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January 2023

Check Twitter in paradise with Iridium’s new ‘executive’ satellite hotspot

January 31, 2023

Everyone’s talking about unplugging these days – climbing a mountain, trekking through the forest, finding your way to a truly secluded beach. Central to that concept is turning off notifications, uninstalling work apps or even — if you’re feeling especially brave — leaving the phone at home for a week or two. But is paradise […]

Check Twitter in paradise with Iridium’s new ‘executive’ satellite hotspot by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch

Sentra raises $30M to provide a security layer for data in the cloud

January 31, 2023

The move to the cloud, accelerated by the pandemic, continues unabated. By 2025, Gartner estimates that over 95% of new digital workloads will be deployed on cloud-native platforms, up from 30% in 2021. The motivation is convenience partly — cloud platforms can be accessed from anywhere, ideal for the remote or hybrid workforce. But it’s […]

Sentra raises $30M to provide a security layer for data in the cloud by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

Stripperweb, a twenty-year-old forum for sex workers, is shutting down. No one knows why.

January 31, 2023

There are some people on the internet who don’t want to be found. That seems to be the case for the elusive, mysterious owner of Stripperweb, a twenty-year-old forum for exotic dancers and sex workers. With just one week of advance notice, the forum’s unknown owner announced that the website will shut down on February […]

Stripperweb, a twenty-year-old forum for sex workers, is shutting down. No one knows why. by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch

TrueBiz aims to help financial services providers onboard business customers faster, avoid fraud

January 31, 2023

Due diligence was a big topic in 2022 for a variety of reasons. But due diligence doesn’t just apply to investors pouring money into startups, or companies acquiring other companies. Businesses, especially those operating in financial services, also have to conduct an appropriate amount of due diligence, for example, to avoid fraud. As recently as […]

TrueBiz aims to help financial services providers onboard business customers faster, avoid fraud by Mary Ann Azevedo originally published on TechCrunch

TBD Health is rolling out at-home sexual healthcare to all US states

January 31, 2023

Reproductive rights is a hot-button topic for much of the political spectrum in the U.S. Against that backdrop. TBD Health is not-so-quietly making patient-focused and inclusive sexual healthcare available and accessible to everyone in the U.S., as it raises a $4.4 million round to scale up further. “At a time when women’s rights are being […]

TBD Health is rolling out at-home sexual healthcare to all US states by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch

Bitcoin-based app Strike expands in Philippines to grow cross-border payment solutions

January 31, 2023

Strike, a Bitcoin-based payment network and financial app, is expanding to the Philippines to grow cross-border payments and remittance markets. “The Philippines is one of the biggest remitting markets in the world, especially from the United States,” Jack Mallers, CEO of Strike, said to TechCrunch. In 2021, about $12.7 billion in cash remittances was sent […]

Bitcoin-based app Strike expands in Philippines to grow cross-border payment solutions by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch

Cleary raises $4.5M to reinvent the intranet

January 31, 2023

When you hear the word ‘intranet,’ chances are your mind is conjuring up images of badly designed internal communications platforms from the early aughts: a place for your internal communications team to post announcements you’re not going to read. To some degree, that hasn’t changed, but employee expectations have — and so has the work […]

Cleary raises $4.5M to reinvent the intranet by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch

Linktree adds new monetization options, including a ‘Buy Me a Gift’ feature

January 31, 2023

Linktree, the popular link-in-bio startup, is continuing to build more tools to help creators make money on its platform. The company announced today that it’s introducing three new monetization features designed to help users turn their Linktree into a stronger earnings channel. First, Linktree is launching a new “Buy Me a Gift” button that is […]

Linktree adds new monetization options, including a ‘Buy Me a Gift’ feature by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch