December 2023

Investment in India is in free fall

December 15, 2023

Welcome to Startups Weekly. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Friday. You shouldn’t compare apples to oranges, but similarly, comparing iPhones to Androids is a fool’s errand as well. Now that Apple is finally phasing out the Lightning connector after 11 years in favor of the more universal standard USB-C (across […]

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Robinhood is on a quest to dive deeper into crypto

December 15, 2023

The platform might not be as highly technical as one that’s crypto-focused, Robinhood is doing research to understand what customers want and are missing.

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Ubiquiti fixes glitch that exposed private video streams to other customers

December 15, 2023

Ubiquity, the networking and video surveillance camera maker, has fixed a bug that users say mistakenly allowed them access to the accounts and private live video streams of other customers. Reports first emerged on Reddit that some customers received push notifications on their phones featuring Ubiquiti account-related information and private video streams belonging to other […]

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Twitch cracks down on boobs again by rolling back its ‘artistic nudity’ policy

December 15, 2023

Days after freeing the (fictionalized) nipple, Twitch is backtracking on its “artistic nudity” policy that allowed streamers to show illustrated, animated or sculpted renderings of breasts, butts and genitals. The announcement comes days after Twitch announced sweeping updates to its sexual content policy, which streamlined the platform’s community guidelines and allowed nudity in certain contexts, […]

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Scooter startup Superpedestrian shutting down US operations, explores sale of Europe business

December 15, 2023

Superpedestrian, the e-scooter startup known for its self-diagnostic software, is shutting down its U.S.-based shared scooter operation and exploring a sale of its European business, TechCrunch has exclusively learned. The company’s director of US operations, Alexander Berg, confirmed the news to his team Friday afternoon on a Zoom call. Berg said the reason for the […]

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The best funding options for late-stage startups

December 15, 2023

“Entrepreneurs navigating the later stages of a startup face a mine field of funding options, and not all of them are suitable for their business,” writes David Spreng, founder and CEO of  Runway Growth Capital. Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. Use discount code TCPLUSROUNDUP to save 20% off a one- or two-year […]

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