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Music streaming platform SoundCloud has laid off 8% of its staff according to multiple reports. The fresh round of job cuts comes after the company laid off 20% of its employees last August. In a memo sent to staff — seen by Variety — CEO Eliah Seton said that SoundCloud is reducing headcount to get […]

SoundCloud lays off 8% of staff as it aims to reach profitability this year by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

I spent a bit of time at Figure’s Sunnyvale offices during a recent visit to the South Bay. The firm is currently in that semi-awkward phase where it’s ready to talk about what it’s working on — but only to a point. That means things like its process and plans are on the table, while […]

Figure raises $70M to build its humanoid robots by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch

Here’s a quick rundown of three climate tech funding rounds that caught our attention.

What’s getting funded in climate tech: Managing ESG data, supplying fusion startups and removing carbon by Tim De Chant originally published on TechCrunch

The $79 billion sneakers (or “trainers,” for our U.K. readers) industry has spawned a lucrative resale market, expected to hit $30 billion by the end of the decade — up from $5 billion in 2020. Some have even called sneakers an alternative asset class, an investable product that can be bought and sold on for […]

Laced, a UK-based resale marketplace for authenticated premium sneakers, raises $12M by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch