SBF scheduled to testify tomorrow at US House hearing on FTX collapse • TechCrunch
FTX’s fallen CEO, Sam Bankman-Fried, is scheduled to testify tomorrow as a witness before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee...
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Meta unplugs Connectivity division, home of satellite and drone internet experiments • TechCrunch
Meta has quietly reabsorbed the resources of its “Connectivity” division, the company confirmed. For nearly 10 years, this was the...
Twitter will require phone number verification to purchase a Twitter Blue subscription • TechCrunch
After announcing the relaunch of Twitter Blue over the weekend, Twitter updated its terms to require phone number verification for...
Ex-Rocket Lab engineer raises $21M for Partly to make buying car parts easier • TechCrunch
Car parts buyers require specific parts to fit specific vehicles, making for a supply-constrained environment. New Zealand-based Partly wants to...
Elon says Twitter will remove all legacy verifications ‘in a few months’ • TechCrunch
Twitter will remove all legacy blue checkmarks “in a few months,” according to a tweet from CEO Elon Musk. “The...
NASA’s Orion capsule returns to Earth as ispace’s lunar lander takes flight • TechCrunch
Sunday was a landmark day for both commercial and public space ventures, with NASA’s Orion capsule returning to Earth just...
Twitter launches Blue for Business, grants gold checkmarks to ‘corporate entities’ • TechCrunch
Alongside of the relaunch of Twitter Blue, Twitter’s controversial subscription service, Twitter has begun rolling out a new offering called...
How much money should you raise for your startup? • TechCrunch
TL;DR: Enough to hit the milestones to raise your next round of funding The correct amount of money to raise...
Breakthrough fusion power announcement expected tomorrow. Here’s what it means • TechCrunch
Overnight, news broke that the National Ignition Facility, a U.S. government research lab, was the first to achieve net-positive nuclear...
Snyk scores another $196M as valuation drops 12% to $7.4B • TechCrunch
Snyk hasn’t been afraid to take money over the years, scoring an ever larger investment haul with each passing round,...
Rivian and Mercedes ‘pause’ plans to produce electric commercial van • TechCrunch
Rivian and Mercedes-Benz have paused plans to produce electric commercial vans in Europe just three months after the two automakers...
All signs point to IT spending rising in 2023 • TechCrunch
But CIOs will be smarter with allocation You don’t need to be a genius to see that we are in...
That’s a wrap • TechCrunch
Hello and welcome back to Max Q! Thanks for everyone who came to TC Sessions: Space in Los Angeles on...
HR platform Sequoia says hackers accessed customer SSNs and COVID-19 data • TechCrunch
Benefits and payroll management company Sequoia says hackers accessed sensitive customer information, including their Social Security numbers and COVID-19 test...
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has been arrested in the Bahamas • TechCrunch
Sam Bankman-Fried has been arrested by The Royal Bahamas Police Force following reports that the United States filed criminal charges...
Sydney-based Pathzero helps investors track their portfolios’ carbon emissions • TechCrunch
Financial institutions are waiting for the SEC and other regulators to pass rules about how to disclose emissions from their...
AI art apps are cluttering the App Store’s Top Charts following Lensa AI’s success • TechCrunch
Lensa AI’s popularity has had a notable impact on the App Store’s Top Charts. The popular photo and video editing...
HBO/HBO Max and Netflix are top streamers among Golden Globe nominees • TechCrunch
Nominations for the 2023 Golden Globe Awards were announced this morning, with HBO, HBO Max and Netflix tied for the...
Fortnite and MrBeast will give away $1 million in a pop-up game challenge • TechCrunch
The world’s most popular YouTuber is taking over a corner of Fortnite and somebody will walk away with $1 million....
Heura tucks into $20M funding chunk for its plant-based proteins ahead of beefier B round next year • TechCrunch
What’s going on with demand for plant-based meat? If you take a look at Barcelona-based Heura the picture seems rosy...
Africa’s tech talent accelerators attract students, VC funding as Big Tech comes calling • TechCrunch
Tech giants are increasingly looking for tech talent in Africa, where the number of developers reached 716,000 last year, up...
Kanye agrees to buy Parler, Elon Musk reportedly plans mass layoffs at Twitter, and Netflix gets into cloud gaming • TechCrunch
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