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Watch Cambly CEO and Benchmark partner explain startup fundraising tactics

February 3, 2023

TechCrunch Live is back, and we’re thrilled to have hosted this conversation with Sameer Shariff, CEO and co-founder of Cambly, and Sarah Tavel, partner at Benchmark. During this hour-long event, you’ll hear how Cambly used a failed Series A fundraise to force the company into a cash-positive position. And once the company didn’t need outside […]

Watch Cambly CEO and Benchmark partner explain startup fundraising tactics by Matt Burns originally published on TechCrunch

Apple says it now has 935 million paid subscriptions

February 3, 2023

Apple had a rare quarter where it missed its revenue target due to problems in the supply chain and manufacturing. But its services revenue was a bright spot in the earnings. The company said it now has 935 million paid subscriptions across its services. These offerings, including iCloud, Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, Apple […]

Apple says it now has 935 million paid subscriptions by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

Nothing’s second phone will take on the US this year

February 3, 2023

It there’s one thing Nothing’s first phone excelled at, it was bringing a bit of excitement to the staid world of smartphones. Shipments have been stagnating, slowing and contracting for the past several years, and are now at some of their lowest numbers in roughly a decade. The Phone (1) wasn’t a revolution, but it […]

Nothing’s second phone will take on the US this year by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch

Google says YouTube Shorts has crossed 50 billion daily views

February 3, 2023

All social media companies are in a race to win the short video war and Google is showing some progress against TikTok and Instagram. The search giant said during its latest earnings call that YouTube Shorts has crossed 50 billion daily views. The company previously reported 30 billion daily views as part of its Q1 […]

Google says YouTube Shorts has crossed 50 billion daily views by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

Twitter Blue expands to six new countries, brings back Spaces curation

February 3, 2023

Twitter is in a hurry to make money, and in another step that might lead to some revenue it has expanded the Twitter Blue subscription to six new countries. The paid plans are now available in Saudi Arabia, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, and Spain making it 12 regions in total to which users can subscribe […]

Twitter Blue expands to six new countries, brings back Spaces curation by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

Damus pulled from Apple’s App Store in China after two days

February 3, 2023

Damus, one of the fastest-growing Twitter alternatives, has been pulled from China’s App Store just two days after the app was approved by Apple. The app, which is based on the Jack Dorsey-backed decentralized social networking protocol Nostr, was removed from the China App Store per request by the country’s top internet watchdog because it […]

Damus pulled from Apple’s App Store in China after two days by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch