Category: TC
Unpacking Uber’s new profitability promise
Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between. Yesterday Uber reported its Q4 2019 financial performance. Today, following the news, shares of the ride-hailing giant are up over 9%, pushing Uber’s stock above $40 per share. While Uber’s…
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The CIA wants to upgrade its cloud tech without DoD’s JEDI drama
The CIA is ready to update its cloud technology, and multiple reports this week indicated that the agency has begun a multi-billion procurement process. A CIA spokesperson was tight-lipped when asked to confirm. That could be because an agency used to working in secret, simply wants to avoid all the…
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More tech workers are starting to unionize
Within the last two months, two groups of gig workers have effectively organized and joined unions. The first was a group of 40 San Francisco-based workers for scooter startup Spin that joined Teamsters Local 665. The second was a group of Instacart shoppers in Chicago who voted last weekend to…
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NASA confirms two Boeing Starliner issues would’ve led to spacecraft loss without intervention
NASA and Boeing are sharing more details about the issues that were encountered during the Boeing CST-100 Starliner crew spacecraft uncrewed demo mission in December, and their progress on investigating the causes and implementing fixes. In a new blog post, NASA lays out the three different specific issues that occurred,…
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Brilliant makes your smart home more manageable
Controlling your smart home gadgets from your phone or by voice isn’t exactly a chore, but after setting up a bunch of smart lights, a Wi-Fi lock, thermostat and a few more smart devices, I came to miss the ability to control at least some of them with a physical…
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New Early Stage speakers to tackle growth marketing, media strategy and M&A
In a little less than three months, TechCrunch will bring its Early Stage event to SF for the very first time. Early Stage is meant to bring together more than 50 experts across startup core competencies, from funding to marketing to operation. Today, I’m pleased to announce another four experts…
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