[ad_1] Buy now, pay later startups like Affirm are seeing growing interest from merchants and consumers. Affirm offers 3, 6, and 12-month loans with rates ranging from 0% to 30% at merchants like Casper, Peloton, and Walmart. While many in …
Read More »Tech billionaire Elon Musk and musician Grimes are about to have their first child together. Here's where their relationship began and everything that's happened since. (TSLA)
[ad_1] Tesla CEO Elon Musk and musician Grimes have been dating since 2018, when they made their debut as a couple at the annual Met Gala. The couple has weathered ups and downs, like Musk’s infamous “funding secured” tweet. Now, …
Read More »If you're getting an error on the IRS's coronavirus stimulus website, try entering your information in all caps
[ad_1] Millions of Americans are getting a $1,200 payment from the US government as part of the coronavirus pandemic response. The easiest way to check on the status of your payment is through the IRS website, but a lot of …
Read More »A contact tracing app could help stop the spread of COVID-19 only if billions of people use it — here's a 3-step plan for how to make that happen
[ad_1] Daniel Schreiber is the CEO and cofounder of Lemonade, an insurance company powered by artificial intelligence and behavioral economics. He says that contact tracing — a technology that to notifies you when someone you were in close quarters with …
Read More »Gary Vaynerchuk is charging up to $250,000 to help companies shake up their ecommerce operations. Here's the pitch deck.
[ad_1] Serial entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk is going after direct-to-consumer startups and established companies alike with a new e-commerce consultancy, VaynerCommerce. VaynerCommerce, a part of Vaynerchuk’s ad holding company, VaynerX, counts Mondelez and Flow Hydration as clients and charges on a …
Read More »How To Drop a Pin in Google Maps on Desktop and Mobile
[ad_1] Google Maps has long usurped sat nav providers to become one of the best map apps and journey planners for mobile and desktop devices, rivalling Apple Maps and Bing Maps along the way. You can use it to find …
Read More »TechCrunch Editor-at-large Josh Constine is leaving the Verizon-owned blog to become the latest in a tradition of journalist-VCs (VZ)
[ad_1] After a decade spent reporting on startups, TechCrunch Editor-at-large Josh Constine is leaving the publication to invest in startups at SignalFire, a VC firm with a focus on data. The move deprives the Verizon-owned tech blog of one of …
Read More »The cofounder of a food packaging startup acquired by SoftBank-backed Zume is suing, alleging he was misled about Zume's financial health and never got millions in promised payouts
[ad_1] John Lilley, a cofounder of Pivot Packaging, filed a lawsuit against Zume, the troubled robotics startup backed by SoftBank, on April 16. The suit, filed in San Francisco Superior Court, alleges that Zume committed fraud by misrepresenting its financials …
Read More »Amazon employees say they're scared to go to work, but they're not alone — here are 8 big companies facing worker criticism over their coronavirus safety response (AMZN, UBER, GOOG, GOOGL, MCD, TSLA)
[ad_1] The coronavirus pandemic has put most of the US on lockdown, but millions of “essential” workers — even outside the healthcare system — are still showing up for their jobs. Even as many of their colleagues are able to …
Read More »'Be prepared to be hammered': VCs say that startup founders should prepare a 'flawless' pitch as deal terms have shifted in their favor
[ad_1] Less than a year ago, venture capitalists were jockeying to get in on hot-funding rounds. Now, they’re saying that the balance of power has shifted, and startups are coming to them. 17 out of 18 VCs told Business Insider that …
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