Austin Mayor Kirk Watson and incoming Houston Mayor John Whitmire, two veteran Democratic legislators, are trying to repair their cities’ fraught relationships with the state’s GOP leadership. Read: Read More
Texas Tribune After years of losing battles with GOP leaders, some big city Texas mayors strike friendlier tone
Austin Mayor Kirk Watson and incoming Houston Mayor John Whitmire, two veteran Democratic legislators, are trying to repair their cities’ fraught relationships with the state’s GOP leadership. Read: Read More
Tech Crunch – Google Maps pushes updates to enhance user experience in India
Google Tuesday introduced a range of new features and updates for its mapping service in India as it wraps up for the year and sets the base for the coming year. One…
Tech Crunch – Salesforce acquires automated commission management platform Spiff
Salesforce has announced plans to acquire Spiff, a platform that automates commission management for sales teams. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Founded in 2017, Spiff serves up a low-code interface…
Tech Crunch – WazirX volumes fall off a cliff amid India’s crypto scrutiny
The trading volume at top Indian crypto exchange WazirX fell to $1 billion in 2023 as the platform faced intensifying regulatory pressure in its home market alongside a broader slump for digital…
Tech Crunch – Black British founders are down but not out
Black people make up 2.5% of the U.K.’s population; proper representation in venture would mean at least 2.5% of funds going to Black-led businesses. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal…
Tech Crunch – Activision Blizzard will pay $54 million to settle California workplace discrimination suit
California’s Civil Rights Department reached a settlement with Activision Blizzard late last week two years after the state regulator brought a lawsuit alleging gender discrimination, pay inequities and a culture of sexual…
Tech Crunch – Google says it will pay $700M as a part of Play Store dispute settlement
Google said today it will pay $700 million — $630 million to U.S. consumers and $70 to a fund used by U.S. states — in a settlement over Play Store reached in…
Tech Crunch – Why Gogoro picked India as its new go-to market
Gogoro co-founder and CEO Horace Luke wants to “go big” in India even as the Taiwanese company faces challenges in its home country. The potential of India, it seems, is simply to…
Border Report – Woman suspected of $370K cocaine smuggling attempt arrested
INDIO, Calif. — A 30-year-old American woman was arrested after El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents found over $370,000 worth of cocaine, authorities said. The drug bust occurred on Dec. 9 around…