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Ex-Blue Origin leaders want to mine the moon

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EV startup Arrival looks to sell off assets, intellectual property of UK division

Commercial EV startup Arrival’s business continues to unravel. Arrival announced Monday in a regulatory filing that its U.K. division is entering administration, the country’s version of bankruptcy. The troubled company, which went public in 2021 via a merger with a … Continue reading

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Meta cuts off third-party access to Facebook Groups, leaving developers and customers in disarray

The recent surprise announcement that Meta will soon be shutting down its Facebook Groups API is throwing some businesses and social media marketers into disarray. On January 23, Meta announced the release of its Facebook Graph API v19.0, which included … Continue reading

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Cloud native container management platform Weaveworks shuts its doors

Weaveworks, a startup focusing on cloud native development tooling, announced today on LinkedIn that it would be shutting down, a sad day for any startup. “I am very sad to announce – officially – that Weaveworks will be closing its … Continue reading

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Jio Financial says not in talks to acquire Paytm’s wallet business

Reliance Industries-spin off Jio Financial Services said Monday evening that it is not negotiating with Paytm to acquire its wallet business, quashing “speculative” media reports as the Noida-headquartered firm scrambles to put out a fire from the central bank’s clampdown … Continue reading

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Yandex takes a big hit to get rid of Russian assets

Today, we take a look at the costs Yandex’s parent had to endure to exit from Russia, easing price movements in crypto, and some juicy venture fundraising. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Dexory’s massive shelf-scanning robot comes to North America

I’ve spent a good bit of time talking about inventory on these pages. I’m always happy to spend a couple of paragraphs discussing far and away my least favorite part of working retail. The job is, in essence, data collection. … Continue reading

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Tinder’s new warnings inform users when they’re potentially being inappropriate

Tinder is introducing new user warnings to tell young singles when they’re not being respectful and need to improve their behavior. The updates are rolling out globally in the coming weeks and target the app’s main demographic — users aged … Continue reading

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Snapchat’s parent lays off 10% of workforce in order to ‘reduce hierarchy,’ says company

Snapchat maker Snap is the latest tech company to conduct layoffs with its newly announced plans for a 10% workforce reduction, the company said on Monday. The layoffs would impact roughly 500-plus employees, based on headcount figures Snap released in … Continue reading

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Rivian will reveal its smaller, cheaper R2 SUV on March 7

Rivian will reveal its next-generation vehicle — a smaller, cheaper electric SUV known as R2 — on March 7, the company announced Monday morning. There’s little other detail about the event, though it’s expected to be held in Laguna Beach, … Continue reading

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