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    Twitter cancels its Chirp conference for developers amid management transition • TechCrunch

    Twitter is canceling its Chirp conference for developers amid management transition, the company said late Thursday. After Elon Musk took over the company last...

    One of Canada’s biggest climate-tech backers pulls back • TechCrunch

    A prolific investor in climate-tech companies in Canada is back with a second fund for “low-carbon technologies” — only this time the firm plans...

    ispace wants to stake its claim to the moon with November launch • TechCrunch

    Tokyo-based startup ispace’s lunar ambitions will soon be put to the test, as the company gears up for its first launch at the end...

    Elon Musk refutes Twitter layoff timing to affect year-end compensation • TechCrunch

    Elon Musk, Chief Twit, has refuted claims from a New York Times report this weekend that states he plans to lay off employees before...

    Elon Musk completes Twitter purchase, Meta’s in trouble and it’s time to admit self-driving cars ain’t gonna happen • TechCrunch

    Hey, folks, welcome back to another edition of TechCrunch Week in Review, the place where we point you to the hottest stories of the...

    GM pauses paid advertising on Twitter as Chief Twit Elon Musk takes ownership • TechCrunch

    General Motors has temporarily paused paid advertising on Twitter, one day after billionaire and Tesla CEO Elon Musk finalized a $44 billion acquisition of...

    Elon Musk fired top Twitter execs including CEO, reports say • TechCrunch

    Elon Musk fired key Twitter executives Thursday, one of his first moves as the official owner of the social media platform. According to reports...

    How to Use TikTok’s Parental Controls

    TikTok is massively influential, but there are ongoing concerns about the mental health risks the app may pose to young people. Here are some...

    Hyundai and WeRide plan to fuel self-driving with hydrogen in China • TechCrunch

    While hydrogen is still relatively niched as a fuel for electric vehicles, a startup in China is jumping ahead to embrace it for autonomous...

    Heura tucks into $20M funding chunk for its plant-based proteins ahead of beefier B round next year • TechCrunch

    What’s going on with demand for plant-based meat? If you take a look at Barcelona-based Heura the picture seems rosy — with the alt-protein...

    Africa’s tech talent accelerators attract students, VC funding as Big Tech comes calling • TechCrunch

    Tech giants are increasingly looking for tech talent in Africa, where the number of developers reached 716,000 last year, up 3.8% from 2020, according...

    Kanye agrees to buy Parler, Elon Musk reportedly plans mass layoffs at Twitter, and Netflix gets into cloud gaming • TechCrunch

    Hey, friends! Welcome back to Week in Review, where every Saturday we recap a handful of the top TechCrunch stories from the past seven...

    Jasper’s robots assemble fresh meals for nearby apartment dwellers • TechCrunch

    After attempting to sell its tech to large food service companies, cooking automation startup Jasper has shifted to direct-to-consumer. In a recent conversation, CEO...

    How Talkbase plans to power user-led growth for any company • TechCrunch

    A new startup is setting out to help companies build and harness communities around their products, enabling them to side-step multiple disparate tools and...

    Here are the 5 finalists of Startup Battlefield at Disrupt 2022 • TechCrunch

    During the last two days, 20 startups pitched their companies as part of TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield at Disrupt 2022. These 20 companies were selected...

    Kakao co-CEO resigns after fire incident that caused mass outage • TechCrunch

    Whon Namkoong, the co-chief executive of Kakao, has resigned after a fire incident at an SK C&C data center in the south of Seoul...