Groww, India’s largest commerce app, seeks $7B valuation in IPO
Groww, India's largest retail stockbroker, is poised to file for an IPO in 10 to 12 months, seeking a valuation between $6 billion and $8 billion, sources familiar with the matter told TechCrunch. The Bengaluru-headquartered listing will be the first IPO by a digital trading platform in India. The targeted valuation is more than double the $3 billion it...
Amazon Prime is closing its clothing trial program
Given that the Try Before You Buy combination only scales to a limited number of items and customers are increasingly using new AI-powered features such as virtual try-ons, personalized size recommendations, review highlights, and better size charts to ensure they find the right fit. soon, we will eliminate the Try Before You Buy option, effective January 31, 2025. Of...
How Watch Duty became essential in tracking wildfires in Los Angeles
If you live in Los Angeles, you're probably familiar with Watch Duty, a free app that shows active fires, mandatory evacuation zones, air quality index, wind direction, and a lot of other information that everyone, from firefighters to ordinary people, needs. , has relied on this week's historic and devastating wildfires. Watch Duty is unique in the tech world...
CES 2025: the best things you’ll ever buy
Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 66, your guide to the world's best and coolest stuff. (If you're new here, welcome, enjoy 2025, and you can also read all the old issues on the Installer homepage.) This week, I've been reading about the silence and deception of Web3 and the future of procedural TV, watching Deadpool & Wolverine on...
The science behind L’Oréals new skincare gadget
Las Vegas is punishingly dry. The dry winter air meant I woke up on Day 3 of CES 2025 with a runny nose, chapped lips, and ashy feet. This is despite the fact that I slathered myself with two pumps of fermented nut essence, eye cream, moisturizer, and lip mask. Looking at my face in the hotel mirror, I...
How to disable Apple Intelligence on iPhone
So it's getting harder and harder to avoid AI when I open my phone or laptop - as soon as I started this article in Google Docs, I was immediately offered some AI help to write (which I didn't bring). And with the rollout of Apple Intelligence, which now applies to iPhones, iPads, and Macs, too. But if you...
The iPhone Air could arrive later this year
Apple may have settled on iPhone 17 Air as the name for the rumored skinny iPhone coming this fall, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports in today's Power On newsletter. He wrote that the phone would be a "testing ground for future technologies," including the technology that led to the company's first folding. they were released. The iPhone 17 Air is...
UK home healthcare provider Cera raises $150M to expand AI platform
All over the world, public health care systems have struggled to reset post-pandemic, and in particular, the aging population of Western countries is putting pressure on services, not least in the UK where 'NHS in crisis' is a regular headline in the media. . As a result, private companies, many with technology, see a gap in the market. Against...
CES set the stage for robotic vacuums to reach new heights
There are a variety of innovations in robotic vacuums on the CES show floor this year, from hands and feet to movable mops, movable towers, and new navigation systems. , it can be hard to see the functionality through all the hype. I spent last week in Las Vegas with my robot friends to find out how to get...
Watch Duty was downloaded 2 million times during the LA fires this week
The Watch Duty fire tracking app has become an important source of information for Los Angeles residents threatened by the ongoing wildfires. As TechCrunch's Maxwell Zeff explained, the app relies on a network of active and retired firefighters, first responders, official government reports, and volunteer journalists who monitor radio scanners to offer real-time updates on active wildfires. During this...
