The FTC finalizes Epic’s $245 million settlement over sketchy Fortnite purchases

The Federal Trade Commission slammed Epic Games with $245 million in fines this week, ordering the Fortnite developer to compensate consumers who made unwitting purchases in its digital store.... Read more »

Dear Sophie: How can I return to the United States as a founder?

Here’s another edition of “Dear Sophie,” the advice column that answers immigration-related questions about working at technology companies. “Your questions are vital to the spread of knowledge that allows... Read more »

How to pitch me: 7 investors discuss what they’re looking for in March 2023

Walter Thompson Contributor Share on Twitter Editorial Manager Walter Thompson edits staff and guest articles for TechCrunch+ and manages TechCrunch’s guest contributor program. Previously, he worked at a number... Read more »

Klaviyo conducts company-wide layoffs

Klaviyo, an e-commerce marketing automation platform, has laid off 140 of its staff across all teams, including engineering and design, TechCrunch has learned from a number of sources.  Klaviyo’s... Read more »

Daily Crunch: T-Mobile buys Mint Mobile’s parent company in a deal worth up to $1.35B

To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. Hellooooo, and welcome to the Wednesday... Read more »

Stripe now valued at $50B following $6.5B raise

Digital payments company Stripe announced Wednesday that it raised over $6.5 billion in Series I funding to value the company at $50 billion. As we reported earlier this month,... Read more »

Adept, a startup training AI to use existing software and APIs, raises $350M

In another sign that the current VC appetite for AI is insatiable, Adept, a startup building AI that “enables humans and computers to work together creatively to solve problems,”... Read more »

Substack brings its ‘Chat’ discussions feature to the web

Substack announced today it’s bringing its “Chat” feature to the web after launching it on mobile last November. Chat allows writers to communicate directly with their loyal readers right... Read more »

Behold the new Moon Suit

NASA and Axiom Space just showed off the latest iteration of the spacesuit astronauts will wear on the surface of the Moon when the Artemis III mission takes the... Read more »

A retiree’s group for cheese toast lovers is an earnest glimpse of Weird Facebook

Scott Kominkiewicz suddenly had a lot of time on his hands. After retiring from a career as a copywriter and high school English teacher, the sixty-year-old found a new... Read more »
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