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    Tinder rolls out new safety features, including an Incognito Mode • TechCrunch

    Tinder is rolling out new features aimed at making it easier for users on the dating app to control how they interact with others....

    The solo GP behind iSeed SEA launches his second fund for Southeast Asia • TechCrunch

    If you follow Southeast Asia funding, you’re probably familiar with iSeed SEA. Some of the startups the fund has invested in since it launched...

    Instagram’s founders’ new app, another Twitter rival, Biden admin criticizes app stores • TechCrunch

    Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall...

    Kapor Capital’s new crew is raising an opportunity fund • TechCrunch

    Four months after closing its largest fund to date, Kapor Capital wants more. The firm is under new leadership after co-founders Freada and Mitch...

    Twitter Blue expands to six new countries, brings back Spaces curation • TechCrunch

    Twitter is in a hurry to make money, and in another step that might lead to some revenue it has expanded the Twitter Blue...

    Sequoia Capital India backs Freightify’s vertical SaaS platform for freight forwarders • TechCrunch

    For freight forwarders, procuring pricing data for their customers usually involves going to multiple sources, and then consolidating information into spreadsheets. That’s time-consuming and...

    Dissecting Elon Musk’s Tweets: Memes, Rants, Private Parts and Echo Chamber

    A collection of tweets scrolling horizontally across the screen, all posted by Elon Musk,...

    Southeast Asia farm-to-table startup Secai Marche raises Series A • TechCrunch

    Secai Marche, a farm-to-table fulfillment platform serving farmers in Japan and Southeast Asia, announced today it has raised 210 million Japanese yen (about $1.6...

    Eazy Digital helps Southeast Asia’s small insurers digitize their operations • TechCrunch

    Founded by two insurance industry veterans, Eazy Digital wants to give small insurance companies in Southeast Asia the same advantage as their larger competitors....

    Stripe eyes an exit, Dell bets on the cloud, and Shutterstock embraces generative AI • TechCrunch

    Hey, party people, it’s Kyle, continuing to step in for Greg to write Week in Review as he spends time with his newborn. Dunno...

    NASA’s ‘Mega Moon Rocket’ aced first flight and is ready for crewed Artemis II launch • TechCrunch

    The enormous Space Launch System passed its first test with flying colors, NASA’s preliminary analysis concludes, and the rocket and Orion capsule are good...

    Jumia’s investors rethink their stakes — for better and worse • TechCrunch

    Baillie Gifford, the Edinburgh-based asset management firm long known to have a penchant for pre-IPO tech companies, has reduced its shares in African e-commerce...

    Supernormal raises $10M to automatically transcribe and summarize meetings • TechCrunch

    Generative AI is the tech industry’s buzzword of the moment. It’s no wonder — the VC firm Sequoia not long ago predicted that generative...

    Dubai-based accounting and financial compliance startup, Wafeq, raises $3M • TechCrunch

    In 2016, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states signed the Value Added Tax (VAT) agreement paving way for the introduction of the general...

    Lightyear stops production on €250,000 solar-powered EV • TechCrunch

    Solar-powered electric vehicle maker Lightyear said it’s halting production on its flagship Lightyear 0, its premium EV with a sticker price of €250,000. Despite...

    Amazon launches freight service Air in India • TechCrunch

    Amazon has launched Amazon Air, its dedicated air cargo fleet, in India as it bulks up its logistics infrastructure in the key overseas market...