It was a very busy week in the world of fintech, which certainly kept us on our toes. We covered a couple of notable M&A deals (including one of the biggest of the year so far), a different kind of financial services startup aimed at undocumented immigrants, Brex’s official recommitment to the startup community and […]
Fintech M&A gets a big boost with Visa-Pismo deal by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch
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The rise of FinOps already fueled multiple acquisitions, including IBM's plan to acquire Apptio for a whopping $4.6 billion, but there's more to come.
What do FinOps and parametric insurance have in common? by Anna Heim originally published on TechCrunch
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While legacy sports betting companies dominate the online market, Miami-based Betr thinks there is room for more players.
Deal Dive: Betting on the sports betting market by Rebecca Szkutak originally published on TechCrunch
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AI’s grabbing headlines, but the robotics field is still making a significant impact in the real world — and this is your briefing on our latest coverage of the growing industry. Before we get into the depths of the past week’s noteworthy robotics news, our resident expert Brian Heater dove into the debate over the […]
The week in robotics: Teaching robots chores from YouTube, robot dogs at the border and drone consolidation by Alyssa Stringer originally published on TechCrunch
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Here’s a roundup of this week’s stories and some notable news we weren’t able to cover.
This week in food tech: Upside Foods wastes no time debuting its cultivated chicken by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch
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Four years after partnering with Apple on the launch of the Apple Card, Goldman Sachs may be eyeing the exits. The Wall Street Journal reports that Goldman is “looking for a way out” of its high-profile deal with Apple, which recently expanded to include savings accounts for Apple Card holders. The investment banking firm is […]
Goldman may be trying to bail on Apple Card by Harri Weber originally published on TechCrunch
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Travis VanderZanden’s slow-motion departure from Bird is now complete. The scooter rental company announced in a late-Friday news dump that the executive has stepped down from his role as chairperson of Bird’s board, “effective immediately.” Replacing VanderZanden is John Bitove, who played a role in saving Bird’s bacon this past December via its merger with […]
Bird founder Travis VanderZanden officially leaves the nest by Harri Weber originally published on TechCrunch
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TikTok’s parent company ByteDance announced today that it’s launching a new, free-to-use music production app in closed beta in the United States. The app, called Ripple, is currently available on an invite-only basis to a small group of testers. Ripple is designed to help musicians and creators create and edit audio in a way that’s […]
TikTok parent ByteDance launches music creation and audio editing app in closed beta in the US by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch
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WhatsApp today announced a new and quicker to transfer chat from your old phone to a new phone through a QR-code-based method. The company said that users migrating to another phone with the same operating system will be able to transfer WhatsApp data using a local Wi-Fi connection. To transfer your chat history, make sure […]
WhatsApp introduces new QR-code-based local data transfer method by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch
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The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has provisionally concluded that Adobe’s proposed $20 billion bid for digital design rival Figma could result in a “substantial lessening of competition” in the U.K for designers. As a result of its initial findings, the CMA is progressing the case to an in-depth “phase 2” investigation, albeit the […]
UK readies in-depth investigation into Adobe’s $20B Figma acquisition by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch
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Fidelity has further slashed the estimated worth of its holding in social platform Reddit and chat app Discord as well as SaaS startup Gupshup, giving a preview into how the asset manager sees the impact of the ongoing slowdown in the public market on privately-held shares. Fidelity Blue Chip Growth Fund valued its holdings in […]
Fidelity deepens valuation cut for Reddit and Discord by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch
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The number of workplaces offering fertility and reproductive healthcare benefits are on the rise. Doing so can help companies become more competitive employers and bolster diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, for example by attracting more women and LGBTQ+ people. Based in London, Fertifa wants to enable more companies in Europe to offer reproductive benefits to […]
Fertifa enables companies to offer fertility and reproductive health benefits by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch
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