Disney debuts its streaming service in India – TechCrunch
Disney+ has arrived in the land of Bollywood. The company on Friday (local time) rolled out its eponymous streaming service in India through Hotstar, a popular on-demand video streamer it...
IRL pivots into virtual event calendar In Remote Life – TechCrunch
What do you do if you’re an event discovery startup and suddenly it’s illegal to attend events? You lean into the cultural shift and pivot. Today, $11 million-funded calendar app...
T-Mobile customers on unlimited wireless family plans get a free year of Quibi – TechCrunch
T-Mobile this morning officially announced its exclusive partnership with the new streaming service, Quibi, set to launch on April 6. The service will be made available for free for a...
An EU coalition of techies is backing a ‘privacy-preserving’ standard for COVID-19 contacts tracing – TechCrunch
A European coalition of techies and scientists drawn from at least eight countries, and led by Germany’s Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute for telecoms (HHI), is working on contacts-tracing proximity technology...
In a significant change, Apple customers can now buy or rent titles directly in the Prime Video app – TechCrunch
A recent update from Amazon has made it easier for Apple customers to buy or rent movies from its Prime Video app. Before, customers using the Prime Video app from...
Mobile payments firms in India are now scrambling to make money – TechCrunch
Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder and chief executive of India’s most valuable startup, Paytm, posed an existential question in a recent press conference. “What do you think of the commercial model...
‘Content network effect’ makes TikTok tough to copy – TechCrunch
Many TikTok videos don’t start from scratch, so neither can its competitors. TikTok is all about remixes, where users shoot a new video to recontextualize audio pulled from someone else’s...
T-Mobile officially completes merger with Sprint, CEO John Legere steps down ahead of schedule – TechCrunch
After months of regulatory maneuvering, T-Mobile and Sprint officially completed their $26 billion merger today. The new combined parent company is called T-Mobile and will now trade on the Nasdaq...
Mobile app spending to double by 2024, despite economic impacts of COVID-19 – TechCrunch
The spread of COVID-19 has already had a significant impact on the mobile app industry, and that will continue in the years to come. According to a revised 2020-2024 market...
FCC mandates strict caller ID authentication to beat back robocalls – TechCrunch
The FCC unanimously passed a new set of rules today that will require wireless carriers to implement an tech framework to combat robocalls. Called STIR/SHAKEN, and dithered over for years...