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Twitter cancels its Chirp conference for developers amid management transition
Twitter is canceling its Chirp conference for developers amid management transition, the company said late Thursday. The conference was scheduled to take place in San Francisco on November 16. After Elon Musk took over the company last month, there have been several executive exits and directional changes in the company’s product strategy. So it is […]
Twitter cancels its Chirp conference for developers amid management transition by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch
Tiger Global-backed SaaS startup Chargebee cuts 10% jobs
Chargebee, backed by marquee investors including Tiger Global and Sequoia Capital India, has laid off about 10% of its staff in a “reorganization” effort due to ongoing global macroeconomic challenges and growing operational debt. The Chennai and San Francisco-headquartered startup, which offers billing, subscription, revenue and compliance management solutions, confirmed to TechCrunch that the update […]
Tiger Global-backed SaaS startup Chargebee cuts 10% jobs by Jagmeet Singh originally published on TechCrunch
Sacca’s Lowercarbon doubles down on startup bringing solar modules to Indian rooftops
Chris Sacca’s Lowercarbon is doubling down on a startup that is racing to bring solar modules to rooftops in India. SolarSquare said on Thursday it has raised $13 million in a Series A funding round led by Lowercarbon and Elevation Capital, just months after securing its seed financing. Existing backers Good Capital, Rainmatter, Better Capital […]
Sacca’s Lowercarbon doubles down on startup bringing solar modules to Indian rooftops by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch
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India metro smart cards vulnerable to ‘free top-up’ bug
India’s mass rapid transit systems — or metro, as it’s known locally — rely on commuter smart cards that are vulnerable to exploitation and allow anyone to effectively travel for free. Security researcher Nikhil Kumar Singh discovered a bug impacting Delhi Metro’s smart card system. The researcher told TechCrunch that the bug exploits the top-up […]
India metro smart cards vulnerable to ‘free top-up’ bug by Jagmeet Singh originally published on TechCrunch
Aurora says it has enough cash to commercialize autonomous trucks in 2024
Autonomous vehicle technology company Aurora Innovation released its third-quarter earnings report after the bell Wednesday. The company closed out the quarter with about $1.2 billion in cash and short-term investments, which Aurora says will be enough to make it to commercial launch in mid-2024. Those statements were made just days after former competitor Argo AI […]
Aurora says it has enough cash to commercialize autonomous trucks in 2024 by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch