Cost cutting, layoffs remain leading startup themes

Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. Alex and Grace are back to cover the... Read more »

PayTalk promises to handle all sorts of payments with voice, but the app has a long way to go

Neji Tawo, the founder of boutique software development company Wiscount Corporation, says he was inspired by his dad to become an engineer. When Tawo was a kid, his dad... Read more »

Audience Choice voting for Disrupt roundtables ends this Friday

We want YOU — to cast your vote for the roundtable sessions you would most like to see at TechCrunch Disrupt on October 18–20 in San Francisco. Make your... Read more »

WhatsApp will now let you use any emoji as a reaction on WhatsApp

WhatsApp is rolling out a new update that will let you use any emoji as a reaction. The company first announced the emoji reaction feature in April, but started... Read more »

Barcelona’s Impress heads towards a $125M Series B round in its bid to digitize orthodontics

Last year we covered how Barcelona-based startup Impress had digitalized the area of orthodontics, raising a $50 million Series A in the process, somewhat aping the US-based startups such... Read more »

Italy warns TikTok over privacy policy switch

TikTok’s attempt to switch legal basis for targeting advertising at users in Europe looks to be in trouble after Italy’s data protection watchdog stepped in and issued a warning... Read more »

Uprise banks $1.4M to be a ‘family office’ for Gen Z

Gen Z is getting a dose of some economic medicine that has older generations recalling 2008 and 2001, and Uprise is here for it. Uprise’s financial recommendations for Gen... Read more »

Byju’s yet to secure $250 million of its $800 million March funding

Byju’s has yet to receive $250 million of the $800 million funding it announced in March this year, the company said, as India’s most valuable startup comes under scrutiny.... Read more »

Meta launches Sphere, an AI knowledge tool based on open web content, used initially to verify citations on Wikipedia

Facebook may be infamous for helping to usher in the era of “fake news”; but it’s also tried to find a place for itself in the follow-up: the never-ending... Read more »

Paladin Cloud launches open source platform for cloud security and governance

While the cloud is playing an increasingly pivotal role in the modern business world, companies migrating to remote infrastructure face a host of challenges — and arguably chief among... Read more »
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