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    Microsoft is sunsetting social VR pioneer AltspaceVR • TechCrunch

    AltspaceVR has had a few close calls over the years, but the company that built virtual social spaces well before “metaverse” was a household...

    Area 120, Google’s in-house incubator, severely impacted by Alphabet mass layoffs • TechCrunch

    Area 120, the Google in-house incubator responsible for products such as Checks, Tables, Stack and ThreadBite, has been significantly affected by broader layoffs at...

    DCG’s crypto lending subsidiary Genesis files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy • TechCrunch

    Genesis Global Trading, a subsidiary of the crypto conglomerate Digital Currency Group (DCG), filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the Southern District of New...

    Shein valuation reportedly plummets by a third as it seeks $3B • TechCrunch

    Shein, the fast fashion behemoth that has swept across the world, is raising a significant down round as the startup world braces for a...

    That Microsoft deal isn’t exclusive, video is coming, and more from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman • TechCrunch

    OpenAI co-founder and CEO Sam Altman sat down for a wide-ranging interview with this editor late last week, answering questions about some of his...

    A peek into the future as Sam Altman sees it • TechCrunch

    Late last week, in a rare sit-down before a small audience, this editor spent an hour with Sam Altman, the former president of Y...

    Google-backed ShareChat cuts 20% workforce to ‘sustain through headwinds’ • TechCrunch

    ShareChat, the Indian social media startup backed by Twitter, Google, Tiger Global and Temasek, has laid off 20% of its workforce — or over...

    CircleCI says hackers stole encryption keys and customers’ secrets • TechCrunch

    CircleCi, a software company whose products are popular with developers and software engineers, confirmed that some customers’ data was stolen in a data breach...

    Twitter brings its “For You” and “Following” dual-timeline view to the web • TechCrunch

    After updating its iOS app to display both algorithmic and chronological timelines side-by-side, Twitter is rolling out this update to the web interface. Earlier this...

    News aggregator SmartNews lays off 40% of US and China staff, with further reductions planned in Japan • TechCrunch

    SmartNews, a Tokyo-headquartered news aggregation website and app valued at $2 billion as of 2021, today announced a 40% reduction of its U.S. and...

    A Guide to Editing Photos on Your Phone

    These are a few of the basic adjustments you can make if you want to venture beyond the automatic presets, filters and special effects...

    Peppy secures a $45M Series B to expand its B2B2C health services platform to the US • TechCrunch

    There are some mega-trends playing out across developed-world workforces that startups are picking up on. There’s the digitisation of healthcare, the ‘platforming’ of employee...

    Singapore-based Supermom helps parenting brands navigate a post-cookie world • TechCrunch

    Supermom, a parenting platform with 20 million users in six Southeast Asian countries, offers parents price comparisons, communities and the chance to earn money...

    What each streaming service has up its sleeve in 2023 • TechCrunch

    Major streaming services have upped their game in 2022 with the launch of ad-supported tiers, new live sports deals, hugely successful original series and...

    these CES startups want to take a closer look at your waste • TechCrunch

    You wait for years for a urine analysis company, then all of them hit their flow all at once. One of the notable trends...

    Despite challenges, Netflix says its ad tier is doing well • TechCrunch

    In November, Netflix unveiled its long-anticipated ad-supported tier which offers customers in select markets, including the U.S., the ability to offset the cost of...