Monthly Archives: September 2024

Wealthy Harris donors are reportedly pressing for ouster of FTC Chair Lina Khan

Some of Vice President Kamala Harris’s wealthier donors are informally asking for FTC Chair Lina Khan to be replaced, reports Bloomberg. It’s not really surprising: her expansive definition of antitrust enforcement has countless industries frantic, and the largest corporations opposed … Continue reading

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How a cold email to a VC helped salon software startup Mangomint raise $35M

Mangomint seeks to make it easier for spa and salon owners to run their businesses. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Tenable: 26,500 Cyber Vulnerabilities Risk SE Asia’s Banks

The internet-facing assets were found to be susceptible to potential exploitation in a sample of 90 banking and financial services organisations.

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University of Texas opens robotics program up to incoming freshmen

The honors program is one of the first in the U.S. that allows incoming freshmen to apply for the program as part of their initial admission application. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Roblox will let developers sell games for real dollars as it expands beyond virtual currency

Roblox is attempting to court more developers with real-world dollars in the company’s latest effort to expand its audience.

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C-Zero is raising $18M to make emission-free hydrogen using natural gas, filings reveal

By using readily available natural gas as the feedstock, C-Zero hopes to produce emission-free hydrogen for less than other green hydrogen startups. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Meta will let third-party apps place calls to WhatsApp and Messenger users…in 2027

Meta on Friday published an update on how it plans to comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA), the European law that aims to promote competition in digital marketplaces, where the law concerns the company’s messaging apps, Messenger and WhatsApp. … Continue reading

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How Elon Musk Is Influencing Donald Trump

Their fast-evolving political friendship has become a potential minefield, as Mr. Musk’s sprawling businesses may present conflicts of interest if Mr. Trump is elected in November.

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NFL season kicks off in Brazil, but reporters and fans can’t post on X due to nationwide ban

The Philadelphia Eagles and the Green Bay Packers will face off tonight their first game of the NFL season. But this season opener is a bit different. As the league seeks to expand into international markets, the two football teams … Continue reading

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VC pitch show ‘Meet the Drapers’ partners with TikTok

Venture capitalist Tim Draper’s international pitch competition, “Meet the Drapers,” is partnering up with TikTok as it heads into its seventh season. Under the new tie-up, entrepreneurs will pitch their startups to the public through the short-form video app for … Continue reading

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