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Daily Crunch: Meta to pay $725M settlement in Cambridge Analytica data access case by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch
We made it! Another year (nearly!) complete. Go team! The end of the year means many things — holidays, food, family, reflection, etc. Around these parts, it also means it’s time for the TechCrunch Favorite Things list. Each year Team TechCrunch puts together a big list of the things that, when we look back over the […]
TechCrunch’s Favorite Things of 2022 by Greg Kumparak originally published on TechCrunch
Twitter is in crisis these days. Under new owner Elon Musk, the service has lost more than half its staff through layoffs and quitting, made erratic moves in its product and platform strategies and is facing up to reports about its financial state. That disruption, in true tech industry style, has led to the emergence […]
How Mastodon is scaling amid the Twitter exodus by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch
Mastodon’s success has somewhat taken its creator Eugen Rochko by surprise, but he’s steadfast on maintaining its non-profit nature.
Mastodon creator Eugen Rochko talks funding and how to build the anti-Twitter by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch
For 2023, it appears investors are focusing on trends that are relatively safer and likelier to bear fruit
3 Black investors share what they are prepping for come the new year by Dominic-Madori Davis originally published on TechCrunch
Startups that don’t have PMF, supportive investors or a manageable burn rate should already be planning to reduce headcount.
TechCrunch+ roundup: Headcount data study, SaaS sales mistakes, financial close strategies by Walter Thompson originally published on TechCrunch
Three years ago, Mila showed up on Kickstarter with its smart air purifier. The company created an air cleaner with a choice of different filters to suit the use case (and price point) customers were interested in, along with an impressive array of sensors built into the device itself. Today, the San Francisco-based company announced […]
Backed by Electrolux, Mila raises at a $52M valuation to add smarts to fresh air by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch