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Ring today announced that local government agencies will be able to have an official presence on the company’s Neighbors app. Beginning with the City of North Port and Pinellas County Government in Florida and the City of Fulton in New York, the new program will allow government organizations to provide safety information through Neighbors, the […] Ring launches pilot program to let local agencies share updates and ‘safety information’ by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

September made it seem like venture capital deal activity was starting to ramp up again, but October's numbers showed there is still a long way to go. Global venture funding plateaued in October, with valuations likely to blame by Rebecca Szkutak originally published on TechCrunch... →

If the banking-as-a-service fintech Unit does its job right, it will be ubiquitous among businesses and simultaneously have a name unknown to the end user. The company gives companies a way to embed financial services into their product – and after already launching debit cards, Unit is officially breaking into the charge card game. Unit […] Unit’s banking-as-a-service platform is getting into the charge card game by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch... →

Оператор представил банковские карты для мобильных счетов абонентов в 2016 году.... →

The Linux Foundation Europe (LF Europe) — the recently launched European offshoot of the open source Linux Foundation — today announced the launch of Project Sylva, which aims to create an open source telco cloud framework for European telcos and vendors. This is the first project hosted by LF Europe and is a good example […] LF Europe’s Project Sylva wants to create an open source telco cloud stack by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch... →

YouTube is adding shopping features to Shorts, its TikTok-like short-form video product, the company confirmed to TechCrunch on Tuesday. The new shopping features allow users to purchase products as they scroll through Shorts. The news was first reported by the Financial Times. The company is starting to introduce shopping features on YouTube Shorts with eligible […] YouTube Shorts begins testing shopping features and affiliate marketing by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch... →

Are you planning to play League of Legends during your next investor pitch? (If so, reading this probably isn’t a good use of your time.) TechCrunch+ roundup: Bootstrapping basics, fintech’s future, tech employers gain advantage by Walter Thompson originally published on TechCrunch... →

Want to kick your ex off your Netflix account without having to change your password? A new Netflix feature will make that possible. Today, Netflix is launching “Manage Access and Devices,” which allows account owners to remotely log out of devices they don’t recognize or no longer want signed in. The addition could help Netflix […] Netflix’s new feature lets subscribers kick devices off their accounts by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch... →

YouTube today is addressing one of creators’ chief complaints with filming videos for its TikTok competitor, YouTube Shorts: to date, the music and sounds added to videos could only be 15 seconds in length, even though Shorts themselves can be as long as 60 seconds. Now, thanks to revised licensing deals, YouTube says the majority […] YouTube Shorts can now include 60 seconds of music or sounds, up from 15 seconds before by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch... →

Following a flurry of resignations of senior Twitter privacy and security staffers late last week, the social media firm has informed its lead data protection regulator in the European Union that it has appointed an “acting” replacement for one of those positions: The key role of data protection officer (DPO). The abrupt departures of Twitter’s […] After key privacy and security departures last week, Twitter names ‘acting DPO’ by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch... →

Maven, a women’s health clinic and benefits platform, has had no shortage of macroeconomic plot twists: from investors questioning its market size to the still on-going pandemic to, most recently, the startling overturn of Roe v. Wade. But CEO and founder Kate Ryder stays optimistic. “This is a massive industry that’s full of entrenched interests […] Maven, now valued at $1.35 billion, is answering a country-wide demand: more fertility benefits by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch... →

It’s hard to get ahead when you’re just trying to stay afloat. But startups weathering the downturn with fewer employees and a smaller budget are finding ways to survive and move forward by relying on a 15-year-old twist on software adoption called “bottoms-up” SaaS. The idea, dating back to the enterprise social network Yammer, is […] MadKudu lands $18M led by Felicis for its lead scoring platform by Connie Loizos originally published on TechCrunch... →

Atmos, a startup which has built an online marketplace that teams up homebuyers with builders and land developers to design and build custom homes, has emerged from stealth today with $12.5 million raised in Series A funding round led by Khosla Ventures. Founded in 2018, San Francisco-based Atmos touts that with its tech, homebuyers are […] YC, Khosla-backed Atmos lands $12.5M to design custom dream homes by Mary Ann Azevedo originally published on TechCrunch... →

What does OpenSea's trading volume look like these days? And are other data points trending differently? There’s still juice in the NFT market despite very real downturn by Anna Heim originally published on TechCrunch... →

TechCrunch Sessions: Space is back! Happening December 6 — our third dedicated space event. This is a live, in-person event featuring the most influential people in the space industry, across the public, private and defense sectors. This year saw the commercial space industry undergo a lot of change, including significant consolidation and new entrants in […] Announcing the agenda for TechCrunch Sessions: Space in Los Angeles by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch... →

Расходы компании на продажи и маркетинг снизились на 16% в третьем квартале... →

Nothing less than a war has broken out between an influential swathe of the UK tech startup community and the British government, after the latter has allegedly sought to hand the curation and promotion of British startups – both inside the UK and abroad – over to a single UK bank. As we covered previously, […] Startup founders go to war with UK government over its moves to appoint bank into key ecosystem role by Mike Butcher originally published on TechCrunch... →

Yahaha, a Helsinki- and Shanghai-based immersive, user-generated, low-code gaming platform founded by a group of Chinese gaming vets, made a splash in January when it announced a cumulative $50 million in funding ahead of its alpha launch in April. Now, with 100,000 creators and hundreds of thousands of players, it’s raised a further $40 million […] Yahaha raises $40M more for its user-generated, low-code immersive gaming platform by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch... →

Yakoa, an NFT fraud detection startup, has raised $4.8 million to build tools to fight intellectual property fraud in web3. Yakoa raises $4.8M to help detect NFT fraud for platforms and creators by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch... →

Spotify today is expanding its video podcasting capabilities to creators in more than 180 markets worldwide, which means the functionality is now available in nearly all the markets where Spotify’s podcast creation software, Anchor, is currently available. The feature, first entered wider testing last year, then officially launched in April to a handful of key […] Spotify’s video podcast publishing tools expand to creators worldwide by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch... →