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The humble computer mouse hasn’t seen a huge amount of innovation since it was invented – and let’s be honest, it isn’t a particularly ergonomically friendly piece of kit.
“It all started with a friend of mine who’s creative director whose hand became injured from repetitive motion on a mouse.
Moustrap is expected to hit the market in about three months – but don’t expect it to be cheap.
Despite the high-end price tag, Federici has chosen to bootstrap the project himself, with no immediate plans for seeking investors.
With a manufacturing partner lined up in China, Moustrap is well on its way to finding its way to users.
The SEC might finally approve spot bitcoin ETFs on Wednesday after denying applications for more than a decade.
Counting market movements, it could be $20 billion total AUM in spot bitcoin ETFs.” Valkyrie is one of 11 applicants for a U.S. spot bitcoin ETF; the other firms are BlackRock, Grayscale and Fidelity, among others.
But it was back in the end of September, beginning of October, when we’re launching our ETH futures ETF.
When we got an inclination that [the] spot bitcoin ETF was coming soon, we said OK, well, bitcoin futures ETFs are basically going to go away when a spot bitcoin ETF launches.
So we converted our bitcoin futures ETF into a strategy to invest in both ETH and bitcoin.
Apple’s Vision Pro headset is set to finally launch in the U.S. on February 2, at a retail price of $3,499.
Apple originally announced Vision Pro last June at its annual developer event, and it’s been teasing out hands-on time to select media, influencers and developers in an extended hype and ecosystem preparation event ever since.
The big question remains, will Apple Vision Pro meaningfully move the needle on immersive computing – or will it be yet another splashy launch for a VR/AR/MR product that fails to change the status quo?
Based on the handful of first-hand accounts available, one thing seems clear about Apple Vision Pro: No one’s doubting its quality or capabilities.
Curiously, much of what Apple pitched with the Vision Pro launch focused on things you already do all the time on your other devices, including your iPhone, Mac and iPad.
I’ve recommended plenty of their products over the years and have been tempted to check out an Anker Nebula projector for some time.
Just ahead of the holidays, I contacted the company to check out a review unit, and shopped around for a decently priced projector screen.
The story of how I ended up with a 100-inch projector screen in my bedroom is an entirely unexciting combination of pricing, comparison shopping and reading reviews.
Released earlier this year, the Anker Nebula Capsule 3 is more or less exactly what I’ve been looking for in a projector.
Factor in the projector screen and that’s another $70 in my case.
Bird has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, capping off a turbulent year for the electric scooter company.
This decline led the NYSE to issue a warning that Bird’s share price was too low.
Separately, Bird also announced a round of layoffs shortly after buying rival Spin for $19 million.
Chapter 11A Chapter 11 bankruptcy will enable Bird to restructure its financials without disrupting day-to-day operations, with Apollo Global Management division MidCap Financial among existing lenders providing $25 million in financing through the bankruptcy proceedings.
And in Europe, dockless scooter startup Tier recently laid off 22% of its workforce, which followed Dutch e-bike startup VanMoof’s bankruptcy proceedings.
As 2023 comes to a close, a critical cohort of tech companies has regained the value it lost after the summer rally, potentially setting the stage for a stronger IPO cycle in early 2024 than some may anticipate.
Earlier this year, we saw three companies go public in quick succession: Arm, Instacart and Klaviyo‘s IPOs represented a liquidity peak, but they failed to inspire other tech companies to a rush towards the public market.
The three companies had pretty good IPOs, too, but they mostly failed to make the sort of splash some had hoped for.
Arm’s stock has performed well compared to its IPO price (trading at $71.30 per share today, up from its $51 list price), but Klaviyo and Instacart haven’t fared as well.
Klaivyo’s shares are trading 24 cents above its IPO price, while Instacart’s stock is trading at about $5 less than its listing price this morning.
The crypto winter may or may not thaw, but not everyone is going into the new year without hope: A majority of founders are optimistic about the opportunities for crypto startups in 2024, per a new survey shared exclusively with TechCrunch+.
The CoinFund Founder Forecast survey gathered responses from 30 of CoinFund’s web3 portfolio companies across the pre-seed, seed and Series A stages.
The survey ran from November 7 to November 17, when cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and ethereum were starting to show signs of price recovery.
While some crypto startups may be going out of business, Alex Felix, managing partner and chief investment officer at CoinFund, said these 30 companies have sufficient runway and are thinking about the new year.
According to the survey, the top areas primed for growth in the coming year include AI integrated with web3, zero-knowledge technology, decentralized finance, consumer apps, gaming, layer-2 blockchains and crypto wallets.
Despite the drop in profits, Tesla’s stock rose 3% on the news Wednesday, showing that investors believe that CEO Elon Musk’s strategy of aggressive price cutting and expandingproduction will help…
Tesla has initiated a price reduction for Tesla vehicles, much like the company did last year. The move comes as Tesla works to reignite excitement around its products and address…
