Apple will reportedly allow sideloading apps with iOS 17

After vehemently fighting ‘sideloading’ alternative app stores on the iPhone, Apple is now apparently looking to allow them with iOS 17, which will come out next year, to comply with European laws. The report from Bloomberg also noted that Apple is exploring opening up its camera and NFC (Near Field Communication) stack to developers. Apple’s … Read more

EnCharge AI emerges from stealth with $21.7M to develop AI accelerator hardware

EnCharge AI, a company building hardware to accelerate AI processing at the edge, today emerged from stealth with $21.7 million in Series A funding led by Anzu Partners, with participation from AlleyCorp, Scout Ventures, Silicon Catalyst Angels, Schams Ventures, E14 Fund and Alumni Ventures. Speaking to TechCrunch via email, co-founder and CEO Naveen Verma said … Read more

Tinder launches ‘Relationship Goals’ to follow in sister dating app Hinge’s footsteps

Today, Tinder launched a new “Relationship Goals” feature that allows users to display their dating goals on their profile, whether they’re looking for a “long-term partner,” “long-term, but open to short-term,” “short-term, but open to long,” “short-term fun,” “new friends,” or “still figuring it out.” Tinder’s new addition aims to help users find connections that … Read more

Bollywood star Deepika Padukone’s skincare startup attracts VC backing

Deepika Padukone’s skincare startup 82°E, pronounced Eighty Two East, said Wednesday it has raised $7.5 million in seed funding, as the Bollywood star makes further push into the startup world. DSG Consumer Partners and IDEO Ventures are among those who backed 82°E, said the startup, which began offering self-care products such as moisturisers and sunscreen … Read more

Nerdio lands $117M to build management tools on top of Azure Virtual Desktop

In 2005, three entrepreneurs — Vadim Vladimirskiy, Stuart Gabel and Niall Keegan — co-founded Adar, a Chicago-based company providing “streaming IT” and IT-as-a-service products mainly to small- and medium-sized businesses. Just over a decade later, Adar created an internal division, Nerdio, focused on helping other managed service providers move their customers to the cloud. Recognizing … Read more

A guide to navigating your first 90 days as a new CISO

Heather Gantt-Evans Contributor Heather Gantt-Evans, M.S., CISSP is chief information security officer at SailPoint. Carrying out the mandate of the chief information security officer (CISO) has never been easy, but today’s increasingly fraught digital landscape has made it even more difficult. What’s more, new and complex compliance requirements have opened the door for potential personal … Read more

Volkswagen has given a name to its pain, and it is ‘software’

Owners of VW’s electric ID cars all over the world have reported problems with infotainment screens. The German automaker’s ID family of electric cars are plagued with buggy software, causing customer headaches and leading to major setbacks for the company’s next-gen Trinity project. How can VW patch the problem? Continue reading…

Polestar and Cake extend their partnership to include a new electric moped

Polestar’s Cake moped will come in a Sky Blue exterior paint. | Image: Polestar EV maker Polestar is extending its collaboration with Swedish e-motorbike company Cake to release a new battery-powered moped that, for the first time, will be available in North America. The limited-edition, customized version of Cake’s Makka moped will feature a Sky … Read more