The U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee voted in favor of a bill that could give President Joe Biden the ability to ban TikTok. This bill, known as the Deterring America’s Technological Adversaries (DATA) Act, was introduced Friday by Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX), then fast-tracked to a vote on Wednesday, which passed 24-16; all Democrats […]
Proposed bill would give Biden the power to ban TikTok by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch
With the market turning so dramatically in 2022, it’s no surprise that many startups are now believed to be raising down rounds. This week alone, it was reported that Varo was raising a $50 million equity round led by Warburg Pincus at a “significantly” lower valuation. According to Fintech Business Weekly, the struggling neobank would […]
Varo, Stripe said to be raising new funds at much lower valuations by Mary Ann Azevedo originally published on TechCrunch
Chainlink, a web3 services platform, is launching a self-service, serverless platform to help developers connect their decentralized applications (dApps) or smart contracts to any Web2.0 API, the company exclusively told TechCrunch. The new platform, Chainlink Functions, also lets builders run customizable computations on Web 2.0 APIs within minutes through its network, Kemal El Moujahid, chief […]
Chainlink’s new platform lets web3 projects connect to Web 2.0 systems like AWS and Meta by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch
What are my options for changing my immigration status so I can work at a startup in the U.S. within a year or two?
Dear Sophie: What are my options for changing my status from an L-1 visa? by Ram Iyer originally published on TechCrunch
For the past 19 years, Ben Nye sought out promising infrastructure software as co-managing partner of Bain Capital Ventures. Now he and a group of four partners, collected from his time at Bain and as CEO of Turbonomic, are doing the same thing but out on their own with Venture Guides. Nye said the firm’s […]
Ben Nye’s new VC firm won’t just give you a fish, but will guide you to the best lake by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch
Montreal-based Equisoft, an insurance and investment software developer, today announced that it raised $125 million in venture equity. It’s a large amount made more significant by the fact that the investment climate for insurtech vendors is growing increasingly challenging. A recent Gallagher Re report found that quarterly insurtech funding for Q4 fell to the lowest […]
Insurtech giant Equisoft lands $125M investment, eyes acquisitions by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch
YouTube’s new head Neal Mohan penned his first letter today to creators emphasizing that the company aims to continue supporting the community by giving them more tools to make money. He also mentioned that YouTube is looking to experiment with generative AI and multiple formats like Shorts and podcasts. Last month, YouTube’s long-time CEO Susan […]
YouTube’s new head looks forward to supporting creators though different formats by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch
SideChef’s offers 12,000 shoppable recipes that can be added to your cart and all of the ingredients needed to make that recipe are delivered or made available for in-store pickup.
How an entrepreneur, who didn’t know how to cook, started a recipe company by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch