Atlanta startups: Last call to apply to pitch at TechCrunch Live’s Atlanta event

Hey Atlanta founders! Apply now to pitch at TechCrunch Live’s Atlanta event. Next month, TechCrunch Live is shining a spotlight on the Atlanta tech ecosystem once again, in a... Read more »

Amazon backs Indian kids fashion brand Hopscotch in $20M funding

Hopscotch, an Indian brand offering fashion wear for kids, has raised $20 million in a funding round led by Amazon amid the ongoing market slowdown and funding crunch that... Read more »

US government targets North Korea’s illicit IT workforce with new sanctions

The U.S. government announced new sanctions against North Korea related to its army of illicit IT workers that have fraudulently gained employment to finance the regime’s weapons of mass... Read more »

Meta conducts yet another round of layoffs

Meta is waging its latest round of layoffs on Wednesday, estimated to impact about 6,000 people. These cuts are part of the company’s so-called “Year of Efficiency,” in which... Read more »

Ten months after promotion, Red Hat CEO Matt Hicks navigates layoffs and AI’s rise

When Matt Hicks got promoted to CEO at Red Hat last summer, he not only faced the typical challenges of any new chief executive taking over from a veteran... Read more »

Don’t miss your last chance to pitch on the TC Disrupt stage

Early-stage startup founders, listen up! We’re on the Startup Battlefield 200 (SB 200) homestretch. You have just one week left to hunker down and show us why we should... Read more »

DataOps.live gets $17.5M from Snowflake, others for DevOps-style tools aimed at data experts

DevOps has changed the game for how developers build, deploy, update and monitor applications across their network. Now, an eponymous startup called DataOps.live — which has built a DataOps... Read more »

SoundCloud lays off 8% of staff as it aims to reach profitability this year

Music streaming platform SoundCloud has laid off 8% of its staff according to multiple reports. The fresh round of job cuts comes after the company laid off 20% of... Read more »

Meet the tiny, wireless sleep apnea diagnostic wearable headed for the US

UK medtech startup Acurable has gained FDA clearance for a novel wireless diagnostic device for remote detection of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). A formal launch into the US market... Read more »

Figure raises $70M to build its humanoid robots

I spent a bit of time at Figure’s Sunnyvale offices during a recent visit to the South Bay. The firm is currently in that semi-awkward phase where it’s ready... Read more »
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