Perspectives on tackling Big Tech’s market power

The need for markets-focused competition watchdogs and consumer-centric privacy regulators to think outside their respective &#8216;legal silos&#8217; and find creative ways to work together to tackle the challenge of big tech market power was the impetus for a couple of fascinating panel discussio… Read Full Article Posted By : Tech Big News

YC makes a Product Hunt, Product Hunt makes an a16z, a16z makes a YC

Tech innovation is a cycle, especially in the main character-driven world of early-stage venture capital and copycat nature of startups. Read Full Article Posted By : Tech Big News

When do layoffs matter? Trick question — always

Equity is the TechCrunch podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. Read Full Article Posted By : Tech Big News

Mediflash is a freelancer marketplace for health professionals

Meet Mediflash, a new French startup that wants to improve temp staffing in healthcare facilities, such as nursing homes, clinics and mental health facilities. The company positions itself as an alternative to traditional temp staffing agencies. They claim to offer better terms for both caregivers … Read Full Article Posted By : Tech Big News

Daily Crunch: Google’s first retail location opened today in NYC

Hello friends and welcome to Daily Crunch, bringing you the most important startup, tech and venture capital news in a single package. Read Full Article Posted By : Tech Big News

DataRails books $25M more to build better financial reporting tools for SMBs

As enterprise startups continue to target interesting gaps in the market, we&#8217;re seeing increasingly sophisticated tools getting built for small and medium businesses &#8212; traditionally a tricky segment to sell to, too small for large enterprise tools, and too advanced in their needs for co… Read Full Article Posted By : Tech Big News

Ford acquires Electriphi as it prepares to woo EV fleet customers

Ford has two electric vehicles in the pipeline — the E-Transit cargo van and F-150 Lighting Pro —aimed at commercial customers. Now, the automaker is rounding out its future EV commercial business with the acquisition of battery management and fleet monitoring software startup Electriphi. Terms of… Read Full Article Posted By : Tech Big News

Why former Alibaba scientist wants to back founders outside the Ivory Tower

Min Wanli had a career path much coveted by those pursuing a career in computer science. A prodigy, Min was accepted to a top research university in China at the age of 14. He subsequently obtained Ph.D. degrees in physics and statistics from the University of Chicago before spending nearly a combi… Read Full Article Posted By : Tech Big News

Delivery service Gopuff acquires rideOS for $115 million

On-demand goods, food and alcohol delivery service Gopuff has acquired fleet management platform rideOS for $115 million, sources familiar with the deal say. This acquisition comes just a few months after the Philadelphia-based startup announced a $1.15 billion funding round at a $8.9 billion valua… Read Full Article Posted By : Tech Big News

Tiger Global in talks to back BharatPe at $2.5 billion valuation

Indian fintech startup BharatPe is in advanced stages of talks to raise about $250 million in a new financing round led by Tiger Global, two sources familiar with the matter told TechCrunch. The new round, a Series E, is giving the three-year-old New Delhi-headquartered firm a pre-money valuation o… Read Full Article Posted By : Tech Big News

Facebook officially launches Live Audio Rooms and podcasts in the US

In April, Facebook announced a series of planned investments in new audio products, including a Clubhouse live audio competitor as well as new support for podcasts. Today, Facebook is officially rolling out these products with the launch of Live Audio Rooms in the U.S. on iOS, starting with public … Read Full Article Posted By : Tech Big News

Perspectives on tackling Big Tech&#8217;s market power