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September made it seem like venture capital deal activity was starting to ramp up again, but October’s numbers showed there is still a long way to go.

Global venture funding plateaued in October, with valuations likely to blame by Rebecca Szkutak originally published on TechCrunch

If the banking-as-a-service fintech Unit does its job right, it will be ubiquitous among businesses and simultaneously have a name unknown to the end user. The company gives companies a way to embed financial services into their product — and after already launching debit cards, Unit is officially breaking into the charge card game. Unit […]

Unit’s banking-as-a-service platform is getting into the charge card game by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch

YouTube is adding shopping features to Shorts, its TikTok-like short-form video product, the company confirmed to TechCrunch on Tuesday. The new shopping features allow users to purchase products as they scroll through Shorts. The news was first reported by the Financial Times. The company is starting to introduce shopping features on YouTube Shorts with eligible […]

YouTube Shorts begins testing shopping features and affiliate marketing by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch

Are you planning to play League of Legends during your next investor pitch? (If so, reading this probably isn’t a good use of your time.)

TechCrunch+ roundup: Bootstrapping basics, fintech’s future, tech employers gain advantage by Walter Thompson originally published on TechCrunch

Want to kick your ex off your Netflix account without having to change your password? A new Netflix feature will make that possible. Today, Netflix is launching “Manage Access and Devices,” which allows account owners to remotely log out of devices they don’t recognize or no longer want signed in. The addition could help Netflix […]

Netflix’s new feature lets subscribers kick devices off their accounts by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch

YouTube today is addressing one of creators’ chief complaints with filming videos for its TikTok competitor, YouTube Shorts: to date, the music and sounds added to videos could only be 15 seconds in length, even though Shorts themselves can be as long as 60 seconds. Now, thanks to revised licensing deals, YouTube says the majority […]

YouTube Shorts can now include 60 seconds of music or sounds, up from 15 seconds before by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

Following a flurry of resignations of senior Twitter privacy and security staffers late last week, the social media firm has informed its lead data protection regulator in the European Union that it has appointed an “acting” replacement for one of those positions: The key role of data protection officer (DPO). The abrupt departures of Twitter’s […]

After key privacy and security departures last week, Twitter names ‘acting DPO’ by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch