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Max Q: Space raise by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch
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Monday, February 6, 2023
EV maker VinFast downsizes in US, Canada
Vietnamese electric vehicle maker VinFast is cutting jobs in the United States and Canada as part of a restructuring that will merge operations across the two countries. The restructuring comes as VinFast prepares to enter the U.S. public market and delays deliveries to its first customers in the country. VinFast has not shared how many […]
EV maker VinFast downsizes in US, Canada by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch
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Modular eel robots combine soft and rigid components
Here’s an interesting comment from MIT’s Alfonso Parra Rubio, “Treating soft versus hard robotics is a false dichotomy.” For, I suppose, obvious reasons, thinking around technology tends to be a bit…binary. Certainly we’ve traditionally regarded soft robots as being something that exists in direct opposition to their more traditional counterparts. But the organic beings that […]
Modular eel robots combine soft and rigid components by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch
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Nex Cubed launched $40 million fund targeting Black colleges and universities
The fund seeks to foster and invest in startups where at least one founder is an HBCU student, alumni, or faculty member.
Nex Cubed launched $40 million fund targeting Black colleges and universities by Dominic-Madori Davis originally published on TechCrunch
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To improve close rates for technical interviews, give applicants feedback (good or bad)
Technical interviews are a black box — candidates usually are told whether they made it to the next round, but they rarely find out why.
To improve close rates for technical interviews, give applicants feedback (good or bad) by Ram Iyer originally published on TechCrunch
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Breef raises $16M to match brands with marketing agencies
Breef, a platform that allows brands to manage and service marketing agency projects, today announced that it raised $16 million in a Series A round (an undisclosed portion of which was debt) led by Greycroft with participation from BDMI, UTA.VC, Afterpay’s Touch Ventures and UC Berkeley’s The House Fund. The new capital brings Breef’s total […]
Breef raises $16M to match brands with marketing agencies by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch
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Meta fails in bid to be removed as a party from an exploitation lawsuit against it and moderation partner Sama in Kenya
More drama is afoot for Facebook’s parent company Meta on the African continent. A Kenyan court today rejected Meta’s request to be removed as party in a lawsuit filed last year against it and Sama, its main subcontractor for content moderation in Africa. Together, the two are being accused of exploitation and union busting. Meta […]
Meta fails in bid to be removed as a party from an exploitation lawsuit against it and moderation partner Sama in Kenya by Annie Njanja originally published on TechCrunch
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Choosing a cloud infrastructure provider: A beginner’s guide
It's essential to analyze the tools available before you decide on a cloud infrastructure provider to keep application maturity and running costs in check.
Choosing a cloud infrastructure provider: A beginner’s guide by Ram Iyer originally published on TechCrunch
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Sunday, February 5, 2023
The solo GP behind iSeed SEA launches his second fund for Southeast Asia
If you follow Southeast Asia funding, you’re probably familiar with iSeed SEA. Some of the startups the fund has invested in since it launched in 2020 include Dat Bike, Skuad and Upmesh. What you might not know, however, is that iSeed SEA is a solo GP fund. Now that solo GP, AngelList alum Wing Vasiksiri, […]
The solo GP behind iSeed SEA launches his second fund for Southeast Asia by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch
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Startups, here’s how you can make hardware without ruining the planet
If you can't make planet-friendly choices as the founder of a startup, when the buck literally stops with you, when can you?
Startups, here’s how you can make hardware without ruining the planet by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch
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India is blocking over 230 betting and loan apps, many with ties to China
India is moving to block 232 apps, some with links to China, that offer betting and loan services in the South Asian market to prevent misuse of the citizens’ data, the state-owned public broadcaster said Sunday. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology is in the process to enforce an emergency order to ban 138 […]
India is blocking over 230 betting and loan apps, many with ties to China by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch
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Saturday, February 4, 2023
Dear founders, returning to the office is a numbers game
Welcome to Startups Weekly, a nuanced take on this week’s startup news and trends by Senior Reporter and Equity co-host Natasha Mascarenhas. To get this in your inbox, subscribe here. Toward the end of 2022, a number of entrepreneurs, some citing Elon Musk, told me that they’re bringing back an in-person work culture in the […]
Dear founders, returning to the office is a numbers game by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch
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This Week in Apps: Instagram’s founders’ new app, another Twitter rival, Biden admin criticizes app stores
This Week in Apps offers a way to keep up with this fast-moving industry in one place with the latest from the world of apps, including news, updates, startup fundings, M&As and more.
This Week in Apps: Instagram’s founders’ new app, another Twitter rival, Biden admin criticizes app stores by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch
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Does usage-based pricing call for a new growth infrastructure stack?
"It's not either usage-based or subscription pricing,” VC firm OpenView wrote in its second State of Usage-Based Pricing report. These hybrid approaches call for new tools, but which ones?
Does usage-based pricing call for a new growth infrastructure stack? by Anna Heim originally published on TechCrunch
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Friday, February 3, 2023
Meta’s Reality Labs lost $13.7 billion on VR and AR last year
Mentions of the “metaverse” were relatively few and far between in Meta’s quarterly earnings call this week — we counted a mere seven mentions compared to 23 for “AI” — but the company’s investment into its vision of a VR-connected social future remains colossal. Starting in 2021, Meta began breaking out its Reality Labs VR […]
Meta’s Reality Labs lost $13.7 billion on VR and AR last year by Taylor Hatmaker originally published on TechCrunch
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