Pioneer founder Daniel Gross on bringing remote teams together

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Pioneer founder Daniel Gross on bringing remote teams togetherThere are plenty of accelerators aiming to sway young startups to join their ranks rather than apply to Y Combinator, but Pioneer‘s sell is a bit different. First off, they are fully remote; founders selected to participate in the program chat with advisors via video chat. Second, […]

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SpaceX wins the $117 million launch contract to explore Psyche’s heavy metal asteroid

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SpaceX wins the $117 million launch contract to explore Psyche’s heavy metal asteroidSpaceX has won the launch contract for NASA’s 2022 mission to explore the mineral-rich asteroid known as Psyche, the space agency announced today, including launch services and other mission-related costs valued at $117 million — remarkably low for a mission of this scale. […]

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Superhuman CEO Rahul Vohra on waitlists, freemium pricing and future products

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Superhuman CEO Rahul Vohra on waitlists, freemium pricing and future productsThe “Sent via Superhuman iOS” email signature has become one of the strangest flexes in the tech industry, but its influence is enduring, as the $30 per month invite-only email app continues to shape how a wave of personal productivity startups are building their business and […]

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FCC proposes $208M in fines for wireless carriers that sold your location for years

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FCC proposes $208M in fines for wireless carriers that sold your location for yearsThe FCC has officially and finally determined that the major wireless carriers in the U.S. broke the law by secretly selling subscribers’ location data for years with almost no constraints or disclosure. But its Commissioners decry the $208 million penalty proposed to […]

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Apple has blocked Clearview AI’s iPhone app for violating its rules

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Apple has blocked Clearview AI’s iPhone app for violating its rulesAn iPhone app built by controversial facial recognition startup Clearview AI has been blocked by Apple, effectively banning the app from use. Apple confirmed to TechCrunch that the startup “violated” the terms of its enterprise developer program. The app allows its users — which the […]

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Facebook Messenger ditches Discover, demotes chat bots

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Facebook Messenger ditches Discover, demotes chat botsChat bots were central to Facebook Messenger’s strategy three years ago. Now they’re being hidden from view in the app along with games and businesses. Facebook Messenger is now removing the Discover tab as it focuses on speed and simplicity instead of broad utility like China’s WeChat. The changes […]

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