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Match-owned Archer hits over half a million installs amid dating app slump
[[{“value”:” With Match and other online dating companies facing a downturn, Archer’s growth is certainly notable. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. “}]]
Musk is raising $6B for AI startup. Also, is TikTok dodging Apple’s commissions?
[[{“value”:” Welcome to Startups Weekly — Haje’s weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Friday. Musk’s 10-month-old baby, xAI, is closing in on a whoppin’ $6 billion funding round. The social network X, née Twitter — also part of Elon’s tech […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
A comprehensive list of 2024 tech layoffs
[[{“value”:” The tech layoff wave is still going strong in 2024. Following significant workforce reductions in 2022 and 2023, this year has already seen 60,000 job cuts across 254 companies, according to independent layoffs tracker Layoffs.fyi. Companies like Tesla, Amazon, Google, TikTok, Snap and Microsoft have conducted sizable layoffs in the first months of 2024. Smaller-sized […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Three things we learned about Apple’s AI plans from its earnings
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Fisker stiffed the engineering firm developing its low-cost EV and pickup truck, lawsuit claims
[[{“value”:” Henrik Fisker stood on a stage last August and proudly debuted two prototypes designed to catapult his eponymous EV startup Fisker into the mainstream. There was the Pear, a low-cost EV meant for the masses, and the Alaska, Fisker’s entry into the red-hot pickup truck market. In the weeks that followed, Fisker stopped paying the […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Instagram now lets you post a secret Story that viewers can uncover with a DM
[[{“value”:” Instagram is adding a handful of new features for Stories to give users more creative ways to share content and engage with each other, the company announced on Friday. Most notably, the social network is introducing a new “Reveal” feature that lets you post a hidden Story for your followers to uncover by sending you […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Sprinklr lays off more than 100 employees
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Despite recent successes, IPO market still won’t fully open until 2025
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EQT snaps up API and identity management software company WSO2 for more than $600M
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