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Amazon has struck a deal with embattled online mortgage lender Better.com to offer up a new benefit to employees. Better.com is launching Equity Unlocker, a program that allows employees to use their vested equity as collateral for a down payment when trying to buy homes. Amazon employees in Florida, New York and Washington state will […] Amazon is letting employees use their stock to finance home purchases and even second homes by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch... →

StudentFinance, a European fintech that funds educational programs for individuals through so-called income share agreements, has raised €39 million ($41 million) in a Series A round of funding. Founded out of Spain in 2019, StudentFinance partners with educational institutions such as Ironhack and Le Wagon to help finance those looking to upskill into disciplines like software […] StudentFinance nabs $41M to help Europeans upskill for in-demand jobs by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch... →

Una Brands, a Singapore-based e-commerce aggregator, has raised $30 million in pre-Series C financing just five months after announcing its $30 million Series B funding that was raised in September of last year.  Northstar Group, a regional private equity firm, is the sole investor in Una Brands’ latest round, which involves a mix of equity and […] E-commerce aggregator Una Brands lands $30M just five months after its Series B  by Kate Park originally published on TechCrunch... →

Hello, friends, and welcome to Daily Crunch, bringing you the most important startup, tech and venture capital news in a single package. Daily Crunch: Remote workspace platform Gable raises $12M Series A by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch... →

Air Company, a startup that turns carbon dioxide into things like perfume, vodka, hand sanitizer and aviation fuel, is now on the U.S. Defense Department’s payroll, so to speak. The JetBlue and Toyota-backed company struck an up-to $65 million deal to help the Air Force capture CO2 and turn it into “sustainable” aviation fuel on […] Startup inks $65M deal to help Air Force make ‘sustainable’ jet fuel on bases by Harri Weber originally published on TechCrunch... →

Electric vehicle maker Rivian generated $663 million in revenue in the fourth quarter and $1.66 billion for the full year, a result that was buoyed by an uptick in production and deliveries towards the end of the year but still wasn’t enough to meet Wall Street’s expectations. Yahoo analysts surveyed expected Rivian to generate $742.4 […] Rivian shares fall on missed revenue expectations, production forecast by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch... →

Mammoth, a recently launched Mastodon app that’s trying to make it easier on users who want to join the decentralized social web, has a notable financial backer. The company confirmed that its leading pre-seed investor is Mozilla, a proponent of the open web, who invested in the company’s first general round alongside others, including Long […] Mozilla leads Mastodon app Mammoth’s pre-seed funding by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch... →

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Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web. Google said it might have its own way of sending traffic to publishers with its AI chat, Bard...... →

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The Block-owned music streaming service TIDAL is shifting the way it pays artists after an experimental program failed to generate results. Unlike Spotify and other market leaders, which pay musicians small fractions (…of fractions) of pennies for each play, TIDAL has taken a more imaginative approach to artists payouts. The platform, which targets consumers who […] TIDAL will cut ‘direct artist payout’ program to invest more in emerging artists by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch... →

The NFT market may be finding its footing again as the market on the Ethereum blockchain surpassed $1 billion for the first time since May 2022. Ethereum NFT marketplace passes $1B in volume for first time since May as the creator royalties war heats up by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch... →

Bluesky, the Twitter alternative backed by Twitter co-founder and CEO Jack Dorsey, has hit the App Store and more testers are gaining access. Though the app is still only available as an invite-only beta, its App Store arrival signals that a public launch could be nearing. We haven’t heard much from Bluesky since October 2022, […] Jack Dorsey-backed Twitter alternative Bluesky hits the App Store as an invite-only app by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch... →

U.S. satellite television provider Dish confirmed that a ransomware is to blame for an ongoing outage and warned that intruders exfiltrated data from its systems. The multiday outage, which began last Thursday and was confirmed by Dish on Monday, is affecting Dish’s main website, apps, and customer support systems, along with the company’s Sling TV […] Dish confirms ransomware attack allowed hackers to steal personal data by Carly Page originally published on TechCrunch... →

Tesla plans to build a new factory in Monterrey, Mexico, the country’s president said Tuesday confirming speculation that the automaker would set up shop there. Notably, Tesla has agreed to use recycled water, addressing a major environmental concern in northern Mexico, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said. Tesla will share more information about the new factory […] Tesla’s next factory will be in Mexico, president confirms by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch... →

Typeface, a startup developing an AI-powered dashboard for drafting marketing copy and images, emerged from stealth this week with $65 million in venture equity backing from Lightspeed Venture Partners, GV (Google Ventures), M12 (Microsoft’s Venture Fund) and Menlo Ventures. Founded by former Adobe CTO Abhay Parasnis, Typeface attempts to combine generative AI with a brand’s […] Typeface emerges from stealth with $65M to bring generative AI to the enterprise by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunc... →

Adding predictive LTV to your startup’s marketing strategy may literally help you stop throwing money away. TechCrunch+ roundup: Using predictive LTV, Boston VC survey, active learning for ML teams by Walter Thompson originally published on TechCrunch... →

When Salesforce reports earnings on Wednesday, it could be a critical report for the company with five activist investors circling. With 5 activists in the mix, Salesforce will report earnings Wednesday by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch... →

At a session on the future of 6G during Mobile World Congress, expert speakers from companies such as Samsung, the European Space Agency and Telefonica came together to give their views about how 6G will play out. The first thing to note is that it’s not arriving any time soon. The projections are that the […] The brave new terabyte broadband world of 6G is coming, but not just yet by Mike Butcher originally published on TechCrunch... →

Temporal, an open source microservices orchestration platform used by companies including Netflix, Snap, and Comcast, has raised $75 million from a slew of high-profile investors including Sequoia Capital and Greenoaks. The startup has also maintained its coveted unicorn status with a valuation of “just over” $1.5 billion, despite some reports to the contrary a few […] Microservices orchestration platform Temporal raises $75M and remains a unicorn by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch... →