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Apple walks back controversial Safari changes with iOS 15 beta 6 update

Apple is slowly walking back its controversial decision to redesign mobile Safari in iOS 15 to show the address bar at the bottom of the screen, floating atop the page’s content. The revamp, whi

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Crypto world shows signs of being rather bullish

Welcome back to The Exchange. Today we’re doing something fun with crypto.Sure, we could write more about how insurtech valuations are under fresh pressure after Hippo’s Q2 earnings report

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Dear Sophie: Tips on EB-1A and EB-2 NIW?

Here’s another edition of “Dear Sophie,” the advice column that answers immigration-related questions about working at technology companies.“Your questions are vital to the spread of knowledge t

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Mealworm farming company Beta Hatch raises $10M

Last time I was in Hong Kong, a startup gave me a jar of mealworms as a snack. They were crunchy and a bit odd looking (as one might expect from a jar full of baked larvae). They really didn’t offer m

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Pokémon Unite is coming to iOS and Android on September 22

During today’s Pokémon Presents livestream, The Pokémon Company announced that Pokémon Unite will become available for iOS and Android on September 22. The strategic battle game came out for Nin

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MobileCoin closes on $66 million in equity in Series B round

MobileCoin, a cryptocurrency business that counts founder Moxie Marlinspike of the encrypting messaging app Signal as its earliest technical advisor, has raised $66 million in Series B funding from a

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Trump ally Adam Laxalt files to challenge Cortez Masto in Nevada

Former Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt (R) filed paperwork on Sunday to challenge Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D) in Nevada, setting the scene for a competitive rac

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​Sci-fi writer wins China's top children's literature award

Sci-fi pioneer, scholar and writer Wu Yan won this year's National Outstanding Children's Literature Award for his latest work China Orbit and he told China.org.cn that he's happy that his

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What you need to know about the Paralympics

Around 4,400 athletes from close to 160 countries and regions are expected to take part in the 16th Summer Paralympic Games, which will open on August 24.Unlike the Olympics, the Paralympics take pla

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South Korean online secondhand marketplace Danggeun Market raises $162M at a $2.7B valuation

Danggeun Market, the publisher of South Korea’s hyperlocal community app Karrot, announced on 18 August it has raised $162 million in a Series D round of funding with a valuation of $2.7 billion. (By

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Taking consumer subscription software to the great outdoors

The pandemic has been extremely painful for many. But as lockdowns lifted and people began resuming their outdoor hobbies, mobile-first businesses have seen growth accelerate as consumers turned to di

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YouTube upgrades search with chapter previews and better recommendations for translated videos

YouTube announced two feature updates today to make it easier for people to find the content they’re looking for on the platform. This includes visual search features and easier discovery of for

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Extra Crunch roundup: The Nuro EC-1, early-stage growth tactics, understanding Salesforce+

In 2010, Google’s autonomous vehicle project placed self-driving cars on Bay Area streets and freeways, but practical applications were thought to be at least a decade away.The futurists were ri

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Daily Crunch: Salesforce rolls out initial post-acquisition Slack integrations

To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here.Hello and welcome to Daily Crunch for August 17, 2021. Today we have

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Insider hacks to streamline your SOC 3 certification application

If you’re a tech company offering anyone a service, somewhere in your future is a security assessment giving you the seal of approval to manage clients’ data and operat

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Taliban tells the world 'we don't want enemies'

Zabihullah Mujahid, left, addressing media in Kabul. /AFP/Hoshang Hashimi A day after scenes of chaos at Kabul airport and the Taliban asserting control over Afghanistan and its capital, a sp

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For British agency Ascendant, growth marketing is much more than a set of tactics

Growth marketing is often misconceived as a set of tactics when it’s much more: It is a process that startups need to put in place in their early days that will scale as their customer base and