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Original Content podcast: ‘Wireless’ shows off Quibi’s Turnstyle technology
[ad_1] “Wireless” is probably the best showcase so far for Quibi’s Turnstyle technology. That’s the technology that allows the streaming video app to switch seamlessly between landscape and portrait mode depending on the orientation of your phone. With other Quibi...
Was Snowflake’s IPO mispriced or just misunderstood?
[ad_1] Welcome back to The TechCrunch Exchange, a weekly startups-and-markets newsletter. It’s broadly based on the daily column that appears on Extra Crunch, but free, and made for your weekend reading. Ready? Let’s talk money, startups and spicy IPO rumors. Was...
Unity Software has strong opening, gaining 31% after pricing above its raised range
[ad_1] Whoever said you can’t make money playing video games clearly hasn’t taken a look at Unity Software’s stock price. On its first official day of trading, the company rose more than 31%, opening at $75 per share before closing the day at $68.35....
Ride-hailing was hit hard by COVID-19. Grab’s Russell Cohen on how the company adapted.
[ad_1] A contactless Grab delivery Ride-hailing services around the world have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, and Grab was no exception. The company is one of the most highly-valued tech startups in Southeast Asia, where it operates in eight countries. Its...
iOS 14 is now available to download
[ad_1] Apple has just released the final version of iOS 14, the next major version of the operating system for the iPhone. It is a free download and it works with the iPhone 6s or later, both generations of iPhone SE and the most recent iPod touch model. If your...
Zwift, maker of a popular indoor training app, just landed a whopping $450 million in funding led by KKR
[ad_1] Zwift, a 350-person, Long Beach, Calif.-based online fitness platform that immerses cyclists and runners in 3D generated worlds, just raised a hefty $450 million in funding led by the investment firm KKR in exchange for a minority stake in its business. Permira...