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On Wednesday, Microsoft announced it was laying off 10,000 people. Alphabet added to the misery with another 12,000 this morning. We’ve previously seen 18,000 job cuts at Amazon and another 11,000 at Meta. You could also throw in Salesforce, which slashed 7,000 jobs at the beginning of the month. You’ll notice one company is conspicuously […]

While layoffs keep coming, so far Apple has steered clear by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch

You know what it’s like – you’ve been on vacation and you’ve taken twenty-eight million photos, and you just want to select the best 12 so you can make a calendar. Ain’t nobody got time for that – and that’s what GoodOnes is here to help you with. The app is in early access mode […]

GoodOnes raises to help make sense of your mess of a camera roll by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch

With all of Microsoft’s financial resources, what does it gain by cutting its workforce by 5%? We spoke to a few analysts to try to figure it out.

Microsoft joined the layoff parade. Did it really have to? by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch

Keen to align with their missions, DFIs are backing tech startups that facilitate and increase access to services and products in various sectors.

Why international DFIs are looking to African startups to scale impact investing efforts by Annie Njanja originally published on TechCrunch

The cybersecurity landscape is fluid and constantly changing. The last few years have shown a significant rise in industry-specific attacks focused on healthcare, supply chains, education, etc. This trend will likely proceed to the following year, and the industries on the weaker end of digital transformation are easy targets for cyber-attacks.

The tech giant sent out the layoff notice early Friday morning, joining the ranks of other tech giants that are reducing their workforces.

While the bulk of commercial space launch activity is happening just south of its border, Canada is tired of watching from the sidelines and wants in on the action: The country’s federal transport ministry announced that it intends to support commercial space launches in the near future. The plan is for Canada to hose commercial […]

Canada wants to support commercial space launches by Darrell Etherington originally published on TechCrunch

Starting on February 21, Amazon’s Music Unlimited streaming service will increase by $1/£1 in the U.S. and the U.K. The Amazon Music Unlimited Individual Plan is increasing from $9.99 (£9.99) to $10.99 (£10.99) per month, whereas the student plan is changing from $4.99 (£4.99) to $5.99 (£5.99) per month. The company noted the price changes […]

Amazon’s Music Unlimited quietly gets a price hike in the U.S. and U.K. by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch

European startups have always suffered from the perennial startup problem: how to exit? However, in Europe the problem has always been particularly acute. How many large European industrial or corporate giants acquire or acqu-hire? Not that many and not nearly enough. It’s part of the reason so many European startups end up heading to the […]

A new kind of PE fund plans to roll-up German startups into potential unicorns and bigger exits by Mike Butcher originally published on TechCrunch