The fake goods crisis cuts two ways. Luxury brands lose more than $30 billion a year to counterfeits, while buyers in the booming $210 billion second-hand market have no reliable way to verify that what they’re purchasing is genuine. Veritas wants to solve both problems with a solution that combines custom hardware and software. The…
Topline A photo of Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk at an intimate dinner—possibly with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein—appeared in the Epstein files released by the Justice Department, further highlighting the accused sex trafficker’s ability to gain access to elite circles in the tech and business worlds. Key Facts The photo, which
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Amazon (AMZN) did all the right things this quarter. In short, AMZN didn’t suffer an earnings problem this quarter. But it did have a price-tag problem. Amazon posted a clean win in the earnings report. A clean top-line beat and its fastest AWS growth in 13 quarters is usually cause for …
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. To get this in your inbox, sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! Waymo’s acceleration over the past 18 months is undeniable. The Alphabet-owned self-driving company now operates commercial robotaxi services in six markets,…
Deep tech startups in sectors such as space, semiconductors, and biotech take far longer to mature than conventional ventures. Because of that India is adjusting its startup rules, and mobilizing public capital, hoping to help more of them make it to commercial products. This week, the Indian government updated its startup framework, doubling the period…
Amazon is selling a rustic farmhouse blanket ladder for $21 that’s ‘sturdy and easy to put together’
It keeps my nice blankets and shawls displayed in a pretty, clean manner…
This latest season of the TV show Industry takes a look at the world of money and power through the eyes of a fintech baron…
The threat that artificial intelligence poses to the broader economy and Wall Street has been widely written about. But this week, advances in AI software tools precipitated a sell-off on Wall Street. The viability of enterprise software is in question. The notion that the enterprise software market was in jeopardy was prompted by Anthropic’s Tuesday
SpaceX delays Mars plans to focus on 2027 moon landing, WSJ reports





