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‘The Merge’ could be good news for China’s Ethereum enthusiasts
When China banned cryptocurrency mining and trading, many saw it as putting an end to a burgeoning industry in the world’s second-largest economy. As it turned out, the country’s crypto i
Dear Sophie: How do I get an O-1 visa to freelance on web3 projects?
I'm a UX/UI designer in Europe working at a web3 company in the United States. I want to move to the U.S. to pursue work that allows me to have more autonomy. How can I make that happen?
Get ready for a lot of dead DAOs
After a lengthy crypto bull run, the startups and projects in the space are reining in expectations and settling in for a long-haul crypto winter. It’s been a particularly tough time for DAOs, w
Shield AI raises $165M at a $2.3B valuation to fuel development of its military autonomous flying systems
Technology built with defense in mind is getting some significant and serious traction at the moment, spurred by world events, advances in technology and a growing appetite from end users to invest in
Startups in Columbus, Ohio are thriving and hiring
Amid a wave of nationwide tech layoffs, tech hubs like Columbus, Ohio are still seeing growth and hiring for the future.
Apple Podcasts gains storage clean-up tools, support for annual subscriptions and a new distribution system
As the battle for podcaster talent and distribution heats up among providers, Apple this morning announced the launch of several new features for its Apple Podcasts service, arriving alongside the lat
Dear Sophie: What are the visa options for international founders?
I started a startup in Pakistan with a couple of co-founders a few years ago. One of the co-founders and I want to move to the United States to access the market. What are our visa options?
US offers bounty for Sandworm, the Russian hackers blamed for destructive cyberattacks
The U.S. government has stepped up its hunt for six Russian intelligence officers, best known as the state-backed hacking group dubbed “Sandworm,” by offering a $10 million bounty for info
OpenStack launches Yoga, its 25th release
OpenStack, the massive open source infrastructure-as-a-service project that allows enterprises and public hosting services to run their own on-premise clouds, today released version 25 of its software
How much is ‘link in bio’ real estate worth? Linktree’s new valuation says $1.3 billion
Who would’ve thought that an entire swath of startups would spring up all because Instagram, TikTok and Twitter only let you link to one website in your bio? Apparently, Linktree co-founder and
Vicarius raises $24M to build out its vulnerability remediation platform
Vicarius, a New York-based startup that has developed an autonomous vulnerability remediation platform, has raised $24 million in Series A funding to protect organizations from the next major supply-c
Blizzard is working on a brand new survival game that could define its next era
It might still be in the headlines every day for organizational chaos, union busting and being part of the biggest gaming acquisition ever, but Blizzard is apparently hard at work on its next original
What 7 combined decades in tech taught us about perseverance and reinvention
At a time when the tech workforce has a dire need for more skilled individuals — especially women — now is the time to enlist and empower this motivated group.
Jumia posts revenue and order gains, but compounding losses drag its stock lower
Pan-African e-commerce company Jumia released its third-quarter financial performance today, detailing a mix of expected and surprising results. When TechCrunch discussed the company’s Q2 2020 finan
We’re still just scratching the surface of the cloud’s potential
Battery Ventures' State of the OpenCloud report provides a set of data points that pretty clearly outline the accelerated growth of cloud services in recent quarters.
OneRoof raises $1.25M to build a hyper-localized Nextdoor
As urban rental markets recover and people flock back to cities, people are once again finding themselves with plenty of new neighbors in communities that are trying to embrace a renewed vibrancy of p
Google introduces Pixel Pass, an all-in-one subscription combining phones and premium services
Alongside the launch of the new Google Pixel 6 smartphones, the company also introduced a new way to purchase them: Pixel Pass. This all-in-one subscription service allows consumers to purchase a Pixe
Apple releases iOS 15.0.2 with a security fix for a bug ‘under active exploitation’
Apple today released its second minor update to iOS 15 and iPadOS 15, which includes an “important security update” for a zero-day bug under active exploitation. Both iOS 15.0.2 and iPadOS
Utopia Labs is building an operating system for DAOs
Decentralized autonomous organizations, or DAOs, are all the rage at the moment. We’re seeing explosive growth in this sector as people experiment with building companies on top of tokens and smart
Docs startup Almanac raises $34 million from Tiger as remote work shift hardens
As companies continue to delay their returns to the office and find temporary remote work policies becoming permanent, the startups building tooling for remote work-first cultures are finding a seemin