Amazon started the holiday weekend with a slight step backwards in a social media offensive that played out in the dwindling days of a historic union vote. The earlier comments reportedly came in as Jeff Bezos pushed for a more aggressive strategy. In addition to taking on Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, Amazon News’ … Read more
The upcoming Hummer EV pickup won’t be the only “super truck” in the GMC fleet when it arrives next fall. On Saturday, the automaker presented its Hummer EV SUV variant, which dispenses with the open bed in favor of a closed cargo space and a tailgate assembly with an externally mounted spare wheel. I This … Read more
OpenMRS developers work on solutions during an annual OpenMRS hackathon. (OpenMRS photos) Consider the difficulties many of us face when we need medical procedures, tests, or referrals. Now imagine that you live in a developing country where these challenges can be considerably greater. For example, a critical blood test may mean getting an informal slip … Read more
Welcome back to The TechCrunch Exchange, a weekly newsletter for startups and markets. It’s based largely on the daily column that appears on Extra Crunch, but it’s free and suitable for your weekend reading. Do you want it in your inbox every Saturday? Sign in here. Have a nice Saturday everyone. I hope that you … Read more
Warner Bros. went to great lengths to get all of its 2021 movies out on HBO Max, and the service’s next big movie is a fair nod to the digital world. The studio released the first trailer for Space Jam: A New Legacy, and it’s more of an ode to sci-fi than you might think. … Read more
An Amazon Prime Truck in downtown Seattle near Amazon HQ. (GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser) Amazon rarely apologized Friday night and stepped back on comments made on Twitter last week in response to Rep. Mark Pocan of Wisconsin about whether its delivery drivers felt the need to urinate in bottles as bathroom breaks were difficult … Read more
Apple adds classic titles to Apple Arcade, Microsoft has an outage, and Coinbase goes public. This is your daily crisis for April 2nd, 2021. The big story: Apple Arcade is expanding to include classic games Previously, Apple’s game subscription service was limited to exclusive new titles. Two new categories are launched today: App Store Greats … Read more
Spring is just around the corner, which means the calendar is filling up with high profile tech events. And the newest addition? Microsoft today confirmed that its online-only build developer conference will be held between May 25-27, although it is not yet known when registration will open. (If last year is a clue, our money … Read more
Sanath Kumar Ramesh with his son Raghav. (Courtesy photo of the Ramesh family) On a fine August day in a Bellevue park, Sanath Kumar Ramesh received a call from his son’s doctor as he was preparing to cut the cake for his little boy’s first birthday. He finally knew what was making his child sick, … Read more
Kevin Xu is an early stage investor and founder of Interconnected, a bilingual newsletter about technology, business, and US-Asia relations. Mexico was Known as an emerging tech hub and gateway to the Latin American market. As an investor focusing on developer-centric products, open source startups, and infrastructure technology companies with a particular interest in innovation … Read more