Aptoide launches its alternative iOS game store in EU

June 3, 2024

After the Digital Markets Act (DMA) forced Apple to allow third-party app stores for iOS in Europe, several developers have launched alternative stores, like the AltStore and MacPaw’s Setapp (currently in closed beta). The latest entrant on the list is Aptoide, the longstanding Android app store upstart, which is launching a game store in Europe. […]

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One week left: Apply to TC Disrupt Startup Battlefield 200

June 3, 2024

Time is relentless and, right now, it’s no friend to procrastination-prone early-stage startup founders. The application window for Startup Battlefield 200 (SB 200) at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 slams shut in just one week. Can you afford to miss this potentially life-changing opportunity? We think not. Startup Battlefield 200 applications close in 7 days Our 2023 […]

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Cloudera acquires Verta to bring some AI chops to its data platform

June 3, 2024

Cloudera, the once high flying Hadoop startup, raised $1 billion and went public in 2018 before being acquired by private equity for $5.3 billion 2021. Today, the company announced that it is acquiring Verta, an AI startup that helps customers manage machine learning models, including large language models used in generative AI. Cloudera, which launched […]

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Spend management startup SiFi raises $10M to grow further in Saudi Arabia

June 3, 2024

The global spend management sector is experiencing a tailwind of sorts. North America is arguably the biggest market in this space, but spend management companies have seen demand rise across the world, thanks to increasing internet penetration, tech advancements and businesses’ increasing focus on making sure they spend wisely. Indeed, the space is expected to […]

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The Download: MDMA for PTSD, and Boeing’s rearranged space flight

June 3, 2024
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. What’s next for MDMA MDMA has been banned in the United States for more than three decades. But now, this potent mind-altering drug is poised to become a badly needed therapy for PTSD.…