A troubling startup layoff trend has emerged

We don’t need to tell you about the layoffs that are defining the tech landscape right now, concentrated particularly in late-stage companies that are struggling to raise extension rounds and grow into existing valuations. What we do think is important, though, is focusing on a frustrating trend th… Read Full Article Posted By : Tech Big News

Amazon-owned MGM makes a viral video show with surveillance footage from Amazon-owned Ring

Ring recently came under fire for leaking footage to law enforcement without device owners&#039; permission. Read Full Article Posted By : Tech Big News

Digital health unicorn Truepill conducts third round of layoffs in 2022

Sources say Truepill’s entire U.K. team was laid off, as well as a large portion of the virtual pharmacy platform’s product team; the data team was also impacted Read Full Article Posted By : Tech Big News

Bridge rounds are the late-stage rage

Data from Carta indicate that bridge rounds are rising in popularity, as TechCrunch expected given our reporting. However, where the funding varietal is gaining the most popularity was surprising. Read Full Article Posted By : Tech Big News

TikTok and Bootstrapping and Convoy.com

TechCrunch is more than just a site with words. We&#8217;re also building a growing stable of podcasts focused on the most critical topics relating to the startup and venture capital worlds. To help you find the right show for your interests, we&#8217;ve compiled our audio output from the week. Emb… Read Full Article Posted By : Tech Big News

The dog days of Disrupt $1300 savings end tonight

File this post under the apt adage, “All good things must come to an end.” Tonight, the sun sets on early-bird pricing and your chance to save up to $1,300 on passes to TechCrunch Disrupt on October 18–20 in San Francisco. It’s now o’clock: Buy your early-bird pass to TechCrunch Disrupt by 11:59 p.… Read Full Article Posted By : Tech Big News

Twitter denies Musk’s countersuit claims with a lot of snark

Twitter has filed a legal response denying Elon Musk&#8217;s counterclaims about the company he&#8217;s supposed to acquire &#8212; a deal he&#8217;s trying to exit by claiming Twitter fraudulently misrepresented the number of fake accounts on the platform. The 127-page document sees Twitter refuti… Read Full Article Posted By : Tech Big News

Squaring Databricks’ 2021 valuation as it crosses a $1B annual run rate

With $1 billion or more worth of annualized revenue, what can we learn about Databricks&#039; growth rate, and how well does its valuation slot into current market pricing? Read Full Article Posted By : Tech Big News

Robinhood’s hangover, YC’s reduction and Uber’s return to form

Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. Alex, Natasha and Mary Ann got together with Maggie this week for our weekly roundup show, and per usual, there was a lot to talk about, including the fact that t… Read Full Article Posted By : Tech Big News

Zenno Astronautics wants to move spacecraft around using electromagnets, not fuel

It’s easy to think about satellites as a bunch of mini-moons, orbiting the Earth seamlessly and without any (noticeable) movement. But that’s not quite right: satellites and other spacecraft often require fairly continuous tweaks to their positions in orbit. Historically, the aerospace industry has… Read Full Article Posted By : Tech Big News

Empathy is essential for building a loyal team, says Kolors co-founder Anca Gardea

Kolors is following a model that it describes as “if Uber and Southwest Airlines had a baby,&quot; providing a technology layer to bus operators to help them operate more smoothly. Read Full Article Posted By : Tech Big News