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Y Combinator kicked off its fourth-ever virtual Demo Day today, revealing the first-half of its nearly 400 company batch. The presentation, YC’s biggest yet, offers a snapshot into where innovation is heading, from not-so-simple seaweed to a Clearco for creators. The TechCrunch team stuck to its tradition of covering every single company live (but, you […]... →

On the heels of Heroes announcing a $200 million raise earlier today, to double down on buying and scaling third-party Amazon Marketplace sellers, another startup out of London aiming to do the same is announcing some significant funding of its own. Olsam, a roll-up play that is buying up both consumer and B2B merchants selling […]... →

Основатель и CEO UR-LI Валерий Маюшкин вместе с командой создал экспертную правовую AI-систему предиктивной аналитики, которая помогает точно и быстро оценить вероятность возврата долгов от контрагентов. Он рассказал о нескольких сервисах, использующих подобную технологию, которые помогут бизнесу оптимизировать процессы и больше зарабатывать.... →

Even as hundreds of millions of people in India have a bank account, only a tiny fraction of this population invests in any financial instrument. Fewer than 30 million people invest in mutual funds or stocks, for instance. In recent years, a handful of startups have made it easier for users — especially the millennials […]... →

Today Y Combinator kicked off the Demo Day cycle for its Summer 2021 cohort. The collection of early-stage startups on day one-of-two alone numbered in the hundreds, meaning that we had to assemble a team here at TechCrunch just to cover it all. But before we get into notes on each company that presented, a […]... →

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Facebook намерена сократить количество показываемого в ленте новостей политического контента. Для этого компания сместит приоритет в ранжировании с алгоритмов соцсети на отзывы пользователей. От нововведений могут пострадать СМИ и компании, которые много рассказывают о политике.... →

Онлайн-ритейлер «Самокат» запустил продажи уходовой косметики под собственным брендом — для заказа доступны гель для душа, тела и волос, а также лосьон для рук. В скором времени бренд запустит также продажи уходовых средств для лица и зубную пасту. Товары под собственной торговой маркой (СТМ) сервисов подходят под категорию базовых и уникального торгового предложения в этом нет, считают участники рынка. Однако они прогнозируют, что направление продолжит развиваться.... →

В сентябре в России вступает в силу ряд новых законов — в частности, появится Единый регулятор азартных игр, граждане смогут получить «гаражную амнистию», а несетевые аптеки — заниматься онлайн-продажей лекарств. RB.ru рассказывает о нововведениях первого месяца осени.... →

The total cost of the deal came to $1 billion, giving the Russian company 100% ownership over all four businesses.... →

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...... →

One of Hollywood’s biggest talent agencies is getting into the NFT game. Larva Labs, the creator of CryptoPunks, just signed with United Talent Agency (UTA) in a representation deal that will bring one of the earliest and most iconic NFT projects into the entertainment and branding worlds. “I would say that it is one of […]... →

What do LinkedIn and Twitter have in common? They both introduced ephemeral story features that were pretty fleeting. LinkedIn announced today that it will suspend its Stories feature on September 30 and begin working on a different way to add short-form videos to the platform. LinkedIn announced the upcoming change to warn advertisers who might […]... →

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Can reading glasses actually be cool? A new eyewear company called Cheeterz Club thinks so. The startup is working to change the perception of reading glasses from being just cheap, disposable items you pick up from a rotating display rack at your local drug store to being something you’d actually be proud to wear. To […]... →

У часов будет «радикально новый» дизайн и датчик для измерения артериального давления, сообщили источники.... →

У часов будет «радикально новый» дизайн и датчик для измерения артериального давления, сообщили источники.... →

A cybersecurity company says a popular smart home security system has a pair of vulnerabilities that can be exploited to disarm the system altogether. Rapid7 found the vulnerabilities in the Fortress S03, a home security system that relies on Wi-Fi to connect cameras, motion sensors, and sirens to the internet, allowing owners to remotely monitor […]... →

Heroes, one of the new wave of startups aiming to build big e-commerce businesses by buying up smaller third-party merchants on Amazon’s Marketplace, has raised another big round of funding to double down on that strategy. The London startup has picked up $200 million, money that it will mainly be using to snap up more […]... →

Founded in 2012, Whoop is far from a household name in the world of fitness trackers. But over the years, the company has attracted its share of converts. It hasn’t had any issue attracting venture capital over the years, either. Last time we checked in on the Boston-based company was in late-2019, when it raised […]... →