Daily Crunch: Sideloaded apps will soon be available on an iPhone near you in iOS 17, report says
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Haje is wrapping up this newsletter before heading to TechCrunch Early Stage 2023 in Boston on April 20. It's not too late to get your ticket! Meanwhile, on the Equity podcast today, the pod team wonders, what's an Angry Bird worth? Turns out Sega thinks it's $775 million for the whole bird farm.
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TechCrunch's top 3Apple's announcements were important to readers today, so here we go:
Psst, do you want to install an app? : Apple likes to keep things handy, but Ivan writes that the consumer tech giant would consider allowing people to sideload apps onto their iPhones in iOS 17. Apple makes it interesting: Last October, Apple unveiled a new financial product, and today the company spilled some more tea on its Apple Card savings accounts, with an interest rate of 4, 15%, reports Romain. Watch this: Apple Watch users have been waiting - can we say patiently? — for a new software update. Well, Sarah is reporting today that the watch will likely receive its biggest software update since its debut in 2015. Startups and VCsIn January, an $810 million deal fell through to buy Angry Birds makers Rovio, but the company hinted they were still in talks with other potential interested parties. Today Paul reports that the deal became official when Japanese gaming giant Sega confirmed it was buying Finland's Rovio in a cash deal worth $775 million. p>
When the economy got tougher, many businesses switched from buying to renting. There is an acronym for this - XaaS, or "everything as a service", also known as "servitization". An example of this would be ServiceNow, which automates services for business operations. A new player in this space is Equipme, Germany, which secured $3.8 million in a seed investment round led by La Famiglia VC, writes Mike.
And we have five more for you:
That's one hell of a slingshot: Orbit Fab closes $28.5 million Series A for in-orbit refueling capabilities, Aria reports. 1 + 1 = 21 million: Innovamat raises 21 million dollars to reinvent the teaching of mathematics, reports Ingrid. As fleeting as a laptop: Romain reports that Fleet, a device-as-a-service startup, goes beyond renting laptops. He sees through you: Scan.com, which gives patients direct access to m...
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Happy Monday Crunch!
Haje is wrapping up this newsletter before heading to TechCrunch Early Stage 2023 in Boston on April 20. It's not too late to get your ticket! Meanwhile, on the Equity podcast today, the pod team wonders, what's an Angry Bird worth? Turns out Sega thinks it's $775 million for the whole bird farm.
—Christine and Haje
TechCrunch's top 3Apple's announcements were important to readers today, so here we go:
Psst, do you want to install an app? : Apple likes to keep things handy, but Ivan writes that the consumer tech giant would consider allowing people to sideload apps onto their iPhones in iOS 17. Apple makes it interesting: Last October, Apple unveiled a new financial product, and today the company spilled some more tea on its Apple Card savings accounts, with an interest rate of 4, 15%, reports Romain. Watch this: Apple Watch users have been waiting - can we say patiently? — for a new software update. Well, Sarah is reporting today that the watch will likely receive its biggest software update since its debut in 2015. Startups and VCsIn January, an $810 million deal fell through to buy Angry Birds makers Rovio, but the company hinted they were still in talks with other potential interested parties. Today Paul reports that the deal became official when Japanese gaming giant Sega confirmed it was buying Finland's Rovio in a cash deal worth $775 million. p>
When the economy got tougher, many businesses switched from buying to renting. There is an acronym for this - XaaS, or "everything as a service", also known as "servitization". An example of this would be ServiceNow, which automates services for business operations. A new player in this space is Equipme, Germany, which secured $3.8 million in a seed investment round led by La Famiglia VC, writes Mike.
And we have five more for you:
That's one hell of a slingshot: Orbit Fab closes $28.5 million Series A for in-orbit refueling capabilities, Aria reports. 1 + 1 = 21 million: Innovamat raises 21 million dollars to reinvent the teaching of mathematics, reports Ingrid. As fleeting as a laptop: Romain reports that Fleet, a device-as-a-service startup, goes beyond renting laptops. He sees through you: Scan.com, which gives patients direct access to m...What's Your Reaction?
