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Netflix buys independent game developer Boss Fight in latest gaming acquisition
Netflix has acquired Texas-based independent game developer Boss Fight Entertainment, the company announced in a blog post. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The deal, which mark
It’s a fintech world, and we’re just living in it
Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. It was a live recording this week, which was good fun. Our co-
Remote-work boom powers Firstbase to $50M Series B
Firstbase announced a Series B round of funding today, led by Kleiner Perkins. TechCrunch covered the company’s Series A one year ago, when the world’s remote work shift was fully underway
Bigblue raises $15 million for its D2C order fulfillment service
French startup Bigblue has raised a $15 million Series A funding round. The company operates an order fulfillment platform for direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands. In other words, a D2C brand can outsourc
EU, US agree on data transfer deal to replace defunct Privacy Shield
The European Union has just announced reaching an agreement in principle with the U.S. on a revived trans-Atlantic data flows deal — potentially signaling an end to the many months of legal unce
Colabs gets $3 million seed to expand across Pakistan, launch back-office SaaS solution
Lahore-based coworking space startup Colabs is set to roll out a SaaS product to enable businesses to meet back-office needs including company registration, talent sourcing and management, payroll pro
Google-backed Glance acquires gaming platform Gambit in NFT push
Glance has acquired India’s Gambit as the Google-backed firm looks to supercharge its mobile games offerings and introduce NFTs to its Gen-Z users, TechCrunch has confirmed. Piyush Shah, co-foun
Former TikTok content moderators file lawsuit over ‘psychological trauma’
A pair of former TikTok content reviewers is suing the company, alleging that it failed to adequately support them as they engaged in the deeply disturbing work of removing objectionable videos from t
Europe says yes to messaging interoperability as it agrees on major new regime for Big Tech
The European Union late Thursday secured agreement on the detail of a major competition reform that will see the most powerful, intermediating tech platforms subject to a set of up-front rules on how
Daily Crunch: Wearable health tracker Oura has sold more than a million rings
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Too much email? Try Gated, which asks unknown senders to make a donation first
If you aren’t drowning in email these days, you either don’t have an email account or you are a very young person who marketers haven’t discovered quite yet (they will!). To push bac
Polestar’s long range single motor Polestar 2 arrives in the US
Following the release of its dual-motor variant late last year, Polestar announced that the 270-mile long range, single-motor version of its Polestar 2 EV is now available for sale in the US.
Netflix adds two more games, will release its first first-person shooter title soon
Streaming service Netflix is expanding its gaming lineup once again with the launch of two more titles, which went live on Tuesday. The new games are called “Shatter Remastered” and “
Such great heights
The old Gmail inbox is overflowing with agtech pitches, and frankly I only have myself to blame after bringing it up the last two newsletters (damn, just did it again, didn’t?). As for where this wh
Ola to acquire fintech Avail Finance
Ola said on Thursday evening it has reached an agreement to acquire Avail Finance, a financial services startup that serves the blue-collar workforce, as the ride-hailing giant looks to expand its fin
TechCrunch debuts ‘Chain Reaction,’ a new podcast about the wild world of web3
Few topics in tech are more confusing or intimidating than crypto. The industry has attracted trillions in investment, but it can still be tough to even buy tokens or NFTs, let alone understand what
Data obscures positive trends in VC dollars reaching women-founded startups
There’s work to be done, but pretending aggregate deal value is the metric that matters is malpractice.
Using data to solve key pain points for today’s banking customers
Vast amounts of information improve banks’ ability to support customers, but financial institutions must know how to use it.
Uber will list NYC taxis to combat driver shortage and high fares
If you can’t disrupt them, join them? Once poised to render the taxi system obsolete, Uber reached an agreement to list all New York City taxis on its app. Later this spring, New York City rider
UK police arrest 7 people in connection with Lapsus$ hacks
Police in the United Kingdom have arrested seven people over suspected connections to the Lapsus$ hacking group, which has in recent weeks targeted tech giants including Samsung, Nvidia, Microsoft and