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Twitter pulls its Spaces group audio feature after Musk run-in with banned journalists

December 16, 2022

Twitter has apparently pulled its Spaces group audio feature, at least temporarily, after Elon Musk joined a group conversation that included journalists that had been banned from the platform. The latest drama comes after Twitter suspended several prominent journalists who had covered an earlier story about the Elon Jet Twitter account that was banned for […]

Twitter pulls its Spaces group audio feature after Musk run-in with banned journalists by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch

With Bling, the fintech startup revolution spreads even to pocket money

December 16, 2022

Today, banks and fintech startups tend not to provide products dedicated to families, specifically, and this has appeared as something of a gap in the market. Meanwhile the general lack of financial education and financial literacy means families are missing out on securing financial prosperity for their families. GoHenry (which raised $121.2M), which bills itself as “smart banking […]

With Bling, the fintech startup revolution spreads even to pocket money by Mike Butcher originally published on TechCrunch

Former Myntra chief’s fashion startup Virgio valued at $161 million in new funding

December 16, 2022

Fashion startup Virgio, co-founded by Amar Nagaram, former chief executive of Myntra, has raised $37 million in a new financing round as the young firm looks to build “a global fashion brand” from the South Asian market. Prosus Ventures, Alpha Wave and Accel co-led Virgio’s Series A funding, valuing the one-year-old startup at $161 million […]

Former Myntra chief’s fashion startup Virgio valued at $161 million in new funding by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

Crypto trader Amber raises $300M as it seeks protection for FTX-hit customers

December 16, 2022

Amber Group, a Sequoia- and Temasek-backed crypto trading firm, has closed a hefty $300 million Series C funding round as the collapse of FTX shakes the crypto world. The news, which the Singapore-based firm announced on Twitter Friday morning, follows on the heels of a Bloomberg report claiming that the crypto trader has ditched a […]

Crypto trader Amber raises $300M as it seeks protection for FTX-hit customers by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch

Twitter just banned a wave of prominent journalists with no explanation

December 16, 2022

On Thursday evening, Twitter suspended a number of prominent journalists on the platform without warning or explanation. The situation followed the company’s decision to suspend the Twitter account belonging to Mastodon, an open source social media alternative that’s built momentum since Elon Musk took over at the company. Twitter took action against Mastodon after the […]

Twitter just banned a wave of prominent journalists with no explanation by Taylor Hatmaker originally published on TechCrunch