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The Echo business has always looked like Amazon playing the long game from the outside. Above all, the company’s home consumer hardware is a convenient vessel for getting Alexa into millions of homes. But when a corporation is doing some serious belt tightening amid broader economic headwinds, no divisions are safe from cost cutting — […]

Amazon eyes devices group as it undertakes broad cost cutting by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch

When an H-1B worker loses their job, a loud clock starts clicking: unless they can land a new position or change their immigration status within 60 days, they are required to leave the country.

Answers for H-1B workers who’ve been laid off (or think they might be) by Walter Thompson originally published on TechCrunch

Many VCs have said they are sitting out this year. They aren’t — they’re funding their friends and committing funds to companies that don’t exist.

Amid record dry powder, VCs are determined to fund anything but you by Rebecca Szkutak originally published on TechCrunch

This week, I talk with Dom-Madori Davis about the coalition of VCs that are standing for reproductive rights. And Jacquelyn Melinek comes on to break down the FTX/Binance saga that’s unfolded over the past week (and that continues to develop). And as always, we break down the biggest stories in tech. Articles from the episode: […]

Crypto’s white knight was a black hat all along and other TC news by Darrell Etherington originally published on TechCrunch

A number of crypto exchanges are rushing to publish proof-of-reserves in a seeming attempt to reassure investors their funds are safe as fellow exchange FTX melts down.

Can proof-of-reserves prevent future crypto exchange collapses? by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch

Following a warning shot from the FTC to Twitter yesterday, TechCrunch has obtained an internal email sent by Elon Musk’s lawyer, Alex Spiro, to all remaining employees — in which he seeks to calm staffers’ concerns by claiming that they do not have individual liability for upholding the requirements of the FTC consent decree. We’ve […]

Musk’s lawyer tells Twitter staff they won’t be liable if company violates FTC consent decree by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy worked his way to the corner office the old-fashioned way but is facing immense challenges amid falling profits.

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy faces enormous challenges amid falling profits and negative numbers by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch