Fintech-focused VC firm Anthemis Group lays off 28% of staff as part of restructuring

Anthemis Group is undergoing a restructuring that resulted in its letting go of 16 employees, or about 28% of its employees, earlier this year, the fintech-focused venture firm has... Read more »

PaperCut says hackers are exploiting ‘critical’ security flaws in unpatched servers

Print management software maker PaperCut says attackers are exploiting a critical-rated security vulnerability to gain access to unpatched servers on customer networks. PaperCut offers two print management products, PaperCut... Read more »

Yelp rolls out AI-powered search updates and the ability to add videos to reviews

Yelp announced today that it’s introducing a series of new updates, including an enhanced AI-powered search experience and the ability to add videos to reviews. Yelp says it can... Read more »

How to pitch me: 5 investors discuss what they’re looking for in April 2023

After attending TechCrunch Early Stage last week, I was cheered to meet so many first-time founders and experienced investors who are looking for opportunities. Based on my conversations, VCs... Read more »

At 0.69% in Q1, the dip in funding for Black founders ‘no longer evokes an emotional response’

Black founders are also seeing a year-over-year decline in Q1 funding, according to new Crunchbase data that looked at seed, venture, private equity and corporate venture capital funding allocated... Read more »

WhatsApp’s multi-device feature now supports more than one phone

WhatsApp is finally rolling out multi-device login support for all users. That means you can use up to four phones for one account. Mark Zuckerberg announced the feature’s rollout... Read more »

Summer’s student debt repayment tools continue blooming with $6M Series A extension

A flurry of recent activity surrounding student debt repayment, including government policies, like the SECURE ACT 2.0, passed by Congress in December, created provisions for employers to match student... Read more »

Nvidia releases a toolkit to make text-generating AI ‘safer’

For all the fanfare, text-generating AI models like OpenAI’s GPT-4 make a lot of mistakes — some of them harmful. The Verge’s James Vincent once called one such model... Read more »

AI assistants come to Alibaba and a16z-backed Cider

The generative AI world is evolving so rapidly that every few days we see startups rolling out new applications powered by large language models (LLMs). The latest attempt to... Read more »

Netflix earmarks $2.5B for original content in South Korea

After the stunning success of “Squid Game” in 2021, Netflix is doubling down on South Korea in hopes of another home run out of the country’s entertainment industry. The... Read more »
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