Social network for women Peanut raises $12M Series A amid pandemic – TechCrunch
Peanut, an app that began as a tool for finding new mom friends, has evolved into a social network now used by 1.6 million women to discuss a range of...
An already struggling smartphone market takes a big hit from COVID-19 – TechCrunch
After a rocky quarter, companies and analysts fear the worst may still be ahead Brian Heater @bheater / 8 hours Quarter after quarter, familiar stories have appeared. The smartphone market,...
iPhone sales decline in Q1 – TechCrunch
Apple’s earnings show the impact of COVID-19, NVIDIA’s top scientist shares an open source ventilator design and Amazon anticipates big spending in the coming months. Here’s your Daily Crunch for...
Streaming service Hooq shuts down, ends partnerships with Disney’s Hotstar, Grab and others – TechCrunch
Hooq, a five-year-old on-demand video streaming service that aimed to become “Netflix for Southeast Asia,” has shut down weeks after filing for liquidation and terminated its partnerships with Disney’s Hotstar,...
Smartphone shipments dropped 13% globally, and COVID-19 is to blame – TechCrunch
We knew it was going to be bad — but not necessarily “lowest level since 2013” bad. As Apple was busy reporting its earnings, Canalys just dropped some of its...
Biloba lets you chat with a doctor if you have questions about your children – TechCrunch
Meet Biloba, a French startup that wants to leverage tech to make it easier to keep your children healthy. The company recently launched a new mobile app that lets you...
TikTok tops 2 billion downloads – TechCrunch
TikTok, the widely popular video sharing app developed by one of the world’s most valued startups (ByteDance), continues to grow rapidly despite suspicion from the U.S. as more people look...
Fairphone teams up with /e/OS on a box-fresh ‘deGoogled’ handset – TechCrunch
The makers of the world’s most ethical smartphone, the Fairphone 3, have teamed up for a version of the device with even less big tech on board. The Netherlands-based device...
WhatsApp eyes credit feature for users in India – TechCrunch
WhatsApp, which began testing its mobile payments feature in India two years ago, could offer at least one more financial service to people in its biggest market. In a filing...
Shopify launches Shop, a new mobile shopping app – TechCrunch
While Shopify is best-known for powering the online stores of more than 1 million businesses, the company is launching a consumer shopping app of its own today, simply called Shop....