February 6, 2025

Superlogic raises $13.7M at a $200M valuation to help consumers use reward points toward cool ‘experiences’

Superlogic, a startup that helps give consumers a way to apply rewards points toward experiences, has raised $13.7 million at a $200 million valuation, the company tells TechCrunch exclusively. Lin Dai, CEO and co-founder of Miami-based Superlogic, said his company’s technology is designed to “enhance the value of rewards points” by giving consumers a broader […]

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Musk poses workers with a choice: quit Twitter, or prepare to get “hardcore”

November 16, 2022

Times are changing at Twitter. In about two weeks under Elon Musk’s leadership, Twitter has fired over 3,700 people, and a slew of high-ranking execs have resigned. But the company’s personnel changes aren’t ending there. According to a report from The Washington Post, Musk sent a late night email offering the remaining Twitter employees a choice: […]

Musk poses workers with a choice: quit Twitter, or prepare to get “hardcore” by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch

Akeyless secures a cash infusion to help companies manage their passwords, certificates and keys

November 16, 2022

Back in 2018, Refael Angel, a former security software engineer at Intuit, had an idea for a new approach to protect encryption keys — the random string of bits created to scramble and unscramble data — on the cloud. He met with Shai Onn and then Oded Hareven, with whom Angel had worked five years […]

Akeyless secures a cash infusion to help companies manage their passwords, certificates and keys by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

Amazon begins layoffs as economic woes mount

November 16, 2022

This week, Amazon began the process of cutting jobs across the company. Managers have begun informing employees that they have two months to find another role inside the company or accept severance, according to reports. Numerous employees have acknowledged that they were impacted by the moves via services like LinkedIn. Other reports, meanwhile, cite frustrations […]

Amazon begins layoffs as economic woes mount by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch

Matter Labs, the company behind zkSync, raises $200 million to scale Ethereum

November 16, 2022

Matter Labs has raised a $200 million Series C funding round co-led by Blockchain Capital and Dragonfly. Matter Labs is better known for its work on zkSync, an Ethereum scaling solution that drastically reduces the cost of Ethereum transactions. LightSpeed Venture Partners, Variant and Andreessen Horowitz are also participating in the Series C round. Overall, […]

Matter Labs, the company behind zkSync, raises $200 million to scale Ethereum by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch

Hinge’s new feature makes it easier for those seeking non-monogamous relationships

November 16, 2022

Today, Hinge rolled out a feature that allows users to add their “Relationship Type” to their profile, whether that be “monogamous,” “non-monogamous,” or “figuring out my relationship type.” The update lets users express precisely what they’re looking for to more efficiently minimize unsuited matches. “Relationship Type” is available globally for all Hinge users starting today. […]

Hinge’s new feature makes it easier for those seeking non-monogamous relationships by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch

Backbone launches an Android version of its mobile gaming controller

November 16, 2022

We tend to write fondly about Backbone’s mobile gaming controller around these parts, but the recommendation has always come with one asterisk: to date, it’s really been meant mostly for iPhones. You could use a cable to make it work with other devices — but Android users, for example, haven’t been able to just pop […]

Backbone launches an Android version of its mobile gaming controller by Greg Kumparak originally published on TechCrunch

Yubo expands its real-time audio moderation technology to the U.K., Australia and Canada

November 16, 2022

Yubo, a social livestreaming app popular with a Gen Z audience, announced today it’s expanding its audio moderation technology to the U.K., Australia and Canada. The Paris-based company first launched the technology in the U.S. earlier this year in partnership with Hive. Yubo says although the technology is still in its infancy, its has proven […]

Yubo expands its real-time audio moderation technology to the U.K., Australia and Canada by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch

Waabi unveils its first generation self-driving truck

November 16, 2022

Autonomous trucking startup Waabi has unveiled its first generation of trucks that are purpose-built for OEM integration. The trucks are powered by the Waabi Driver, a combination of Waabi’s software, sensors and compute. Their launch signals both that Waabi is ready to verify and validate its self-driving stack and that it’s open for business. Waabi […]

Waabi unveils its first generation self-driving truck by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch