TechCrunchflipped into Top StoriesDigital Currency CryptoPunks NFT bundle goes for $17 million in Christie's auction verified_publisherTechCrunch - Lucas MatneyA lot of 9 CryptoPunks portraits ended up selling for just under $17 million in a Christie’s auction Tuesday evening, marking another substantial moment for NFT art sales. The lot of pixelated portraits...
TechCrunchflipped into Top StoriesMedical Conditions Disease-related risk management is now a thing, and this young startup is at the forefront verified_publisherTechCrunch - Connie LoizosCharity Dean has been in the national spotlight lately because she was among a group of doctors, scientists and tech entrepreneurs who sounded the pandemic alarm early last year and who are featured in...
TechCrunchflipped into Top StoriesChina Prime today, gone tomorrow: Chinese products get pulled from Amazon verified_publisherTechCrunch - Rita LiaoIf you ever bought power banks, water bottles, toys, or other daily goods on Amazon, the chances are your suppliers are from China. Analysts have estimated that the share of Chinese merchants represented...
TechCrunchflipped into Top StoriesApps Instagram adds a dedicated spot for your pronouns verified_publisherTechCrunch - Devin ColdeweySeeing someone mention their pronouns in their Instagram bio has become commonplace — so much so that the app now has a dedicated location where users can put pronouns without taking up that valuable space....
TechCrunchflipped into EuropeTechnology Huma, which uses AI and biomarkers to monitor patients and for medical research, raises $130M verified_publisherTechCrunch - Ingrid LundenWhile much of the world eagerly watches to see if the vaccination rollout helps curb and eventually stamp out Covid-19, one of the companies that has been helping to manage the spread of the virus is a...
TechCrunchflipped into Top StoriesAging Elderly caretech platform Birdie gets $11.5M Series A led by Index verified_publisherTechCrunch - Natasha LomasSaaS-maker Birdie has closed an $11.5 million Series A round of funding led by Index Ventures. Existing investor Kamet Ventures also participated. The UK-based caretech startup has raised a total of $22.9M...
TechCrunchflipped into EuropeTechnology Cybersecurity startup Panaseer raises $26.5M Series B led AllegisCyber Capital verified_publisherTechCrunch - Mike ButcherPanaseer, which takes a data science approach to cybersecurity, has raised $26.5 million in a Series B funding led by AllegisCyber Capital. Existing investors, including Evolution Equity Partners, Notion...
TechCrunchflipped into Top StoriesBroadband FCC begins rollout of $10B in connectivity aid through emergency funds verified_publisherTechCrunch - Devin ColdeweyAfter months of deliberations, the FCC is ready to start helping people cover the cost of broadband and connected devices through two emergency funds amounting to more than $10 billion. If your household...
TechCrunchflipped into Top StoriesTechnology Daily Crunch: As tech stocks lose their luster, SPACs are on the rise verified_publisherTechCrunch - Alex WilhelmTo get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. Welcome back to Daily Crunch. You look great today! From our perch,...
TechCrunchflipped into Top StoriesTechnology Jamf snags zero trust security startup Wandera for $400M verified_publisherTechCrunch - Ron MillerJamf, the enterprise Apple device management company, announced that it was acquiring Wandera, a zero trust security startup, for $400 million at the market close today. Today’s purchase is the largest...
TechCrunchflipped into Top StoriesLenovo Lenovo won’t be attending MWC in person, either verified_publisherTechCrunch - Brian HeaterShortly after Samsung announced that it won’t be attending the upcoming MWC Barcelona, Chinese hardware giant (and Motorola parent) Lenovo has confirmed with TechCrunch that it has also decided to forgo...
TechCrunchflipped into Top StoriesDigital Currency eBay embraces NFTs verified_publisherTechCrunch - Lucas MatneyeBay is joining the NFT frenzy, telling Reuters today that going forward it will allow the sales of NFTs on its platform, a mainstream embrace that follows billions of dollars in NFT purchases over the...
