Book sales during the pandemic went up, and it seems the amount we are reading did, too. And Inkitt, the startup that operates a free, popular platform of the same name for anyone to write and publish stories — stories that Inkitt then analyses using data science to determine which of them to take…
Book sales during the pandemic went up, and it seems the amount we are reading did, too. And Inkitt, the startup that operates a free, popular platform of the same name for anyone to write and publish stories — stories that Inkitt then analyses using data science to determine which of them to take…
IoT connectivity and solutions company Kore Wireless has begun trading on the New York Stock Exchange, after completing its combination with Cerberus Telecom Acquisition Corp. (CATC). Kore Wireless President and CEO Romil Bahl sees a huge decade ahead for IoT; the company expects to see the market grow from about 12 billion IoT devices at…
Mobile devices like smartphones are often categorized as consumer devices, and yet they’re really crossover machines that impact the enterprise space and worker productivity in many industries. Smartphone trends, therefore, are worth watching when considering the future of work, since the smart devices and applications that become ubiquitous in the consumer realm become part of…
Summer lovin’ is coming to an end when you watch the Bachelor in Paradise 2021 finale online, even without cable. Which couples will get engaged and which will break up? It’s been an eventful season full of drama and shady behavior. Now the beach is closing and fans will see if love really can conquer…
It wasn’t just Facebook’s reputation that took a massive hit on Monday after its site went down globally along with Facebook Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp, which it also operates. The company’s ad revenue was also affected during the unexpected outage that some experts are saying is the worst to ever hit Facebook. Curious to find…
The prevalence of smartphones and apps like Apple Wallet, which stores digital versions of credit cards, boarding passes, and event tickets, make our phones an essential part of everyday life. Now that Apple has opened the Wallet app to developers, experts expect to see an increase in mobile credentials used for everything from unlocking cars…
To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. Hello and welcome to Daily Crunch for October 4, 2021. A lot is going on today in the world of major tech companies — as you may have noticed — but don’t…
Facebook’s day-long outage is by far its longest and most extreme in years. At around 9 a.m. PDT on the U.S. West Coast — where the social giant is headquartered — Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook Messenger seemed to vanish from the internet. The outage continued through market close, with the company’s stock dropping around…
Facebook’s day-long outage is by far its longest and most extreme in years. At around 9 a.m. PDT on the U.S. West Coast — where the social giant is headquartered — Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook Messenger seemed to vanish from the internet. The outage continued through market close, with the company’s stock dropping around…
