The Atlanta Falcons once again fell short last season, extending their playoff drought to seven years. It didn’t matter that they had a new head coach in Raheem Morris or a veteran quarterback in Kirk Cousins—expectations were high, but the results were the same. After years of coaching instability and inconsistent quarterback play, the Falcons […]
Synapse’s collapse has frozen nearly $160M from fintech users — here’s how it happened
The collapse and bankruptcy of BaaS fintech Synapse has revealed how treacherous things are for the often-interdependent fintech world when one key player hits trouble. Synapse operated a service that allowed others (mainly fintechs) to embed banking services into their offerings. For instance, a software provider that specialized in payroll for 1099 contractor-heavy businesses used […]
Synapse’s collapse has frozen nearly $160M from fintech users — here’s how it happened
The collapse and bankruptcy of BaaS fintech Synapse has revealed how treacherous things are for the often-interdependent fintech world when one key player hits trouble. Synapse operated a service that allowed others (mainly fintechs) to embed banking services into their offerings. For instance, a software provider that specialized in payroll for 1099 contractor-heavy businesses used […]
Inside Fisker’s collapse and robotaxis come to more US cities
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! Your usual host Kirsten Korosec is taking a much deserved vacation, so I’ll be walking you through this week’s transportation news. Top of mind is my colleague […]
Inside EV startup Fisker’s collapse: how the company crumbled under its founders’ whims
An autonomous pod. A solid-state battery-powered sports car. An electric pickup truck. A convertible grand tourer EV with up to 600 miles of range. A “fully connected mobility device” for young urban innovators to be built by Foxconn and priced under $ 30,000. The next Popemobile. Over the past eight years, famed vehicle designer Henrik […]