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Google said today it will pay $700 million — $630 million to U.S. consumers and $70 to a fund used by U.S. states — in a settlement over Play Store reached in September. In September,  the company reached a tentative … Continue reading →

Gogoro co-founder and CEO Horace Luke wants to “go big” in India even as the Taiwanese company faces challenges in its home country. The potential of India, it seems, is simply to ripe to ignore and not just because it’s … Continue reading →

Alteryx, an Irvine, California-based software company developing data science and analytics products, today announced that it’s agreed to be acquired by private equity firms Clearlake Capital Group and Insight Partners in a deal worth $4.4 billion. Clearlake and Insight reportedly … Continue reading →

In this issue: AstroForge reviews setbacks (and successes) during first mission; Terran Orbital CEO says company is not looking for a buyer; and news from the FCC, Terran Orbital and more. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use … Continue reading →

These days even niche industries have concerned souls looking for more eco-friendly options for materials and processes, from washing machine waste to artificial wool. Lingrove is taking on laminates — thin layers of wood and other materials — with a … Continue reading →

OpenAI is expanding its internal safety processes to fend off the threat of harmful AI. A new “safety advisory group” will sit above the technical teams and make recommendations to leadership, and the board has been granted veto power — … Continue reading →

Adobe and Figma ended their $20 billion acquisition dream this morning after regulators signaled it would continue to be rough going. Figma still gets a $1 billion consolation prize as part of the deal, and as the leader in collaborative … Continue reading →

Snowflake is buying Samooha, a startup developing a “cross-cloud” data collaboration suite, the companies announced this morning — adding to the list of big tech acquisitions leading up to the holiday season. With the deal, which is expected to close … Continue reading →

Most startup exits look nothing like the Adobe-Figma deal, which means this breakup won’t impact most future startup acquisitions. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Trevor Milton, the disgraced founder and former CEO of electric truck startup Nikola, was sentenced Monday to four years in prison for securities fraud. The sentence, by Judge Edgardo Ramo in the U.S. District Court in Manhattan, caps a multi-year … Continue reading →