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Twitter Blue, Twitter’s paid tier, appears to be on ice at the moment as the company tries to navigate how to control it from being abused by impersonators while still…

Musk says orgs will soon verify affiliated accounts; Blue sign-ups and name changes will be reinstated end of this week

African web3 startup Nestcoin has laid off some employees as FTX’s demise impacted its business. This information was shared by the startup’s CEO, Yele Bademosi, who, in a tweet, said…

African web3 startup Nestcoin declares it held its assets in FTX, lays off employees

Zenlytic helps commerce companies corral their customer acquisition, conversion and retention software into one tool without needing a data team. 

Zenlytic develops commerce-specific, self-serve business intelligence tool

As anyone who’s moved to a city sight unseen can tell you — this reporter included — making platonic connections isn’t easy. Adult friendships are fickle beasts in metros of…

222 wants to match perfect strangers for bespoke, real-life experiences

DoorDash is rolling out new in-app safety features to help ensure delivery people on its platform are safe before, during and after every order. Now, if DoorDash detects that a…

DoorDash rolls out new safety features for delivery people on its platform

Another cell-based meat company is poised to have its meat products introduced in restaurants.

Vow’s first cultured meat product close to Singapore unveiling after $49.2M Series A

Klarna is expanding into the competitive world of price comparisons, with the launch of a new tool that compares prices across thousands of retailers. The company quietly rolled out the…

A ‘credible alternative to Google and Amazon’: Klarna brings its price comparison tool to Europe

The Station is your central hub for all past, present and future means of moving people and packages from Point A to Point B. 

TuSimple co-founders clap back, consolidation continues and Waymo reaches two milestones
Apps

India lifts download ban on VLC

2:37 am PST • November 14, 2022

India has lifted the download ban on VLC, more than nine months after it mysteriously blocked the official website of the popular media playback software in the South Asian market.…

India lifts download ban on VLC

The complexity of streaming data technologies — not just streaming video but any kind of streaming data — has created a headache around dealing with that high-speed data processing. Accordingly,…

Real-time data startup Quix raises a $12.9M Series A round led by MMC Ventures

Where we’ll be next

Unicorn Flexport is revolutionizing the world of logistics, serving as a freight forwarder with software that enables customers to manage their shipments. But there are still thousands of smaller freight…

GoFreight raises $23M to become the “Shopify of freight forwarding”

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The dilemma of Chinese startups going global

One day in 2020, I published an article about a Chinese hardware maker which would have otherwise been a typical funding story. Instead, I got a complaint from its PR asking me to remove all mentions of “China” from the piece. The startup wanted to be called “American” on the basis of its having a…

6:39 pm PST • November 13, 2022
The dilemma of Chinese startups going global

India initially made its name in the tech world years ago when it staked out reputation as a key hub for business process outsourcing. Now that legacy has taken a…

Indian fintech Lentra raises $60M to expand loans-as-a-service for banks

It takes a lot of people to bring a tech conference to life, and we’re looking for incredible people to support our events team and help make TC Sessions: Space…

Volunteer at TC Sessions: Space and get a free pass to TechCrunch Disrupt 2023

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How the FirstBuild product co-creation studio is changing how new things are made

We spoke with André Zdanow, president at FirstBuild, about how the studio is building on the success of its nugget ice maker.

11:00 am PST • November 13, 2022
How the FirstBuild product co-creation studio is changing how new things are made

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The power pendulum is swinging back to employers, isn’t it?

We talked with entrepreneur Nolan Church about the layoffs sweeping across the tech workforce — and how to handle them better.

10:00 am PST • November 13, 2022
The power pendulum is swinging back to employers, isn’t it?
Fintech

What goes up must come down

7:16 am PST • November 13, 2022

Welcome to The Interchange! If you received this in your inbox, thank you for signing up and your vote of confidence. If you’re reading this as a post on our…

What goes up must come down

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Meta lays off thousands, FTX collapses, and Twitter has a very weird week

This Week in Apps offers a way to keep up with this fast-moving industry in one place with the latest from the world of apps.

This Week in Apps: Twitter’s crazy week drives social apps’ growth, Google expands user choice billing

Welcome to Startups Weekly, a nuanced take on this week’s startup news and trends. To get this in your inbox, subscribe here. Hey, folks. It’s Kyle, filling in this issue…

What the midterm madness means for startups