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JUNE 10, 2022

is poised to invest in Partech’s Africa Fund II, Annie reports. Image Credits: Toni Cuenca (opens in a new window) / Unsplash (opens in a new window) under a license. Now, isn’t that refreshing? Your move, Marco Polo. Getting in on a growing market : The International Finance Corp.

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AUGUST 30, 2022

Embed that finance : Pezesha, a Kenyan-based fintech startup, is flush with $11 million in new capital as it seeks to bridge the gap between access to financial products and what is a “$330 billion financing deficit for the small enterprises that make up 90% of Africa’s businesses,” Annie reports. Faster when further afield : The U.K.’s

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TechCrunch

APRIL 15, 2022

How social commerce is bridging Southeast Asia’s infrastructure gaps. Image Credits: António Sousa / EyeEm (opens in a new window) / Getty Images. Most social commerce platforms don’t require any upfront investment, and resellers can rely on startups’ supply chains, payments infrastructure and logistics networks.

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JULY 8, 2022

iOS social media privacy updates. For sure, social media is a vehicle for driving sales, but community management is the engine. Image Credits: MirageC (opens in a new window) / Getty Images. Image Credits: Enduring Planet (opens in a new window). Image Credits: MirageC (opens in a new window) / Getty Images.

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APRIL 9, 2024

Important 24 CVEs | Secure Boot Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability Microsoft patched 24 CVEs in Windows Secure Boot in as part of the April 2024 Patch Tuesday release. of the vulnerabilities patched this month, followed by elevation of privilege (EoP) vulnerabilities at 21.1%. Four of the 24 CVEs were assigned a CVSSv3 score of 8.0.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 23, 2022

The automaker unveiled its $300 charging mat that can recharge three devices at once, Matt reports. Image Credits: Yuichiro Chino (opens in a new window) / Getty Images. Manish reports the search engine giant is appealing the hundreds of millions of dollars in fines ordered against it over business practices on Android.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

In our chat, Barber spoke about how founders can better align with investors and employees while managing uncertainty, the dangers of growing too quickly and the economic, social and emotional impacts created when so many companies close their doors at once. Image Credits: wragg (opens in a new window) / Getty Images. yourprotagonist.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

” The report had many interesting findings, but here’s the one that left the biggest impression on me: Startups that adopt USP and product-led growth strategies pay back customer acquisition costs faster and have higher net-dollar retention. Image Credits: paolomartinezphotography (opens in a new window) / Getty Images.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2020

A pair of zero-day vulnerabilities in Google Chrome (CVE-2020-15999) and Microsoft Windows (CVE-2020-17087) were chained together and exploited in the wild in targeted attacks. Project Zero discovered and reported an actively exploited 0day in freetype that was being used to target Chrome. Background.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

With $20 million in new funding, it helps fintech companies test and deploy those tweaks without a developer, Kyle reports. billion for its cloud unit over the next eight years as it launches a second cloud region in Hyderabad, Manish reports. COOOOVID : Visible launches activity-tracking platform to tackle long COVID, Paul reports.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

One rival at a time : The digital design world got a treat today when Adobe announced it was buying Figma, one of its biggest rivals, in a $20 billion deal that has both investors and Figma enthusiasts pondering what will change and if those changes will be bad, Ingrid reports. Image Credits: Helu (opens in a new window).

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 4, 2023

He checked out Salesforce’s SEC filing related to the matter and reported that CEO Marc Benioff stated the layoffs were a result of hiring “too many people leading into this economic downturn we’re now facing.”. Image Credits: Javier Zayas Photography (opens in a new window) / Getty Images. Startups and VC.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

In Elon Musk’s case, he reportedly sent a late-night email to Twitter workers posing sort of an “Eat Me,” “Drink Me” situation related to their future employment at the social media giant, Amanda writes. million in new capital to automate the transition of design elements to code bases , Ron reports. Ultimatums never work, right? :

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TechCrunch

APRIL 27, 2023

Ingrid reports Houston said the cuts are due to slowing growth and “the era of AI.” Lauren reports that Posh announced its public launch today after being in beta since October 2020. Swimming upstream : Sturgeon Capital launches $35 million fund aimed at emerging startups in Central Asia, Mike reports. You can sign up here.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Moderate CVE-2024-21351 | Windows SmartScreen Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability CVE-2024-21351 is a security feature bypass vulnerability in Windows SmartScreen. Since 2022, there have been five Windows SmartScreen vulnerabilities disclosed across Patch Tuesday. It was assigned a CVSSv3 score of 7.6 and is rated moderate.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Yesterday, Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski admitted to a reporter that this didn’t feel like the right moment to take his buy now, pay later company public. “I Last quarter, the company’s revenue grew 54%, a sharp drop-off from 191% in its previous quarterly earnings report. This caught Alex Wilhelm by surprise.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

In honor of Black history month, we want to share some good news for BIPOC founders, as more funding is becoming available: Dominic-Madori reports that Nex Cubed launched its HBCU (historically Black colleges and universities) Founders Fund , weighing in at $40 million. Over 3,200 VMware servers have been compromised, she writes.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Kenyan startup Wowzi has secured new funding to expand the reach of its platform, which turns social media users into brand influencers, to West and Southern Africa — as it taps the increasing usage of social sites across the continent driven by the proliferation of smartphones and a deepening internet penetration.

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TechCrunch

MAY 9, 2023

Also, today’s head scratcher of an article is from Devin , who reports that Acapela lets anyone back up their own voice. More layoffs : LinkedIn is phasing out its China jobs app and with it goes 716 jobs, Catherine reports. It is already making the rounds in South America and Asia and now lands in Singapore, Ivan reports.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 29, 2022

It also caught the eye of Y Combinator and other investors, who put in over $1 million, Tage reports. Hail to the chief : Speaking of YC, Mary Ann and Natasha M paired up to report on today’s surprise news that Initialized Capital founder Garry Tan is going to be the accelerator giant’s next president and CEO. Jaclyn reports.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 28, 2023

Welcome to Startups Weekly, a nuanced take on this week’s startup news and trends by Senior Reporter and Equity co-host Natasha Mascarenhas. By joining the consumer social wave today versus before anyone even thought in characters and retweets, the co-founder thinks they get to factor in more of the nuance.

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MARCH 2, 2023

. — Christine and Haje The TechCrunch Top 3 My friends call me Murphy; you call me Figure : It’s “iRobot” come to life: Figure emerges from stealth with the first images of its humanoid robot, Brian reports. The investor says it could take three years for the market to “accurately” reprice late-stage companies , Connie reports.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 26, 2021

But TechCrunch reporters spend a lot of time talking with startups, hearing pitches and telling their stories; if you’re curious about which companies stood out from Y Combinator’s W21 Demo Day, read on. Image Credits: Nigel Sussman (opens in a new window). Image Credits: Nigel Sussman (opens in a new window).

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TechCrunch

MARCH 7, 2023

The launch was a surprise to many consumers, who wondered why the team behind one of the world’s most iconic social apps would return to startups to focus on one of the toughest areas instead: news. Machine learning is the “future of social” Image Credits: Usis / Getty Images Deciding on their next act took time.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 23, 2022

Light it up : Over at TechCrunch+, Tim reports on U.S. Today, a startup out of Paris called Ravel Technologies is emerging from stealth with an approach it believes could be the missing link between those two, Ingrid reports. ConverseNow expands its drive-thru ordering tech as it bags another $10 million , reports Christine.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2023

And in case you missed it, Amanda reports that NPR leaves Twitter and that Twitter, Inc., Gimme a beat : Music makes everything better, and a new integration with Spotify gives Strava users a soundtrack to their activities, reports Aisha. Do not pass go : Elizabeth Holmes is denied request to stay out of prison , Amanda reports.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Fintech reporter Ryan Lawler interviewed Lin, Intuit CEO Sasan Goodarzi, Credit Karma’s chief people officer Colleen McCreary and other executives to learn about how they weathered COVID-19 and divestment while simultaneously crafting a new management structure. Image Credits: Nigel Sussman (opens in a new window). billion to $11.6

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TechCrunch

MARCH 3, 2023

Tim Stevens reports. Jagmeet reports that Indian startup Yes Madam exposed sensitive data of customers and gig workers. wants to help recruiters find technical talent by inferring skills from GitHub code, Paul reports. million of funding for its AI-powered customer video review tool , Kate reports.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Crowdsourcing the shipping world : Backers delivered $80 million to Xeneta, on a $265 million valuation, for the Norway-based company’s crowdsourcing approach to determining air and sea freight rates, Ingrid reports. Keep reaching for that wallet : The digital wallet just got some open source love, Paul reports. Darrell has more.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

The EU — those guys who ensured we ended up with cookie banners on every damn website you’ve ever visited — are back at it with a new initiative that could have some major-league unintended consequences on open source software, Kyle reports. million, Annie reports. Lawn and order : Dominic-Madori reports that JusticeText raises $2.2

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

billion after banking $52 million in new funding, Mary Ann reports. Deal terms were not disclosed, but Reddit says Spiketrap’s AI-powered contextual analysis and tools will help Reddit to improve in areas like ad quality scoring and will boost prediction models for powering auto-bidding, Sarah reports. Brian has more. Big Tech Inc.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 25, 2022

A few more startup highlights: More web3 cash : Polygon founder raises $50 million for his new fund “Symbolic Capital,” focusing on emerging markets and web3, reports Anita. Try before you commit rentals : Zumper raises $30 million to meet flexible, short-term rental demand , led by Kleiner Perkins, Mary Ann reports.

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TechCrunch

MAY 3, 2021

Sony and Discord have announced a partnership that will integrate the latter’s popular gaming-focused chat app with PlayStation’s own built-in social tools. Discord’s reported $10B exit; Compass and Intermedia Cloud Communications set IPO price ranges.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 24, 2023

If you like the great outdoors : Strava, the activity tracking and social community platform, acquired Fatmap, a 3D mapping platform for the great outdoors, to make that next hike a doozy, Paul reports. Connie also reported that Cowboy Ventures closed two new funds totaling $260 million in capital commitments. wonders Kate.

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JULY 26, 2022

French customers are une petite bite angry about their 43% price hike, while German subscribers think their 30% hike is just the wurst, Paul reports. More startup goodies: A chain with a sack of cash at the end of it : Based in New York, Interplay is raising $10 million for a new blockchain fund, Anita reports. too, Frederic reports.

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OCTOBER 8, 2021

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JUNE 1, 2022

Slice is an Indian fintech company working to change that and is now buoyed by a new Tiger Global–led $50 million round that Manish reports has the company in unicorn territory. It seems like some folks in government agree, Connie reports, with Sen. Romain reports the company sells secondhand refurbished electric bikes.

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