Monthly Archives: March 2023

Seed funding finds fertile ground with Mate Fertility

Fertility treatment is a huge industry, but traditionally it has been very geographically and demographically limited. U.S. fertility clinics are concentrated in the top 10 metropolitan areas across the country, and around 82% of recipients of care have historically been … Continue reading

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Laid off? Snag a free Expo+ pass to TC Disrupt 2023

If you’re one of the many people caught in all the recent tech layoffs, listen up. We have a free Expo+ pass to TechCrunch Disrupt (September 19–21 in San Francisco) with your name on it. Laid off? Free admission to … Continue reading

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Sam Bankman-Fried paid over $40 million to bribe at least one Chinese official, DOJ alleges in new indictment

FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried paid out tens of millions of dollars worth of bribes to at least one Chinese government official, federal prosecutors alleged in a new indictment Tuesday.

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Asana launches new work intelligence tools with AI on the way

With all the software tools we have, it’s still hard to figure out how work moves across large organizations, the state of a project and how closely people are tracking against personal, team and company goals. Asana, which is built … Continue reading

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Experience the Found podcast live at TC Early Stage

What’s it like to be a startup founder? Not the hype, not the spin. What’s it really like? That’s the thesis behind the TechCrunch podcast Found. Each episode features an interview with an early-stage founder to tell the story behind … Continue reading

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Alibaba to split into 6 units and explore IPOs; shares pop 9%

Alibaba said Tuesday it will split its company into six business groups, each with the ability to raise outside funding and go public.

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4G internet is set to arrive on the moon later this year

The aim is to show that terrestrial networks can meet the communications needs of future space missions.

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Elon Musk says only verified users will show up in Twitter’s recommendation feed in further shake-up

Elon Musk announced that, going forward, only verified accounts will show up in the “For You” recommendation section of Twitter.

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Turntable LIVE (née tt.fm) raises $7M ahead of public launch

The Turntable wars were one of the more fascinating stories to emerge in 2021 startup land (though I suspect those involved might dispute the matter). After years away, the beloved but bygone collaborative music streaming service returned for a population … Continue reading

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Twitter is dying

It’s five months since Elon Musk overpaid for a relatively small microblogging platform called, Twitter. The platform had punched about its weight in pure user numbers thanks to an unrivalled ability to both distribute real-time information and make expertise available. … Continue reading

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