In its ongoing battle with TikTok, Snap announced today it’s launching a new feature called Director Mode, aimed at providing easier access to Snapchat’s native creative tools for publishing video […]
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Back to news homeSnap further invests in AR Shopping with dedicated in-app feature, new tools for retailers
At Snap’s Partner Summit on Thursday, the Snapchat maker announced a number of new initiatives focused on using its AR technology to aid with online shopping. Most notably, the company […]
Baidu, Pony.AI win first driverless robotaxi permits in China
Chinese internet giant Baidu and autonomous vehicle company Pony.ai have received permits to provide driverless ride-hailing services to the public on open roads in Beijing, according to both companies. To […]
Post-pandemic, used car startup platforms are booming — and the latest is Spotawheel
Used-car digital platforms have been proliferating across the world for a handful of significant reasons, but most of those are related to our recent pandemic. Among those reasons is the […]
Raising monster rounds for self-driving mobility startups on TechCrunch Live
Raquel Urtasun founded Waabi in 2021 after spending nearly three years as Uber’s R&D head of Advanced Technology Group (ATG). Waabi’s mission is to develop an AI-first approach to speed […]
Dat Bike is the creator of Vietnam’s first domestic electric motorbike
Dat Bike founder and CEO Son Nguyen Dat Bike is on a journey to reduce the amount of gasoline used in Vietnam. The startup makes electric motorbikes with key components […]
Sumutasu secures $10M to digitize Japan’s real estate market
Sumutasu, a Tokyo-based proptech startup that offers a direct online real estate purchase service, has secured $8.2 million in equity and $1.6 million in debt. The company has raised a […]
Minka raises $24M from Tiger, Kaszek to help move money more quickly across LatAm
Bogota-based payments infrastructure startup Minka has secured $24 million in a funding round co-led by Tiger Global Management and Kaszek. In an interview, CEO and co-founder Domagoj Rozic described Minka […]
BintanGO wants to boost Indonesia’s creator economy
BintanGO has almost everything Indonesian creators need to monetize their content. First, there is its CreatorSpace, which helps them manage brand collaborations by measuring engagement and sending invoices. Businesses, meanwhile […]
How Pillsorted plans to use personalisation to compete with main-street pharmacies
Since the (relatively speaking) easing of the pandemic, pharmacies have come under increasing strain as people clamor for their drugs. This is particularly an issue in he UK where traditional […]