Category

North America

36Articles

aerospace, Amazon, Google, internet connectivity, North America, OneWeb, redmond, satellite, satellite internet, Satellites, Seattle, Space, spacecraft, Spaceflight, Spacex, Starlink, TC, Washington

Amazon will establish a new headquarters for its Kuiper satellite broadband project – TechCrunch

Amazon is ramping operations for its Kuiper project, its forthcoming high-speed satellite internet product, with a new HQ and R&D…

Automotive, automotive industry, cars, electric vehicle, Europe, European Union, LA Auto Show, Los Angeles, North America, TC, transport, volkswagen, Volkswagen Group, VW Group

Volkswagen’s new all-electric concept wagon could be coming to the U.S. by 2022 – TechCrunch

Volkswagen revealed Tuesday evening a new concept vehicle called the ID Space Vizzion, and despite the crazy Frank Zappaesque name,…

android, Automotive, cars, Environmental Protection Agency, Google Play Store, GreenTech, North America, Polestar, Pricing, TC, Tesla Model S, United States

Here’s how much the all-electric Polestar 2 will cost in its launch markets – TechCrunch

Volvo group’s Polestar electric performance car sub-brand has announced pricing for the Polestar 2, the company’s second production car, a…

android, augmented reality, Brooklyn, Canada, Clothing, eyewear, Gadgets, Glasses, Hardware, ios, iPhone, North America, showroom, smartglasses, Startups, TC, technology, thalmic labs, Toronto, ubiquitous computing, United States, Wearable Technology

North now offers Focals smart glasses fittings and purchases via app – TechCrunch

North’s Focals smart glasses are the first in the category to even approach mainstream appeal, but to date, the only…

biotechnology, Chemicals, monsanto, Nature, North America, Recent Funding, Startups

Terramera raises $45 million for its technology to reduce the use of chemicals in agriculture – TechCrunch

Terramera, a Canadian company selling bio-pesticides and seed treatments to reduce the use of chemicals in agriculture, has raised $45…

Apoorva Mehta, Canada, e-commerce, Fanatics, Finance, Food, Instacart, investment, Michael Moritz, North America, Officer, Personnel, ravi gupta, Retail, roelof botha, Sagar Sanghvi, San Francisco, Sequoia Capital, United States, Venture Capital

Instacart CFO Ravi Gupta to exit for Sequoia Capital – TechCrunch

Instacart‘s chief financial officer and chief operating officer, Ravi Gupta, will exit the on-demand grocery delivery company at the end…

Berlin, China, Damian Collins, data portability, Europe, European Union, Facebook, free speech, Government, hate speech, Mark Zuckerberg, Nick Clegg, North America, online disinformation, Policy, Privacy, Social, Social Media, United Kingdom, United States

Facebook makes another push to shape and define its own oversight – TechCrunch

Facebook’s head of global spin and policy, former UK deputy prime minister Nick Clegg, will give a speech later today…

africa, artificial intelligence, BlackBerry, Buzzfeed, Communitech, Encryption, Events, Google, healthcare, kara swisher, Mark Zuckerberg, North America, Privacy, re/code, Smartphone, Startups, sustainable energy, TC, Thomas Friedman, true north, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Writers

Canada’s True North conference is not your typical tech event – TechCrunch

From the venue and the flashy event website, Waterloo, Ontario’s True North conference (in its second year) doesn’t seem all…

Alphabet, artificial intelligence, CapitalG, Europe, Google, Julia Brady, Mona ElNaggar, Nest Labs, North America, Scott Tierney, Startup company, Venture Capital, world wide web

CapitalG co-founder introduces $175M early-stage venture fund – TechCrunch

Valo Ventures, a new firm focused on social, economic and environmental megatrends, has closed on $175 million for its debut…

africa, airbnb, Asia, Banking, central america, ceo, China, companies, Dubai, economy, Europe, Finance, funding, Fundings & Exits, GGV Capital, Grab, India, Indonesia, Jenny Lee, latin america, London, managing partner, Middle East, Nairobi, North America, payment solutions, PayPal, Singapore, Southeast Asia, thunes, transferto, United States, Xiaomi

Thunes raises $10M to make financial services more accessible in emerging markets – TechCrunch

Cross-border fintech continues to be an area of interest for venture capitalists. The latest deal sees GGV Capital — the…