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Bored Apes maker Yuga Labs acquires CryptoPunks NFT collection
Bored Apes Yacht Club maker Yuga Labs announced Friday that they have acquired the rights to the CryptoPunks and Meebits NFT collections from creator Larva Labs. Bored Apes and CryptoPunks are the ...
Daily Crunch: Byju’s founder chips in toward $800M funding round to reach $22B valuation
Hello friends and welcome to Daily Crunch, bringing you the most important startup, tech and venture capital news in a single package.
Diamond Age picks up $50M to lay the foundation for the future of houses built by robots
Hot on the heels from its $8 million fundraise just a few months ago, Diamond Age is back for a top-up, with a $50 million Series A financing to continue its mission to make homeownership more affo...
VC and native Ukrainian Alex Iskold is funneling money to Ukranian refugees, $1K at a time
Alex Iskold is “one of the luckiest people you’ve ever met,” he says from his office in New York. He’s the co-founder and managing partner of a venture firm, 2048 Ventures. ...
TechCrunch+ roundup: Tested TAM tips, no-code tech survey, writing crypto white papers
For most products, TAM is presented in nine figures or more, but when you’re planning to disrupt a billion-dollar market, these numbers can create a lot of cognitive dissonance.
For founders who want to launch apps, ‘being non-technical is not a limitation’
To get a look at how development agency Intent tailors its approach to client needs, we spoke with Wojciech Borkowski, head of business development, and CTO Peter Tuszynski.
Hulu + Live TV to now throw in Unlimited DVR as part of its base plan
In an effort to attract more subscribers to its service, Hulu announced today that it will offer an Unlimited DVR feature as part of its Hulu + Live TV service’s base plan at no additional co...
Ubisoft won’t say why it reset employee passwords after ‘cyber incident’
Gaming giant Ubisoft has confirmed a cybersecurity incident that led to the mass-reset of company passwords, but has declined to say what the incident actually was. In a brief statement, Ubisoft sa...
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YouTube is now blocking Russia state-affiliated media globally
In a further expansion of its policy responses to Russia’s war in Ukraine, YouTube has said it’s now blocking Kremlin-backed media outlets globally — not just in Europe where two ...
TechCrunch Early Stage 2022
We’re looking for a few good volunteers for TC Early Stage
Our founder-focused summit, TechCrunch Early Stage, is back in-person this April in San Francisco! And we are looking for some incredible volunteers to help us make this event happen. If you are in...
Russia says it will block Instagram
The Russian government has now said it will limit access to Instagram. It’s the latest state restriction targeting mainstream foreign tech platforms since the country’s invasion of Ukra...
Where we’ll be next
As tech companies suspend sales in Russia, what is the actual business impact?
Over the last couple of weeks, since Russia first attacked Ukraine, we’ve been hearing about loads of tech companies joining businesses from a variety of industries in suspending sales in Rus...
AiFi adds new funding into its cart to expand autonomous retail footprint
Contactless stores are gaining traction, more so in Europe, but there are some trickling into the U.S., including Atlanta’s Nourish + Bloom Market that opened in January. In that article, we pointe...
Sorenson Ventures keeps focus on enterprise with new $150M fund
Sorenson Ventures may not be a household name, but the Lehi, Utah-based firm has quietly backed 30 enterprise startups since 2017 when it launched its initial $100 million fund, some exiting via ac...
NetWalker ransomware operator extradited to the US, over $28M in bitcoin seized
A former Canadian government employee accused of carrying out dozens of ransomware attacks has been extradited to the United States, with more than $28 million in bitcoin seized in connection with ...
A rough draft of the teetering startup landscape heading into Q2
We’re no longer in startup Kansas, y’all. If current conditions hold, we’re going to see some startups struggle this year. Maybe even a lot of them.
SPAC is a four-letter word again
Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This week saw Equity back on the live-taping game, with Mary...
European lawmakers launch investigation into use of Pegasus spyware by EU states
The European Parliament voted on Thursday to create a new “committee of inquiry” to investigate allegations that European member states acquired and used the powerful Pegasus mobile spy...
TC Sessions: Mobility 2022
Meet your co-founder or find your next gig at TC Sessions: Mobility 2022
Engineers, coders and product designers, lend us your ears! TC Sessions: Mobility 2022 goes big, live and in-person on May 18-19 in San Mateo, California. This two-day deep dive — dedicated to mobi...
Makers Fund-backed virtual social app MEW woos comic fans in the US
Raven Gao didn’t set up virtual social platform MEW to ride the metaverse wave. He began working on MEW in mid-2019 with a Tencent veteran because he wanted to build a virtual safe haven for ...