DoorDash customers in NYC will notice a new fee tacked onto their bill when they purchase food for delivery through the app. The company has started charging users $2 more for deliveries in NYC as a response to the city’s new minimum wage law, a […]
Month: February 2024
Byju’s says investors don’t have voting right to remove founder from edtech group
After months of private scuffles, Byju’s and some of its largest investors are now taking their fight public. Byju’s, once India’s most valuable startup, said Friday its investors do not have the voting right to seek leadership changes, a day after a group of shareholders […]
Pixelmon raises $8M as it seeks redemption for its ambitious Web3 games
Pixelmon has raised $8 million in seed investment for a series of Web3 games. In doing so, the company says it is on the path to redemption in games.
Indian central bank’s clampdown wipes $2.1 billion off Paytm
Shares of Paytm fell another 20% Friday before hitting the lower circuit that temporarily halts trading as the Indian financial services firm reels from the clampdown by the central bank. Paytm fell to 487 Indian rupees, or $5.88 within minutes of the market opening, the […]
New action game Contenders: Arena launches demo for Steam Next Fest
The first game from new studio Gamecan is Contenders: Arena, a 3v3 shooter making its debut as a demo at Steam Next Fest.
Amazon launches Rufus, an AI-powered shopping assistant
Amazon launched a new generative AI shopping assistant, Rufus, on Thursday. The chatbot is trained on Amazon’s product catalog, customer reviews, community Q&As and “information from across the web.” Amazon views the assistant as customers’ one-stop shop for all their shopping needs. Rufus can answer […]
Apple Vision Pro: Day Two
Last night, I fell asleep under the stars, the chirp of crickets intermingling with the old radiator’s whistle off in the distance. I just finished an episode of Justified: City Primeval on the big screen. It was a constant 68 degrees, but I tucked myself […]
New action game Contenders: Arena launches demo for Steam Next Fest
The first game from new studio Gamecan is Contenders: Arena, a 3v3 shooter making its debut as a demo at Steam Next Fest.
Senators find tech CEOs’ responses hollow after four-hour hearing
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) speaks at a press conference following the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing with five tech CEOs. | Lauren Feiner During an unusually emotional hearing on Wednesday, senators spent hours trying to get a group of five tech CEOs to confront the harms […]
Apple didn’t release new iPads last year, and now its sales are way down
Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Tomorrow, Apple will launch its Vision Pro headset, marking the company’s most high-profile product launch since the original Apple Watch. And later this year, it will open up the iPhone’s App Store (at least in the EU) in […]