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Telly, a hardware startup led by Pluto TV co-founder Ilya Pozin, announced Monday that it’s giving away 500,000 of its new smart TVs for free. (Yes, we said free.) There’s a catch, though. Users must watch 24/7 ads while simultaneously streaming TV shows and movies. Telly developed a dual-screen smart TV, which has a 55-inch […]

Hardware startup Telly launches a free smart TV entirely supported by ads by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch

Women founders have received just 6.9% of venture dollars in climate tech in Q1, according to Crunchbase, which is down from 8.9% in 2022.

VC funding of women climate tech founders is abysmal. Here’s how it could improve by Dominic-Madori Davis originally published on TechCrunch

With a U.S. ban of TikTok looming, the company is introducing a new mental health awareness hub to allow users to learn about well-being topics, connect with advocates and support organizations that provide important resources. To access the new hub, users have to go to the #MentalHealthAwareness hashtag page and tap on the link in […]

TikTok adds a new mental health awareness hub to provide users access to resources by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch

The European Commission (EC) has given the go-ahead to Microsoft’s proposed $68.7 billion bid for gaming giant Activision. The news comes a few weeks after the U.K. emerged as the first jurisdiction to block the megabucks deal, while the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in the U.S. is suing to block the deal. Europe had been […]

Europe greenlights Microsoft’s $68.7B Activision acquisition by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch

Hello and welcome back to Equity, the podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. Our Monday show covers the latest in tech news from the weekend and what’s making headlines early in the week. This week we talked about media, startup rounds and some Big Money Moves: […]

Vice files for bankrupcy, Foxconn’s investment in India, and two fascinating startup rounds by Alex Wilhelm originally published on TechCrunch