💸 Europe bets on quick commerce: TechCrunch got the scoop that Flink, a quick-commerce startup out of Berlin, has raised $150 million at a nearly $1 billion valuation to double down on deliveries in Germany and the Netherlands. Read More
⌚ Apple Watch Series 10: TC's Brian Heater says Apple's new $400 Watch, with the new sleep apnea metric, is more "refined" than redefined. If it ain't broke, don't fix it, I guess. Read More
🏀 Intel rebounds: The beleaguered chipmaker has taken steps to turn its luck around. Intel will spin out its foundry division, which has already signed a deal with AWS to co-develop an AI chip. Read More
🚘 Fisker customers question their life decisions: As the EV-maker continues its bankruptcy proceedings, its customers have been told they'll need to pay the labor costs to resolve recalls on their Ocean SUVs. That's one way to treat your customers. Read More
🏢 Big Tech wants you to go back to office: Amazon CEO Andy Jassy has called for a full, five-day-a-week return to offices starting 2025. Jassy joins the likes of Elon Musk and Marc Benioff in pushing for pre-pandemic office norms. Read More
📱 App Store gets more competition: Ukraine-based MacPaw has launched its alternative iOS app store, Setapp, for European users in open beta. This is the latest app store to hit European waters since the EU's new DMA rules forced Apple to allow alternative app stores. Read More
💶 Pay or be tracked: As with tech, there are always unintended consequences to policy. The U.K.'s data watchdog says it's made progress in cracking down on sites that track users without consent. Still, it admits many have now adopted a controversial type of paywall. Read More
