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French startup PhotoRoom has raised a $19 million Series A funding round. The company develops a popular photo editing app for e-commerce vendors and small businesses. In particular, it helps you remove the background behind objects you are about to sell so that your photos look more professional. Balderton Capital is leading the Series A […]

After 40 million app downloads, PhotoRoom raises $19 million by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch

Twitter is reportedly delaying the rollout of verification check marks to subscribers as the social network attempts to steer clear of possible impact to Tuesday’s midterm elections. The Elon Musk-owned social media company had planned to roll out the revamped version of its subscription service, Twitter Blue, on Monday. The firm started testing the new […]

Twitter to delay verification check mark rollout until after US midterm elections by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

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The fintech layoffs just keep on coming by Mary Ann Azevedo originally published on TechCrunch

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