India’s VerSe Innovation — the $5 billion Indian startup behind news aggregator Dailyhunt, short-video platform Josh, and hyperlocal video app PublicVibe — has cut 150 employees, or 5% of its workforce of 3,000, TechCrunch has learned and confirmed. The Bengaluru-based startup informed impacted employees on Friday and separately held a town hall meeting on Monday…
Folks often ask if Crunchbase and TechCrunch are still the same company (nope). Many express surprise that AOL was once this publication’s sole parent (yep). The saga of Who Owns TechCrunch is actually somewhat interesting. Various corporate developments over the last decade saw TechCrunch trade hands several times, including our most recent ejection from Verizon…
Founded in 2017, Bionaut Labs arrived out of stealth in March 2021, with plans to commercialize longstanding research around drug delivery robots. The Los Angeles-based startup today followed up its initial $20 million funding announcement with a $43.2 million Series B, bringing its total raise up to – you guessed it — $63.2 million. This…
As businesses become increasingly reliant on free and open source (FOSS) software, unnecessary risks to their security posture are being taken. That’s according to the latest report from software supply chain security firm Sonatype, which paints a dire picture of the types of open-source software that businesses are relying on, perhaps as a means to…
Today could be the most fraudulent day of the year, according to the cybersecurity startup SEON. Following hot on the heels of Black Friday is Cyber Monday – the day when retailers encourage consumers to shop online, rather than in the store. Since its inception, Cyber Monday has become just as important for the retail…
No matter how near or far away you are from home, making sure that it is protected under more than just a lock and key is going to give you piece of mind that all your belongings are safe. Some of the best home security cameras and best video doorbells are now more affordable than…
As TechRadar’s resident fitness and wellbeing editor, I’m using the Cyber Monday deals to help myself and others get ready to hit our 2023 fitness goals. Normally, I’ve got a list: attend a certain number of yoga classes, deadlift a certain amount, complete a full set of 10 strict-form pull-ups, and so on. However, I’ve…
Fed Chairman Jerome Powell. OLIVIER DOULIERY/Getty Images The Fed will cut interest rates by 200 basis points by the middle of 2024, according to Deutsche Bank. But analysts expects the central bank to remain hawkish in the near-term. Deutsche Bank increased its view on the terminal rate and now sees it hitting 5.1% in May. …
Elon Musk sent Twitter staff a memo on Thursday confirming job cuts would be announced on Friday. Carina Johansen/Getty Images Elon Musk shared slides from a Twitter company presentation online. “We’re hiring,” one slide read. Its jobs site doesn’t show any open roles, but The Verge reported it was headhunting engineers. Since Musk bought Twitter,…
When you buy through our links, Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more. You can get a special discounted bundle with the Meta Quest 2 and two free games for Cyber Monday. Mark Knapp/Insider Cyber Monday is here and the sales event is delivering some of the best gaming discounts of the year, like…