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Bollywood star Deepika Padukone’s skincare startup attracts VC backing
Deepika Padukone’s skincare startup 82°E, pronounced Eighty Two East, said Wednesday it has raised $7.5 million in seed funding, as the Bollywood star becomes the latest high-profile celebrity to enter the startup world. DSG Consumer Partners and IDEO Ventures are among those who backed 82°E, said the startup, which began offering self-care products such as […]
Bollywood star Deepika Padukone’s skincare startup attracts VC backing by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch
Nerdio lands $117M to build management tools on top of Azure Virtual Desktop
In 2005, three entrepreneurs — Vadim Vladimirskiy, Stuart Gabel and Niall Keegan — co-founded Adar, a Chicago-based company providing “streaming IT” and IT-as-a-service products mainly to small- and medium-sized businesses. Just over a decade later, Adar created an internal division, Nerdio, focused on helping other managed service providers move their customers to the cloud. Recognizing […]
Nerdio lands $117M to build management tools on top of Azure Virtual Desktop by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch
A guide to navigating your first 90 days as a new CISO
How a new CISO operates during their first 90 days on the job will set the tone and precedent for the remainder of their term.
A guide to navigating your first 90 days as a new CISO by Ram Iyer originally published on TechCrunch
Meta sued by Ethiopians and Kenyan rights group for fueling Tigray War
A lawsuit against Facebook’s parent company Meta was filed earlier today in Kenya’s High Court over its alleged role in fueling violence and hate in eastern and southern Africa. The case claims that Meta has failed to employ enough safety measures on Facebook, which has in turn fueled conflict that has led to deaths, including […]
Meta sued by Ethiopians and Kenyan rights group for fueling Tigray War by Annie Njanja originally published on TechCrunch
WhatsApp Pay India head departs after only four months in the top job
WhatsApp Pay India head Vinay Choletti has left the firm, he said, the latest in a series of executive departures for parent firm Meta in the company’s largest user market. Choletti took over the top role for WhatsApp Pay in India in September this year following the departure of Manesh Mahatme, who joined WhatsApp from […]
WhatsApp Pay India head departs after only four months in the top job by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch