Iranian director Ali Abbasi discusses the Trump campaign's threat to sue him over his movie "The Apprentice," which is screening in competition at Cannes. The film stars Sebastian Stan as Trump and examines the relationship between the real estate mogul and defense attorney Roy Cohn. (May 21)
Trump's team called the film “garbage” and has sent filmmakers a cease and desist letter. Meanwhile, its director offered to watch the biopic with Trump himself.
Benjamin Encz's path to entrepreneurship was long and unusual. Having previously worked as an R&D engineer at FX companies Industrial Light & Magic and DreamWorks on films like "Transformers" and "How to Train Your Dragon," Encz left the film industry in 2012 to join VC firm Social Capital as an engineer in residence. "The industry has gone from companies rapidly growing headcount to suddenly retracting, changing the dynamic of the talent market and how talent acquisition teams need to adjust," Encz told TechCrunch.
Ford CEO Jim Farley sits down for a new edition of Yahoo Finance's 'Opening Bid' podcast, sharing why the auto giant has spent $1 billion to rebuild a Detroit landmark, and why he remains bullish on EVs.
Spotify has announced that it's hiking subscriptions for customers in the U.S., the second such price increase in the space of a year. The music-streaming giant reports that premium pricing will increase in July from $10.99 to $11.99, representing a near-10% rise. The Duo and Family plans will go up to $16.99 and $19.99, representing a $2 and $3 increase respectively, while the student plan will remain at $5.99 per month.
The June jobs report comes as the latest stock market rally took a breather to end May.
The latest ASUS Zenbook S16 laptop boasts a revamped cooling system. It’s also lighter and thinner than ever.
Last week, TechCrunch paid a visit to Apple's Austin, Texas manufacturing facilities. In recent years, the capital city has transformed into a hot bed for tech innovation, largely owing to a massive talent pool generated by nearby University of Texas at Austin. Just ahead of the pandemic, Apple confirmed that it would also be producing that model’s successor in the city.
Not everything is looking great within the record-setting Nasdaq.
Taxes are the "retirement time bomb," according to one tax expert. Here's what you can do now.
Temasek and Fidelity have purchased shares worth $200 million in Indian eyewear retailer Lenskart, according to a statement by the startup's financial advisor, Avendus. The transaction values Lenskart at $5 billion, the startup's co-founder and chief executive, Peyush Bansal, told TechCrunch in a text message. Avendus, which also advised selling shareholders on the deal, didn't name the investors who sold the shares.