WhatsApp Business crosses 200M MAUs, introduces personlized messages feature

June 27, 2023

Meta announced today that WhatsApp Business, its app designed specifically for small businesses, has crossed the mark of 200 million monthly active users — up from 50 million in 2020. As the company is pursuing its “year of efficiency,” it also launched features like easier ad creation and a personalized message service for WhatsApp Business […]

WhatsApp Business crosses 200M MAUs, introduces personlized messages feature by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

TikTok’s Family Pairing tool now gives parents personalized control over the content their teens see

June 27, 2023

TikTok is bringing its content filtering tool to its Family Pairing offering, which lets parents link their account to their teen’s to enable content and privacy settings, the company announced on Tuesday. Content filtering allows users to filter out videos with words or hashtags they don’t want to see in their For You or Following […]

TikTok’s Family Pairing tool now gives parents personalized control over the content their teens see by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch

DePoly keeps hard to recycle plastic from ending up in landfills

June 27, 2023

About 400 million tons of plastic are produced each year, but less than 10% is recycled, with most of the rest ending up incinerated or in landfills. One reason is that it is difficult for conventional recycling processes to handle contaminated plastics, like those that are made up of several different types of plastics, combined […]

DePoly keeps hard to recycle plastic from ending up in landfills by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch

Supply chain startup Baskit supports Indonesia’s middlemen

June 27, 2023

Large brand distributors dominate the top of the supply chain, but toward the bottom, there are thousands of middlemen, including wholesalers, who are the ones creating relationships with retailers. Founded last year, Baskit wants to provide them with tools to digitize the management of their inventory and services to help them get better prices. The […]

Supply chain startup Baskit supports Indonesia’s middlemen by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch

Thomson Reuters buys Casetext, an AI legal tech startup, for $650M in cash

June 27, 2023

Thomson Reuters has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Casetext, a Y Combinator-backed legal tech startup. The deal, valued at $650 million in cash, is expected to close in the second half of 2023, subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions. “The acquisition of Casetext is another step in our ‘build, partner and […]

Thomson Reuters buys Casetext, an AI legal tech startup, for $650M in cash by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

Arkam Ventures targets $180 million to tap ‘middle India’ opportunity with second fund

June 27, 2023

Arkam Ventures is courting its second fund, aiming for $180 million, nearly doubling the size of its maiden fund, as the Indian venture capital firm gears up to double down on the expanding ‘middle India’ opportunity. The firm’s partners said in an interview that they are hopeful to retain support from high-profile international institutional investors […]

Arkam Ventures targets $180 million to tap ‘middle India’ opportunity with second fund by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

Kindred Ventures foresees a ‘massive explosion of startups’ courtesy of AI

June 26, 2023

Last week, we talked with Kindred Ventures, a small, nine-year-old, San Francisco-based early-stage venture firm that, despite investing in a lot of nascent startups — more than 100 to date — takes a generalist approach, investing in AI, climate tech, consumer internet companies, crypto deals, fintech startups, health startups, mobility startups and the outfits developing […]

Kindred Ventures foresees a ‘massive explosion of startups’ courtesy of AI by Connie Loizos originally published on TechCrunch