight Partners, per an announcement. Existing investors Tiger Global and Steadview Capital also participated in the financing, bringing the company’s total funding to $105 million to date. With this investment, Chargebee will enhance its product and… Continue reading India: Subscription management startup Chargebee raises $55m led by Insight
What micromobility is missing
AT TC Sessions: Mobility, we heard from Tortoise co-founder and president Dmitry Shevelenko, Elemental Excelerator director of Innovation, Mobility, Danielle Harris and Superpedestrian VP of Strategy and Policy, Avra van der Zee about the next opportunities in micromobility. “Thinking about how micromobility could expand, and the accessibility of it in terms of getting people on… Continue reading What micromobility is missing
Quarantine drives interest in autonomous delivery, but it’s still miles from mainstream
The prospect of truly zero contact delivery seems closer — and more important — than ever with the pandemic changing how we think of last mile logistics. Autonomous delivery executives from FedEx, Postmates, and Refraction AI joined us to talk about the emerging field at TechCrunch Mobility 2020. FedEx VP of Advanced Technology and Innovation… Continue reading Quarantine drives interest in autonomous delivery, but it’s still miles from mainstream
Allison Transmission launches electric axle for M&HCVs
eGen Power is the second product offering under the recently announced Allison eGen brand of fully electric and electric hybrid propulsion solutions. Allison Transmission, the largest global manufacturer of medium- and heavy-duty fully automatic transmissions and a supplier of commercial vehicle propulsion solutions, including electric hybrid and fully electric propulsion systems has launched eGen Power,… Continue reading Allison Transmission launches electric axle for M&HCVs
Judge rules Tesla owner can keep ‘FKGAS’ license plate after state DMV threatened to revoke it (TSLA)
A Rhode Island judge sided with a Tesla owner and the ACLU in a spat over a vanity licence plate. Sean Carroll said he got the ‘FKGAS’ tags after his daughter said charging the car at home was like fake gas. He’s not opposed to other, more profane, interpretations of the plate either. His attorneys… Continue reading Judge rules Tesla owner can keep ‘FKGAS’ license plate after state DMV threatened to revoke it (TSLA)
I’m a software engineer at Uber and I’m voting against Prop 22
Kurt Nelson Contributor Kurt Nelson is a mobile engineer at Uber based in San Francisco. These are his personal views. I’ve been a software engineer at Uber for two years, and I’ve also been a ride-hail driver. I regularly drove for Lyft in college, and while my day job involves writing code for the Uber… Continue reading I’m a software engineer at Uber and I’m voting against Prop 22
Federation Bio Bags $50M to Engineer New Approach to Microbiome Drugs
October 6th, 2020 Xconomy Boston — Scientists at microbiome therapy developers often talk about the importance of community, how the bugs in our gut act in concert in addition to their individual roles. That’s important for microbiome health and for microbe-based therapies, says Emily Drabant Conley, CEO of startup Federation Bio. Conley’s company is developing therapies… Continue reading Federation Bio Bags $50M to Engineer New Approach to Microbiome Drugs