WhatsApp has been facing a global outage for over an hour, according to hundreds of thousands of users, in one of the most widespread and long-lasting snafus for the Meta-owned instant messaging and voice calling app that is used by over 2 billion people and millions of businesses worldwide. The outage began about 12.20 AM […]
WhatsApp is facing an outage, Meta working on a fix by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch
Station F, the iconic startup campus in Paris, is revamping its Founders Program completely to turn it into an acceleration program. Founders who decide to join the accelerator will get many different benefits. They’ll also have to hand out a 1% equity stake to Station F. “We are changing the flagship program of Station F. […]
Station F turns its main startup program into an acceleration program by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch
Sequoia India is in advanced stages of deliberations to invest over $50 million in K12 Techno Services, a startup that offers a range of services to education institutions and also runs its own chain of schools, doubling down on a firm that it first backed over a decade ago, two sources familiar with the matter […]
Sequoia India eyes $50 million investment in K12 Techno Services despite market slump by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch
Last week at TechCrunch’s annual Disrupt event, this editor sat down with VCs from two firms that have come to look similar in ways over the last five or so years. One of those VCs was Niko Bonatsos, a managing partner at General Catalyst (GC), a 22-year-old firm that began as an early-stage venture outfit […]
Top VCs have expanded into broader asset managers; is the model sustainable? by Connie Loizos originally published on TechCrunch
What’s going on with demand for plant-based meat? If you take a look at Barcelona-based Heura the picture seems rosy — with the alt-protein startup claiming “non-stop” momentum and a near doubling of revenue from sales of its faux chicken, beef and pork products in the first half of 2022. Mid-year, the 2017-founded startup reports […]
Heura tucks into $20M funding chunk for its plant-based proteins ahead of beefier B round next year by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch
It’s been a little over a month since Launch House, a buzzy venture-backed founder’s club backed by the likes of Andreessen Horowitz and Day One Ventures, publicly faced numerous allegations of harassment and assault. In response to the allegations first surfaced by the news publication Vox, the startup claimed that it would undergo an independent, […]
Launch House splits with law firm conducting its harassment investigation by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch
With some 3,000 satellites in orbit, the Starlink constellation is easily the largest in history and of course presents an immense opportunity for global connectivity. But its signals could also be analyzed and used as an alternative to traditional GPS, a new paper claims, with or without SpaceX’s blessing. Todd Humphreys and his team at […]
Starlink signals could work as GPS alternative, whether SpaceX likes it or not by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch
Music startup Hyph announced an upcoming mobile app, which aims to be a music creation and remixing tool for everyone to use. With the creator economy estimated to be worth $100 billion, Hyph is targeting the over 50 million people worldwide who identify as content creators. Hyph allows users to create original songs by taking music […]
Hyph set to launch a music creation app with an emphasis on remixing by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch
In this issue: Kayhan Space presents at Disrupt; Report: Investment in space battered by high interest rates, inflation; News from SpaceX, Orbex and more
Max Q: The ghost in the machine by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch
Cerebral is laying off 20% of its staff, citing an ongoing push for efficiency at the digital health unicorn. A spokesperson for Cerebral confirmed the layoffs to TechCrunch but did not share the specific number of employees affected. According to the WSJ, which first reported the news, and Insider, some 400 people will lose their […]
Telehealth unicorn Cerebral lays off 20% of staff for ‘operational efficiencies’ by Andrew Mendez originally published on TechCrunch