Monday, March 27, 2023

Epic Games produces documents in antitrust case showing Googlers avoiding its litigation hold

In a new filing in Epic Games’ antitrust case against Google, lawyers for the plaintiffs have submitted a number of exhibits that attempt to demonstrate Google employees’ tendency to switch off chat history on internal discussions. Epic believes this behavior is meant to destroy sensitive communications related to its lawsuit, but it’s not the only […]

Epic Games produces documents in antitrust case showing Googlers avoiding its litigation hold by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

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The first round of Disney layoffs begins this week, CEO Bob Iger shares in memo

In February, Disney CEO Bob Iger told shareholders in an earnings call that the company plans to lay off 7,000 employees as part of a significant restructuring. Today, in an internal memo to employees, which TechCrunch was able to obtain, Iger revealed that there will be three rounds of layoffs, with the first beginning this […]

The first round of Disney layoffs begins this week, CEO Bob Iger shares in memo by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch

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Alibaba founder Jack Ma returns to China after a year of uncertainty

Jack Ma’s whereabouts are making headlines again roughly a year after the billionaire founder of Alibaba disappeared from the public eye. Bloomberg reported Monday that Ma had chosen to stay abroad despite China’s efforts to restore confidence in entrepreneurs, citing unnamed sources. Within hours, however, news surfaced that Ma actually visited an Alibaba-funded K-12 school […]

Alibaba founder Jack Ma returns to China after a year of uncertainty by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch

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GitHub takes down repository containing Twitter’s source code

Microsoft-owned GitHub took down a repository by a user named “FreeSpeechEnthusiast” that contained proprietary source code to Twitter after the social network filed a DCMA takedown request. The username certainly seems to be a jab at Twitter owner Elon Musk, who has claimed to be a “free speech absolutist” many times. On Friday, Twitter filed […]

GitHub takes down repository containing Twitter’s source code by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

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Activist investor Elliott ditches director nomination plans for Salesforce

Activist investor Elliott Investment Management won’t be proceeding with plans to nominate its own directors to Salesforce’s board, citing improved performance and a clearer “focus on value creation” from the enterprise software company. Elliott is one of five activist investors within Salesforce’s ranks, after buying a multi-billion dollar stake in the company at the turn […]

Activist investor Elliott ditches director nomination plans for Salesforce by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch

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Sunday, March 26, 2023

Pinterest brings shopping capabilities to Shuffles, its collage-making app

Pinterest announced today that it’s testing ways to integrate Shuffles collage content into Pinterest, starting with shopping. Shuffles, which is Pinterest’s collage-making app, launched to general public last November. To use Shuffles, users build collages using Pinterest’s own photo library or by snapping photos of objects they want to include with their iPhone’s camera. The […]

Pinterest brings shopping capabilities to Shuffles, its collage-making app by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch

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Why this round of tech-optimism feels different

One of my most joyous technology memories concerns Project Origami. The effort from Microsoft, Intel and others launched ultra-mobile PCs, or UMPCs. The devices, akin to squeezing a full Windows machine into something about the size of an midrange iPad often complete with a physical keyboard, utterly fascinated me back around 2006. At that time […]

Why this round of tech-optimism feels different by Alex Wilhelm originally published on TechCrunch

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Pinterest brings shopping capabilities to Shuffles, its collage-making app

Pinterest announced today that it’s testing ways to integrate Shuffles collage content into Pinterest, starting with shopping. Shuffles, which is Pinterest’s collage-making app, launched to general public last November. To use Shuffles, users build collages using Pinterest’s own photo library or by snapping photos of objects they want to include with their iPhone’s camera. The […]

Pinterest brings shopping capabilities to Shuffles, its collage-making app by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch

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Are solo GPs screwed?

Entrepreneur Ankur Nagpal raised a $70 million venture fund last year, called Vibe Capital, from over 200 investors. But now, as the market shifts and LPs are less interested in venture capital, the Ocho founder is shrinking the fund side by roughly 43%, canceling capital calls, and, ultimately, sending back money that had already been […] Are solo GPs screwed? by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch
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Saturday, March 25, 2023

Just 7 days until the TC Early Stage early bird flies away

Budget-minded entrepreneurs and early-stage startup founders take heed — this is no time to procrastinate. We have only 7 days left of early-bird pricing to TechCrunch Early Stage 2023 in Boston on April 20. Don’t wait…the early bird gets the…SAVINGS: Buy a $249 founder pass and save $200 before prices increase on April 1 — […]

Just 7 days until the TC Early Stage early bird flies away by Alexandra Ames originally published on TechCrunch

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The tide has shifted for solo GPs

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. It’s hard to be proactive after the tide has already shifted. However, that’s what we’re seeing happen in the solo GP world, where investors, hearing […]

The tide has shifted for solo GPs by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch

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