The company behind Pokémon Go, Niantic lays off 8% of staff and cancels 4 projects
Pokémon Go developer Niantic is running into trouble as it builds “the real-world metaverse.” Like so many other tech companies facing...
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Cybersecurity startups, once the VC darling, hammered by layoffs
Thousands have been laid off, despite startups raising huge amounts of cash and VC investments increasing year-over-year.
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Audience Choice: Vote for the roundtable sessions you want to see most at Disrupt
Ever hear a great idea that’s so obvious — like wheels on luggage, for example — that you can’t help but wonder why someone didn’t think of...
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Delta and Misapplied Sciences launch a personalized flight information board in Detroit
Delta and Misapplied Sciences today launched the first personalized flight information board at the Detroit airport.
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Speechmatics raises $62M for its inclusive approach to speech-to-text AI
Last week I wrote about an AI startup that’s building technology that can alter, in real time, the accent of someone’s speech. But what...
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These four iconic European founders plan to kick the asses of VCs who never started a company
Today’s launch of a new project is a tantalizing glimpse of a new wave of European VC, founded and run by former tech startup “operators.”
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FTX says no active talks to buy Robinhood
SBF praises Robinhood, hints at possible partnerships
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Incredibuild powers up with $35M to boost its distributed, faster approach to games and software development
Incredibuild, an Israeli startup that has picked up a lot of traction in the worlds of gaming and software development for a platform that...
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Amsterdam cyber startup Hadrian closes €10.5M Seed for platform which simulates hacker attacks
As companies grow they expose more of themselves online and become harder to defend in terms of cybersecurity. One report estimates that 30%-40% of a...
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Cryptoys banks a16z funding to build NFTs for kids
The past several months haven’t been entirely kind to the NFT market — while transaction volume hasn’t stuttered too significantly,...
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UK-based Playter closes $55M round for its BNPL platform aimed at SMEs
Europe has no shortage of ‘buy now, pay later’ startups and a quick search is revealing. Berlin-based fintech startup Mondu has taken in €39.9...
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Fintech Kasheesh wants financially strained customers to say ‘bye’ to BNPL
Kasheesh just raised $5.5 million in funding for its multi-card payment solution from investors including NFL's Odell Beckham Jr
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Paris-based Breega closes €250M fund, opens Barcelona office to back Iberian startups
Paris-originated VC Breega wasn’t enormously well-known in the VC world (it only closed its 1st fund in 2015) until, perhaps, it started attracting...
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Shopify breaks out of the website with 100+ new features including NFTs, local shopping and more
Shopify made a name for itself in its early days with a platform for letting retailers keen to establish their own online shops an easy and quick way...
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Tesla sued by former workers for allegedly violating federal law during ‘mass layoffs’
Two former Tesla employees filed a lawsuit against the EV maker Sunday alleging that the company did not provide the 60 days of advance notice...
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Twitter asks shareholders to approve the $44 billion Elon Musk takeover
Twitter’s board wants the $44 billion Elon Musk takeover completed, which is why it’s asking its shareholders to approve the deal,...
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Echobot and Leadfeeder merge, raise $190M in Euro sales tech consolidation play
Sales and marketing has seen a huge boom in the last several years, fueled by developments in user experience and design, innovations around how...
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Saltalk turns up the heat on its virtual kitchen following new $8M cash infusion
Saltalk closed on $8 million of Series A financing to continue developing its authentic cuisine, made by restaurant chefs and home cooks.
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An Apple store in Maryland makes history by forming the company’s first recognized union
This historic victory comes after concentrated efforts from Apple to discourage its retail workers from unionizing.
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Layoffs hit crypto and real estate tech particularly hard this week
Hey Siri, when does a “macroeconomic downturn” become a “recession”? It’s another bleak week for startups weathering...
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Grace debuts privacy-focused parental controls for iOS devices built with Apple’s Screen Time API
A new startup called Grace is launching to make it easier for parents to monitor and manage their kids’ screen time and app usage on iOS...
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Could this ‘quiet company’ kick open the IPO window?
TextNow went to market with a product that customers wanted, focused on its unit economics, and did not grow ahead of its ability to generate gross...
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Alibaba extends logistics arm to Pakistan for e-commerce unit Daraz
Cainiao, the logistics service operated by Alibaba, is launching two automated distribution centers in Karachi and Lahore as its first entry into...
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Rohlik bags $231M despite the market cooling on food delivery startups
The salad days are over for many startups in the online food delivery sector. Following a long period of cash injections, splashy and high profile...
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In all-hands Twitter call, Elon Musk fields questions about free speech and bots
As Elon Musk addressed Twitter employees for the first time in an all-hands Q&A meeting, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO provided some more details...
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Able.ai exits stealth with $20M to help big lenders speed up making high-value loans
Large banks are stepping up their game when it comes to new services and the technology that underpins them, and in many cases they are borrowing...
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Amid market turmoil, crypto exchange Kraken says it’s filling 500+ roles
While several major crypto trading platforms are making large-scale layoffs and freezing hiring, some of their rivals have rushed to reassure their...
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Khazenly, an Egyptian on-demand warehousing and fulfiLlment platform, raises $2.5M seed funding
The e-commerce market in Egypt is expected to grow 30% to $7.5 billion this year, spurred by a growing number of younger shoppers and rising incomes....
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