EGYM, the Munich-based smart fitness startup, raises $225M from Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners

The technology industry at large might not be in the best of health at the moment, but health and fitness startups appear to be alive and well. EGYM, the... Read more »

Meta’s Threads app is a privacy nightmare that won’t launch in EU yet

Meta’s planned Twitter killer, Threads, isn’t yet publicly available but it already looks like a privacy nightmare. Information provided about the app’s privacy via mandatory disclosures required on iOS... Read more »

Twitter silently removes login requirement for viewing tweets

Days after requiring users to log in to view tweets, Twitter has silently removed these restrictions. This means you can open Twitter links in a browser without an account.... Read more »

Steering through venture’s global correction with the GPCA’s CEO

Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This is our Wednesday show where we... Read more »

Yes, investors will sign an NDA, but only in this specific circumstance

If you’ve tried to get an investor to sign a nondisclosure agreement (NDA) before you pitch them, you’ll often be waved off with something like, “We don’t do that.”... Read more »

The TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 July 4th sale ends today

Last call for price-savvy TechCrunchers! Our weeklong July 4th sale ends today! We resurrected our early bird for the occasion, and this is your final chance to score serious... Read more »

CADDi raises $89M Series C to scale its B2B supply chain marketplace for manufacturing parts 

The pandemic has damaged the entire manufacturing supply chain, which is not likely to return to normal until at least 2024 due to a few challenges, including the ongoing... Read more »

Adam Mosseri says Meta’s Threads app won’t have ActivityPub support at launch

Meta is set to launch its text-based Twitter rival Threads tomorrow. However, Meta briefly made the platform live on the web before pulling the links. During that time, users... Read more »

NYC’s anti-bias law for hiring algorithms goes into effect

After months of delays, New York City today began enforcing a law that requires employers using algorithms to recruit, hire or promote employees to submit those algorithms for an... Read more »

Security researchers latest to blast UK’s Online Safety Bill as encryption risk

Nearly 70 IT security and privacy academics have added to the clamour of alarm over the damage the UK’s Online Safety Bill could wreak to, er, online safety unless... Read more »
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