Climate tech startups raised $8.1 billion in the first quarter, near record amounts of money that suggest 2023’s quite close might have been little more than a blip […]
Inside TC’s Techstars investigation and how AI is accelerating disability tech
The downturn in venture capital funding that the world has seen since the bust of the 2021-era bubble has impacted startups, VC firms, and accelerators alike. One company […]
Beehiiv attracts $32M to make its newsletter publishing platform more sticky
With the number of people using e-mail globally approaching 5 billion, newsletters delivered regularly into people’s inboxes continue to look like a sticky way of getting attention for […]
SoftBank-backed TabaPay is buying the assets of a16z-backed Synapse, after it filed for bankruptcy
After a tumultuous year, banking-as-a-service (BaaS) startup Synapse has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and its assets will be acquired by TabaPay, according to the two companies. The […]
Embracer Reveals What’s Next For Its Crumbling Gaming Empire
After a year of carnage following its unprecedented studio acquisition spree, Embracer Group going back to basics and doing what it does best: confusingly re-naming and re-arranging its portfolio. The Swedish holding company is splitting itself into three new entities. The one in charge of the Lord of the Rings IP and Tomb…
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ByteDance gets 24 hours to show EU a DSA risk assessment for TikTok Lite
TikTok owner ByteDance is facing fresh questions about its compliance with the European Union’s Digital Services Act (DSA), an online governance and content moderation framework that puts a […]
Publishers Pivoting To Live Service Games Has Most Devs Worried
A newly published survey shows that most game developers aren’t too sure about live-service video games—like Destiny 2 and Suicide Squad—representing a sustainable future for the industry, and think the return of paid DLC might be a better option instead.
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Big Tech’s ad transparency tools are still woeful, Mozilla research report finds
Efforts by tech giants to be more transparent about the ads they run are — at very best — still a work in progress, according to a report […]
Meta thinks it’s a good idea for students to wear Quest headsets in class
Meta continues to field criticism over how it handles younger consumers using its platforms, but the company is also planning new products that will cater to them. On […]
Sample seed pitch deck: Xpanceo’s $40M deck
Xpanceo is betting big on turning us all into cyborgs with smart contact lenses, securing a cool $40 million to make our sci-fi dreams a reality. Co-founders Roman […]