The operating environment for startups in Africa is expected to worsen this year, continuing the trend that picked up in the last half of 2022.
Africa predicted to experience sustained funding slowdown in 2023 by Annie Njanja originally published on TechCrunch
People using third-party Twitter clients are facing a number of issues including unable to log in and access Twitter feeds. Tweetbot, Echofon, and Twitterrific, three popular third-party Twitter apps, confirmed the issues and noted that they are not sure what has triggered the glitch. Tweetbot and other clients are experiencing problems logging in to Twitter. […]
Third-party Twitter apps are facing issues, users say by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch
Crypto exchange Crypto.com is cutting its global workforce by 20%, it said on Friday, as it navigates ongoing economic headwinds and “unforeseeable” industry events. This is the second major layoff at the firm, which cut hundreds of jobs in mid-last year. “We grew ambitiously at the start of 2022, building on our incredible momentum and […]
Crypto.com cuts 20% jobs amid ‘unforeseeable’ industry events by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch
SmartNews, a Tokyo-headquartered news aggregation website and app valued at $2 billion as of 2021, today announced a 40% reduction of its U.S. and China workforce, or around 120 people, according to sources familiar with the company’s plans. The news was announced on Thursday in an All-Hands meeting attended this evening by SmartNews staff. The […]
News aggregator SmartNews lays off 40% of US and China staff, with further reductions planned in Japan by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch
President Biden published an op-ed yesterday in the Wall Street Journal putting Big Tech on notice that his administration was working — in fact, has been working — to rein in its worst abuses. But these “broad principles for reform” sound pretty familiar. The op-ed begins by thanking the tech sector for its hard work […]
Biden’s call to ‘unite against big tech abuses’ sure sounds familiar by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch
It’s a strange week. Strange and strangely familiar. You stay at the same hotel in a nearly identical room to the one you stayed in for the last 10 years or so. You see friends and colleagues you’ve not seen in a while. Everyone is three years older and a bit worse for wear. A […]
CES 2023 debrief by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch