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Tech layoffs send visa holders on frantic search for employment to avoid deportation

The spike in tech layoffs is creating a particularly stressful holiday season for employees on work visa programs who have a short window to find a new job.

DOJ asks for independent probe into FTX bankruptcy, a likely tactic to gather evidence on alleged fraud

FTX’s bankruptcy protection case requires an independent review, the DOJ said in a court filing. It could be used to gather evidence on alleged fraud.

Smoodi closes $5M to expand reach for its robotic smart blender

Smoodi wants to see its smoothies in the hands of, well, everyone, and a new infusion of capital and distribution partnership has the startup well on its way. Incubated out of Harvard’s Innovation Lab in 2018, CEO Pascal Kriesche and…

Learn about Orbital Reef and the LEO economy at TC Sessions: Space

Just four days stand between you and a deep space exploratory mission right here on planet Earth. We’re talking about TechCrunch Sessions: Space, of course, which lifts off on December 6 in Los Angeles. There’s still time to join, learn…

Elon Musk suspends Ye’s Twitter account after swastika post

Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, appeared to post an image of a swastika, a symbol synonymous with the Nazis, inside a Star of David.

No more airplane mode? EU to allow calls on flights

EU airlines will be able to install equipment that lets them provide 5G on board planes by June 2023.

Treasury management should be top of mind for startup founders

Michael Dombrowski Contributor Share on Twitter Michael Dombrowski is the corporate treasury adviser at Rho. He is an SEC-registered investment adviser specializing in fixed-income investments and corporate cash management. Liquidity is your company’s lifeline. With it, you have a fighting…

OpenAI’s ChatGPT shows why implementation is key with generative AI

It’s probably not a secret to those doing a lot of focused work in the space, but when it comes to generative AI, it’s quickly becoming apparent that how a user interfaces with generative models and systems is at least…

India’s KreditBee raises $80 million from Azim Premji’s Premji Invest, Motilal Oswal Alternates, among others

The digital loans business in India has been the subject of a lot of controversy, not least for over-predatory and un-transparent practices, yet that’s existed alongside the rise of a handful of startups that hoping to apply tech to build…

We’re in Denial About the True Cost of a Twitter Implosion

Elon Musk’s platform may be hell, but it’s also where huge amounts of reputational and social wealth are invested. All of that is in peril.

Shein jumps on the third-party brandwagon with Alibaba veteran

Shein, the ultra-fast fashion giant that’s taken the globe by storm, has brought on another heavyweight executive to help steer its ship. It lately onboarded Jessica Liu, former co-president at the Southeast Asian ecommerce giant Lazada, as its vice president…

Twitter-backed ShareChat to shut down fantasy sports app Jeet11, eliminate some jobs

Indian social media startup ShareChat, backed by Twitter, Tiger Global and Temasek, is shutting down its fantasy sports platform Jeet11 and has laid off some employees. People familiar with the matter told TechCrunch that the startup sent an email to…

Kenya’s Uncover raises $1M to expand skincare product enterprise across Africa

Africa’s beauty and personal care market is growing accelerated by its growing young and fashion conscious population, increasing spending power, and urbanization. The market’s potential has in recent years attracted major brands, with Fenty Beauty by Rihanna and LVMH being…

‘5G makes my phone pretty worthless’

Some users are finding the next generation of mobile internet slow and patchy, three years after it launched.

Mozilla acquires Active Replica to build on its metaverse vision

An automated status updater for Slack isn’t the only thing Mozilla acquired this week. On Wednesday, the company announced that it snatched up Active Replica, a Vancouver-based startup developing a “web-based metaverse.” According to Mozilla SVP Imo Udom, Active Replica…