Monthly Archives: February 2024

Tinder is expanding ID verification to the US, UK, Brazil and Mexico

Tinder is expanding its identify verification program to users in the U.S., U.K., Brazil and Mexico, the company announced on Tuesday. The program serves as an additional step for users to confirm the authenticity of their profiles on the dating … Continue reading

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Meati Foods puts CFO Phil Graves at the helm as it cuts 13% of its workforce

Meati is another example of a tech company making layoffs that didn’t appear to be in trouble. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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AI Is Coming for the Experts. First, It Needs Their Help

A new workforce of language experts, creative writers, and nuclear physicists are turning to data labor—and potentially making their future jobs obsolete in the process.

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Nvidia faces stiff test on Wall Street this week after ‘parabolic’ stock rally

Even if Nvidia shows incredible growth, it could still come up short of elevated expectations given the stock’s fivefold increase since the end of 2022.

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Top 7 Jira Competitors and Alternatives for 2024

What is the best alternative to Jira? Use our guide to compare features and pricing of the best Jira alternatives.

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Flipkart has weighed acquiring Dunzo

Indian e-commerce giant Flipkart has had discussions in recent weeks about potentially acquiring Dunzo, the hyperlocal delivery startup backed by Reliance Retail, three sources familiar with the matter told TechCrunch. However, complexities surrounding Dunzo’s ownership structure have made it difficult … Continue reading

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Bluestein Ventures raises $45M for third food tech fund

Bluestein Ventures targets consumer-facing technology across the food supply chain like health and wellness, proprietary foodtech, commerce and digital technology.  © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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This Tiny Website Is Google’s First Line of Defense in the Patent Wars

TDCommons is a free space for inventors to lay claim to breakthroughs without having to file a patent. Why is it so off the radar?

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Tencent’s gaming cash cow Honor of Kings sets sights on MENA

Honor of Kings, Tencent’s massively popular mobile game, has its eye set on the international market in 2024. Starting on February 21, the multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game will be available in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) … Continue reading

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EAFC players in uproar as previously free ‘loyalty packs’ now cost full price, the only surprise is people are surprised

‘You get nothing in this world for free’ my mum used to say, well it appears in some form or other my mother now works for Electronic Arts and has pointed out the error of its ways in previously giving … Continue reading

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