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BeReal, the photo sharing app, has been a huge hit with Gen Z and beyond. Now with other big social apps rushing to clone some of its no-frills ethos, it’s put together a war chest to work on its next chapter. TechCrunch has learned that the startup closed a round of $60 million earlier this […] Sources: BeReal raised $60M in its Series B earlier this year, now has 20M DAUs by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch... →

Commercial EV company Arrival is restructuring its business for the second time in six months as it tries to squeeze the most out of its remaining capital. The company said in a regulatory filing posted Thursday that it is shifting its focus towards the to the United States and away from the UK market, where […] EV maker Arrival cutting jobs again in pivot away from UK to the US by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch... →

Musk has previously gestured at plans for layoffs if he were to buy Twitter, but those cuts could go even deeper than previously imagined. According to a new report from The Washington Post, Musk plans to purge 75 percent of Twitter’s workforce, or around 5,600 employees. If Musk’s vision for a much leaner platform comes […] Elon Musk reportedly wants to lay off 75% of Twitter’s staff by Taylor Hatmaker originally published on TechCrunch... →

Snap reported its third quarter earnings Thursday, the first social media company to offer a financial update amidst ongoing economic tumult this quarter. The company, which has seen its stock price plunge to a fraction of what it was worth during 2021’s highs, missed analyst expectations on revenue, bringing in $1.13 billion compared to the […] Snap stock down 25% as the social network struggles by Taylor Hatmaker originally published on TechCrunch... →

The final day of Disrupt kicked off in style with a conversation featuring four-time NBA All Star, Draymond Green. It was a spirited chat, covering the power forward’s push into media, including his podcast, The Draymond Green Show and deals with channels like TNT. Green also spoke at length about investing, managing mental health as […] Watch Draymond Green discuss investing, media and mental health by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch... →

It’s no secret the pandemic has pushed healthcare to become virtual, in theory making it easier for patients to attend appointments and access the care they need. But Rebecca Weisinger, CEO and co-founder of Equipt Health, has seen plenty of patients falter in the long process of qualifying for devices they need. Equipt is a […] As healthcare goes remote, Equipt Health brings medical hardware to the home by Andrew Mendez originally published on TechCrunch... →

Many qualified workers are failed by the current model of work in the United States, where jobs are either part-time or full-time. Working 40 set hours a week is difficult for people like caregivers, but part-time jobs don’t have the same benefits or career-advancing potential. Handoff, one of the startups in TechCrunch Disrupt Battlefield 200, […] Handoff is creating a more equitable workforce through job sharing by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch... →

Recent valuation trims and planned staff cuts at Stripe and Databricks represent strength. Forget flat — small cuts are the new up by Alex Wilhelm originally published on TechCrunch... →

For the longest time, Zapier, which launched in 2011, was content with helping its users automate simple workflows and build integrations between various business-critical tools. That’s been a great business for the company, but users today expect a bit more, and over the course of the last couple of years, the company decided it was […] Zapier extends its automation service with first-party database and UI tools by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch... →

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In appearance at TechCrunch Disrupt, John Zimmer spoke on slow AV rollout and why Lyft hasn’t banned drivers from using Autopilot. Lyft co-founder says autonomous vehicles won’t replace drivers for at least a decade by Tim De Chant originally published on TechCrunch... →

A month after Adobe announced its plans for acquiring Figma, the popular digital design startup, Figma CEO and co-founder Dylan Field sat down with our own enterprise reporter Ron Miller at Disrupt 2022 to discuss the deal and his motivations for selling to Adobe, a company that Figma’s own marketing materials have not always described […] Figma CEO Dylan Field on why he sold to Adobe by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch... →

Greetings from the bowels of Moscone Center West. As I type this, Kevin Hart just exited the stage and Serena Williams is presiding over a packed house. No exaggeration: I attempted to make my way to grab a seat in the few rows up front allotted to the TechCrunch staff, but I physically couldn’t get […] Battlefield bots by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch... →

When Parker Conrad founded Rippling in 2016, the HR company initially focused on the process of onboarding employees. It has since evolved  to manage all aspects of employee data, from payroll and benefits, to the apps employees use, to a device management platform that enables Rippling’s customers to retrieve, wipe clean and store employee computers […] One month after entering the spend management space, Rippling goes after global payroll by Mary Ann Azevedo originally published on TechCrunch... →

Clearview AI, the controversial facial recognition firm that scrapes selfies and other personal data off the Internet without consent to feed an AI-powered identity-matching service it sells to law enforcement and others, has been hit with another fine in Europe. This one comes after it failed to respond to an order last year from the […] France fines Clearview AI maximum possible for GDPR breaches by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch... →

Draymond Green, the two-time Olympic gold medalist and professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors, says he’s working with well-known investors involved in the tech space. That wasn’t a massive secret — Green has historically been quite public about his portfolio companies, like SmileDirectClub — but until this morning at TechCrunch Disrupt, he hadn’t […] Draymond Green isn’t starting a fund, but is working with top VCs by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

The Warriors’ Draymond Green took the stage at TechCrunch Disrupt today where he discussed his podcast, social media… and yes, the Jordan Poole punch. Green has spent the last several years building up his resume off the court, most notably through his popular podcast, “The Draymond Green Show.” Green touched on how his podcast has […] The Warriors’ Draymond Green talks podcasts, social media and the elephant in the room by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch... →

Alternative investments — alts — are not just for institutional funds: Individual investors are showing an increased interest in this asset class. Will alternative investments become a staple in all investors’ portfolios? by Anna Heim originally published on TechCrunch... →

Компания должна принять окончательное решение о новом владельце до 31 января 2023 года, говорят источники.... →

Mercedes-Benz AG will source carbon-neutral lithium hydroxide to build batteries for electric vehicles from a Vancouver-based mining startup. Starting in 2026, the agreement with Rock Tech Lithium will provide Mercedes-Benz AG with an average of 10,000 tons of battery-grade lithium hydroxide per year — enough for around 150,000 electric vehicles. Mercedes-Benz, which sells about two […] Mercedes-Benz partners with Canadian mining company for CO2-neutral lithium hydroxide for EVs by Jaclyn Trop originally pu... →