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Startups
Founder and NFX VC James Currier vets startup ideas at TC Early Stage
9:47 am PST • January 23, 2023
You have a great idea for a startup, and you’re working hard to build, launch and scale. But, and stay with us here, is your idea truly good? According to…
Government & Policy
The FTC orders HomeAdvisor to pay up to $7.2M for lying about lead quality and other matters
8:51 am PST • January 23, 2023
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has ordered home services marketplace HomeAdvisor to pay up to $7.2 million for its use of deceptive and misleading tactics in selling home improvement project…
Meta announced today that it has started gradually expanding testing default end-to-end encryption for Messenger. The messaging service is also bringing some of its standard features to end-to-end encrypted chats,…
Featured Article
Remote work revolution helps Deel reach $295M in ARR
Fintech-turned-HR outfit Deel reached $295 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR) by the end of 2022, the company’s co-founder and CEO Alex Bouaziz shared today. That’s up 417.5% from $57 million in ARR achieved at the end of 2021. The massive jump in ARR is impressive by normal standards but particularly so considering the challenging…
8:18 am PST • January 23, 2023
Enterprise
Bling Capital-backed Coverdash unveils its embedded, digital insurance for small businesses
8:15 am PST • January 23, 2023
From the Coverdash site, small businesses can get a quote, bind policies together, pay for them and manage them in a matter of seconds.
Startups
HubSpot co-founder Shah backs Peerlist for a new take on professional networking
7:30 am PST • January 23, 2023
With more than 875 million users across more than 200 countries, LinkedIn is a household name in the world of professional networking. But as the platform grew, it shifted some…
Apps
Netflix teams up with Bumble so users can bond over popular TV shows
7:00 am PST • January 23, 2023
Bumble is putting the phrase “Netflix and Chill?” to the test with the launch of a weekly in-app Netflix-themed question game called “Netflix Nights In” that asks users questions about…
Enterprise
No rest for Salesforce as activist investor Elliott Management takes multibillion-dollar stake in company
6:17 am PST • January 23, 2023
It’s been a tumultuous time at Salesforce recently, and it’s not getting any quieter soon. The Wall Street Journal reported last night that the company now needs to deal with…
AI
Microsoft invests billions more dollars in OpenAI, extends partnership
6:15 am PST • January 23, 2023
Microsoft today said that it’s extending its partnership with OpenAI, the startup behind art- and text-generating AI systems like ChatGPT, DALL-E 2 and GPT-3, with a “multi-year, multi-billion-dollar” investment. OpenAI…
Gadgets
Review: The 2023 Mac Mini is a serious contender with the M2 Pro
6:05 am PST • January 23, 2023
Apple’s latest silicon innovations shine in the Mac Mini. The tiny desktop computer is the latest Apple computer fitted with the M2 chipset. For $599, buyers can opt for the…
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Gaming
Forspoken review: Square Enix’s risky new IP arrives half-baked
6:02 am PST • January 23, 2023
Everyone is excited for Final Fantasy XVI, but in an age of endless sequels the fresh and original action RPG Forspoken has gamers hoping that a fun new franchise is…
Featured Article
Apple MacBook Pro 14-inch M2 Max review
The M2 Air is as close as Apple has ever come to the perfect MacBook. It’s a kind of platonic ideal for the category, and the culmination of key updates to the product line, including the arrival (and upgrade) of Apple silicon and the company’s acceptance that some things (bad keyboards, Touch Bar) simply weren’t…
6:00 am PST • January 23, 2023
Government & Policy
Germany is looking into PayPal’s terms for merchants
5:51 am PST • January 23, 2023
Veteran tech giant PayPal is facing an antitrust investigation in Germany — where the Federal Cartel Office (FCO) has announced it’s looking into its rules on surcharges. The regulator is…
Fintech
India central bank orders SBM local unit to stop outward remittance transactions
5:24 am PST • January 23, 2023
India’s central bank has directed SBM Bank India to stop all outward remittance transactions in a blow to the bank and many of its fintech partners that offer services allowing…
Media & Entertainment
Spotify cuts 6% of its workforce, impacting 600 people
5:21 am PST • January 23, 2023
Music streaming service Spotify has announced that it will be conducting a round of layoffs that will impact around 6% of its global workforce. In its most recent earnings release,…
Fintech
Zenfi takes in new funding to bring Mexicans some financial peace
5:01 am PST • January 23, 2023
Luis Rubén Chávez, founder and CEO of Zenfi: “If Credit Karma, SoFi, Marcus and Copilot Money had a kid, it would be us.”
Startups
Failures are valuable IP: Protect your startup’s negative trade secrets
5:00 am PST • January 23, 2023
Negative trade secrets are intended to protect a company’s secret know-how gained from extensive research and investment about what does not work.
Transportation
Zeekr goes on a hiring spree, Tesla kicks off a price war and Hesai files for an IPO
4:00 am PST • January 23, 2023
The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up here — just click The Station — to receive the full edition of the newsletter every weekend in your inbox.…
Apps
Twitter is now accepting Community Notes contributions from four more countries
10:35 pm PST • January 22, 2023
Twitter’s crowd-sourced fact-checking program, Community Notes, is now open to contributors in the U.K., Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. Twitter said over the weekend that it was expanding the contributor…
Amazon has launched Amazon Air, its dedicated air cargo fleet, in India as the e-commerce giant bulks up its logistics infrastructure in the key overseas market where it has deployed…
