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It’s Wednesday, May 11, also known as the start of GooglePalooza, which the company insists on referring to as much less entertaining.”Google I/O 2022. The GoogleCrunch team has prepared a set of stories about Google’s hardware and software suite, including the Pixel Watch, the Pixel 6A – teasers for the Pixel 7 – and a new tablet. All the details are below in the Big Tech section. Christine And pilgrim
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- ‘stable’ currency: Jacqueline It has all the details about the dramatic decline of Terra USD, a “stable currency” known as UST, and its founder’s plans to avoid the collapse of terrestrial treasuries. then jackie Collect the ideas of participants in the crypto market About what the treasury collapse means for the broader crypto and other stablecoins market.
- Events keep coming for cryptocurrency: I’m just kidding; Coinbase’s first-quarter results not only drive down its stock price, but also inform us that the number of users transacting per month is expected to continue to decline. What does this mean for cryptocurrencies? Well, you may have to weather the storm for a while. To make matters worse, Coinbase revealed it had to stop trading in India After some pressure from the Reserve Bank of India.
- Airbnb plans a hot home summer: Like Jordan Reports in a pair of very interesting stories today – including a Q&A with Brian Chesky, who believes “A new era of travel is about to begin— The company is outfitting its beach dock for summer with some new features, a category search, the ability to book two menus in one flow for stays longer than a week, and AirCover travel insurance for guests.
Startup and VC
Few things are on our minds as widely as Tiger Global – the company has taken a big hit 17 billion dollars in losses. cosmic Reports have Drain most of the latest venture capital funds. Yikes.
As tech reporters, we love the rapid rise and happily notice the occasional unplanned decline of the startups we cover. Natasha And Alex We mentioned on today’s episode of the Equity podcast that while the founders couldn’t have seen a pandemic coming, they should have been better prepared for the world to return to any “normal” way. Or as they put it: Layoffs happen to people, not companies.
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- Are you working remotely or not working remotely? The rumor says that Deel just raised at a $12 billion valuation Fueled by the remote working revolution.
- Well, I will say: You know that change is in full swing when Harry Climate Change Corporation Reports Carbon Clean Could Raise $150 MillionLed by renowned climate change activists <تدقيق الملاحظات> … Chevron?
- Propiedad y unicornios: Property Tech startup Habi says it has become Colombia’s second rhino horn and LatAm the only rhinoceros with founder and CEO, Mary Ann reports.
- You have to go: While startups like Lemonade have come to attack the tired insurance world, the travel insurance market is receiving the same treatment from the likes of Safetywing and Battleface — and now, mike reports that Faye enters the battle.
- The Three Rs of Education: Reading, Ritual, and Rathmatic: Educapital raised $160 million To focus on educational technology and the future of work, roman reports.
- I want to lift my bike, I want to raise my bike: Berlin-based GetHenry, which provides last-mile electric delivery bikes to transport and logistics companies, Raised $17.4 Million Initial Round To expand its business all over Europe, Rebecca reports.
- A little less charge and a little more spark: Conventional commercial trucks are bad for the environment. Xos, the EV company that specializes in commercial trucks, has removed two new vehicles this eveningAnd Harry reports.
Finding Your Startup Rating: 5 Factors to Consider
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In her latest column at TC+, angel investor Marjorie Radlow-Zande addresses a question on every founder’s mind these days: What’s my current rating?
For early-stage startups, finding this number takes more art than science, since companies that have made money are still collecting data and adjusting their products.
“Many traditional valuation methods, such as discounted cash flow, are not useful for valuing early-stage startups,” she wrote. “This means that investors have to measure other factors that are not easily quantifiable.”
(TechCrunch+ is our membership program, which helps founders and startup teams move forward. You can register here.)
Big Tech Inc.
- All about Google I/O: oops while we OH to catch this I/O. Sorry, Michigan fans, this had to be done. To Google, where the hardware, software, and wallets are, oh my! Includes news so far Language add-ons for translationa Multiple search feature It made us believe that augmented reality glasses might be in the future of Google, a virtual credit cardAnd and some Personalization features regarding ads.
- All things EVToday, we’re breaking down a few things in hopes of giving you a good news feed about electric cars. Jacqueline puts a little Rivian’s first-quarter earnings forecast. There’s a lot of stuff knocking at this company right now, but analysts are expecting to hear some news related to the supply chain, Ford’s relationship and its Georgia plant. In the case of Canoo, he is already warning about it It may not have enough money to put its electric cars on the market. In addition to the company It filed a lawsuit against one of its largest shareholders related to stock sales. Driving to Tesla, Jacqueline points the bullet Comments made by Elon Musk About the automaker’s order (he may stop taking orders so he can catch up) and other things that make him happy.
- iPod, how will we miss you: The day started with runeKind of oblivious to the Apple iPod, which has turned into information about where some of us keep these reminders of how we consumed music in the early 2000s, and how the Apple Store was selling you one without telling you they were dropping a brand-beat – New version the next day. Ah, memories.
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