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German fintech unicorn N26 just had its first profitable quarter

Ten years after pitching on stage at TechCrunch Disrupt in London, fintech N26 has reported its first ever quarterly (pre-tax) profit. The challenger bank with millions of customers across Europe generated a net operating income of €2.8 million during the … Continue reading

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Teleo wants to help the robotics industry reach its ‘ChatGPT moment’

Teleo describes itself as a construction robotics startup, but its mission is bigger than automating heavy equipment like excavators and tractors. Today, Teleo’s retrofitted machinery allows its customers to operate their existing fleets semi-autonomously. In the future, the startup sees … Continue reading

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Crusoe, a rumored OpenAI data center supplier, has secured $686M in new funds, filing shows

Crusoe Energy, a startup building data centers reportedly to be leased Oracle, Microsoft, and OpenAI, is in the process of raising $818 million, according to an SEC filing. The filing indicates that Crusoe has secured $686 million of the $818 … Continue reading

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Former X policy chief joins Sam Altman’s Tools for Humanity

X’s former top policy chief has taken a job at Tools for Humanity, the company building the tech to support World Network (formerly Worldcoin). Nick Pickles, previously head of global affairs at X, Elon Musk’s social media platform, will serve … Continue reading

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US Proposes Forcing Google to Sell Chrome to Fix Search Monopoly

In a landmark antitrust case, the government asked a judge to force the company to sell its popular Chrome browser.

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Accelerators vs Incubators: What Startups Need to Know

For early stage startups, accelerators and incubators offer great ways to grow their businesses. Here are some of the key differences between a startup accelerator and a startup incubator.

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WordPress.com owner Automattic snaps up grammar checker Harper

WordPress.com owner Automattic has added another company to its portfolio of online content creation tools and services with its acquisition of Grammarly competitor, Harper. Although it’s competing in the same space as the popular grammar checker used by many online … Continue reading

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Reddit is down again

This morning, at around 7 a.m. PT, the social media platform Reddit experienced yet another outage after experiencing one yesterday afternoon. According to its status page, Reddit says the platform is still operational. However, thousands of users are currently unable … Continue reading

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Wiz acquires Dazz for $450M to expand its cybersecurity platform

Wiz, one of the most talked-about names in the world of cybersecurity, is making a significant acquisition to expand its product reach in cloud security, particularly with developers. It is buying Dazz, a specialist in security remediation and risk management. … Continue reading

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Palo Alto Networks warns hackers are breaking into its customers’ firewalls — again

Hackers have compromised potentially thousands of Palo Alto customers by exploiting two new zero-day vulnerabilities © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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