Quantifying the global e-commerce slowdown
What do recent e-commerce earnings results tell us about the post-pandemic e-commerce reality?
Quantifying the global e-commerce slowdown by Anna Heim originally published on TechCrunch
In Japan, the robot isn’t coming for your job; it’s filling the one nobody wants
Driven by labor shortages, Japan is pushing physical AI from pilot projects into real-world deployment.
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TechCrunch+ roundup: TAM takedown, green card layoffs, when to ignore investor advice
In business, if someone offers you free advice, it’s probably for their own benefit.
TechCrunch+ roundup: TAM takedown, green card layoffs, when to ignore investor advice by Walter Thompson originally published on TechCrunch
India’s securities depository CDSL says malware compromised its network
India’s leading central securities depository, Central Depository Services Limited, or CDSL, says its systems have been compromised by malware. On Friday, the securities depository said in a filing with India’s National Stock Exchange that it detected malware affecting “a few of its internal machines.” “As a matter of abundant caution, the company immediately isolated the […]
India’s securities depository CDSL says malware compromised its network by Jagmeet Singh originally published on TechCrunch
Autonomous delivery startup Nuro lays off 20% of workforce
Nuro, the autonomous vehicle delivery startup backed by Softbank, Google and Tiger Global Management, is laying off about 300 people, or 20% of its workforce in an effort to preserve cash amid a stormy economic outlook, according to an email sent to employees this morning. Several Nuro employees also posted on Twitter and LinkedIn this […]
Autonomous delivery startup Nuro lays off 20% of workforce by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy Announces ‘Most Difficult Decision’ in More Bad News for the Tech Giant Next Year
Other tech companies like Meta, Twitter and Shopify are feeling the same pressure.
Pick your poison: recruitment or retention?
Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This week, Alex and Natasha discussed the latest and greatest of this consuming news cycle. Our goal with the episode, as always, is to go beyond what you may see in a 140 […]
Pick your poison: recruitment or retention? by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch
Patreon competitor Fanfix launches ‘SuperLink,’ a link-in-bio platform aimed at Gen Z creators
Fanfix, the Patreon-style platform focused on Gen Z, announced today the launch of SuperLink, a standalone monetization-focused link-in-bio platform that displays a creator’s Fanfix page. Fanfix previously partnered with various link-in-bio companies, including Koji, Beacons and Hoo.bee. However, the company says many of its creators requested Fanfix build its own version of the feature. It […]
Patreon competitor Fanfix launches ‘SuperLink,’ a link-in-bio platform aimed at Gen Z creators by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch
Jumia to cut products and overheads as new management chase profits
Last Monday, Jumia co-founders Sacha Poignonnec and Jeremy Hodara resigned from their roles as co-CEOs, just ten days before the company’s third-quarter 2022 financial report. The end of their tenure, therefore, marked the first time a new face — Francis Dufay, the ex-chief at Jumia Ivory Coast and now acting CEO of Jumia — took […]
Jumia to cut products and overheads as new management chase profits by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechCrunch
Fund of funds Sweetwood Ventures bets big on VC’s smallest funds
Despite legacy venture capital firms continuing to raise bigger and bigger funds, LPs may have more luck focusing on the small stuff. Amit Kurz, a general partner at Israel-based fund of funds Sweetwood Ventures, thinks so. He told TechCrunch that last year he started to notice more and more tiny funds he wasn’t familiar with […]
Fund of funds Sweetwood Ventures bets big on VC’s smallest funds by Rebecca Szkutak originally published on TechCrunch