When Silicon Valley Bank collapsed in March, a flurry of startups rushed to step in to help fill a gap in the startup and venture capital community. One of those startups, Mercury, in particular found itself in the position of trying to meet a sudden surge of demand amidst the panic. “The craziest time was […]
SVB’s collapse drove 26K customers to Mercury in 4 months by Mary Ann Azevedo originally published on TechCrunch
A Bangladeshi government website leaked the personal information of citizens, including full names, phone numbers, email addresses, and national ID numbers. Viktor Markopoulos, a researcher who works for Bitcrack Cyber Security, said he accidentally discovered the leak on June 27, and shortly after contacted the Bangladeshi e-Government Computer Incident Response Team (CERT). He said the […]
Bangladesh government website leaks citizens’ personal data by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai originally published on TechCrunch
Mercedes-Benz is the latest automaker to adopt Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS). Starting in 2024 Mercedes EVs will gain access to Tesla’s Supercharger network in North America. But Mercedes also announced today that the company is expanding its own charging network, and expects to have more than 2,500 high-power chargers installed in North America […]
Mercedes-Benz adopts Tesla’s NACS charging standard by Matt Burns originally published on TechCrunch
Google’s venture capital arm Gradient Ventures has made another foray into Europe, investing as part of a $3.2 million seed round in two-year-old German startup Weflow. Weflow is the latest in a line of ecosystem startups to emerge from frustrations with using the omnipresent CRM (customer relationship management) software that is Salesforce. These venture-backed upstarts […]
Google’s Gradient Ventures backs Weflow to bring greater hygiene to Salesforce data by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch
As Instagram’s new Twitter rival Threads soars into the double-digit millions after launching on Wednesday, another Twitter alternative, Bluesky, has hit a milestone of its own. According to a new analysis from app store intelligence provider data.ai, Bluesky has now topped a million downloads across iOS and Android, despite remaining an invite-only app. Of course, […]
As Threads soars, Twitter rival Bluesky hits its first million installs by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch
While working at Vetan, a startup helping small- and medium-sized (SMBs) businesses manage employee payroll, Jatin Mehta realized that SMBs often lack the tools to thrive online with organic sales. The cost to hire an agency is beyond their budget, and generating content is costly — both in terms of time and money. “Having a […]
SpeedyBrand uses generative AI to create SEO-optimized content by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch