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Activision Blizzard’s Raven Software QA testers formed the gaming giant’s first formally recognized union in May, but that momentum hasn’t died down at the massive company. Today, Blizzard QA testers…
Alloy Automation, Fiveable and Parthean founders discuss raising first dollars at TC Disrupt
When you’re building a startup and thinking about what it’s going to take to raise your first dollars in a slowing capital market, perspective can be very helpful. In this…
Elon Musk has dominated this summer’s headlines beyond the EV business he’s trying to scale. During the first half of July, the Tesla CEO commanded attention for adding twins to…
The anonymous Q&A app NGL climbed to the top of the App Store by tricking its users with questions it claims are sent in by their friends and by charging…
Google files counterclaim to Match’s antitrust lawsuit, says Match wants to use its services for free
Google has responded to dating app maker Match Group’s antitrust lawsuit in a scathing new court filing which refers to Match’s original complaint as a “cynical attempt” to take advantage…
Twitter lays off 30% of its talent acquisition team
Twitter laid off 30% of its talent acquisition team today, two months into a companywide hiring freeze. A Twitter spokesperson confirmed these layoffs but declined to share the exact number…
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Roe reversal weighs heavily on emerging tech cities in red states
The recent increase in conservative legislation and political division could affect the tech landscape, deterring workers from migrating to these hubs and causing an exodus of talent from red states.
Headline VC closes $950M spread across three funds for startups in US, Europe, LatAm and Asia
Venture capital fund Headline has been investing in tech startups since — get this — 1999, which might tempt headline writers, perhaps unfairly, to apply the word “dinosaur,” if the…
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How did a rental startup I’d never heard of leak my home address?
I consider myself a fairly privacy-conscious person, going out of my way to evade online tracking and, for the most part, avoiding spam mail. But when I found myself staring at my home address on the website of a company I had never heard of, I knew somewhere I had…
OpenReplay raises $4.7M for its open source tool to find the bugs in sites
When users on websites and apps find they have problems, developers have various tools to record what they are doing in order to find out what went wrong. But these…
Waymo, UPS, others pressure Gov. Newsom to allow autonomous trucking in California
Waymo, Aurora, UPS and Luminar are among a group of 34 autonomous vehicle developers, California business organizations, and automotive and logistics companies that signed an open letter to Governor Gavin…
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Period tracker Stardust surges following Roe reversal, but its privacy claims aren’t airtight
Period tracking app Stardust surged to the top of the U.S. Apple App Store in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade after the app promised it will encrypt its users’ private data to keep it out of the hands of the government. But TechCrunch…
TechCrunch+ roundup: Non-dilutive biotech capital, long-term angel investing, WayRay’s $80M pitch deck
As a veteran startup worker who has been laid off during economic downturns, it’s dissonant to hear investors say this is a good time to launch a software startup. They’re…
Forests are a multitrillion-dollar asset. Vibrant Planet bets SaaS can save them
Vibrant Planet is definitely a software play — from its cloud focus to its per-seat licenses, it’s SaaS through and through — but its end goal is different from many…
Vibrant Planet raises $17M seed round to grow forest restoration SaaS
The public benefit startup is developing Land Tender, SaaS for forest management, something they call an “operating system for forest restoration.”
Amazon extends its quantum efforts with a focus on networking
Amazon today announced a new effort in bringing quantum computing to its cloud — at least in the long term. The company today launched the AWS Center for Quantum Networking,…
Saltalk turns up the heat on its virtual kitchen following new $8M cash infusion
Saltalk, a virtual kitchen and e-commerce platform, closed on $8 million of Series A financing to continue developing its one-two punch of authentic cuisine, made by both restaurant chefs and…
Look what’s happening tomorrow at TC Sessions: Climate
Tomorrow, June 14, is the big day for anyone interested in the latest technology designed to fight climate change. More than 1,000 people will gather for TC Sessions: Climate &…
Here’s the complete agenda for next week’s TC Sessions: Climate 2022
TC Sessions: Climate, in partnership with the Extreme Tech Challenge 2022 Global Finals, is our first event dedicated to the climate crisis. And our agenda is complete! Leading scientists, entrepreneurs,…
We’re just less than one week away from kicking off our first event dedicated to climate tech and the early-stage startups determined to stop the biggest existential threat we’ve ever…
Check out the roundtables at TC Sessions: Climate 2022
We’re on the brink of our first deep dive into climate tech at TC Sessions: Climate & The Extreme Tech Challenge 2022 Global Finals on June 14 in Berkeley, California.…
Echoing Elon Musk, Texas AG is investigating Twitter over bots
As Elon Musk tries to squirm out of his commitment to buy Twitter, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is running interference for the newly minted Texan. Paxton just announced that…
Learn how to reduce your cloud computing carbon footprint at TC Sessions: Climate with Platform.sh
We’re closing in on our first climate-tech conference. TC Sessions: Climate and the Extreme Tech Challenge 2022 Global Finals kicks off on June 14 in Berkeley, California. Founders, CEOs, VCs,…
The company noted the layoffs were the result of winding down certain business lines related to the pandemic and a shift to focus on profitability.
Foxconn confirms ransomware attack disrupted operations at Mexico factory
Smartphone manufacturing giant Foxconn has confirmed that a ransomware attack in late May disrupted operations at one of its Mexico-based production plants. “It is confirmed that one of our factories…
Last call to Volunteer at TC Sessions: Climate and go to TC Disrupt 2022 for free
TC Sessions: Climate & The Extreme Tech Challenge 2022 Global Finals — our first event dedicated to climate tech — takes place on June 14 in Berkeley, California, and we’re…
US Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm will speak at TC Sessions: Climate
It’s hard to believe that, despite a scientific consensus and mountains of verified evidence, climate change has become a global political football. And yet here we are. All the innovative…
Partner sessions at TC Sessions: Climate offer knowledge and insight
We’re just about two weeks away from our first foray into climate tech at TC Sessions: Climate & The Extreme Tech Challenge 2022 Global Finals on June 14 in Berkeley,…
TechCrunch+ roundup: Cannabis investor survey, product ops, recurring revenue financing
The cannabis industry is doing well in the United States: Over 75% of the population lives in a state where access is permitted, and the legal market is expected to…
Judge rules that Tesla sexual harassment suit can proceed in court
A California county court judge ruled Monday that a sexual harassment suit against Tesla can proceed in court, rejecting the automaker’s request for closed-door arbitration, according to Bloomberg. That means…
