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Rubrik pops 20% in NYSE debut after pricing IPO above range

Rubrik’s shares appeared to be attractive to investors that have been starved for new business software names for years.

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Stripe co-founder says high interest rates flushed out Silicon Valley’s ‘wackiest’ ideas

Rising interest rates in the past couple years had a chilling effect on Silicon Valley, but Stripe co-founder John Collison says it was healthy.

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Alphabet set to report first-quarter results after market close

Analysts expect a second straight quarter of revenue growth in the low teens as Alphabet rebounds from a historically weak period for expansion.

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Microsoft set to report earnings after the bell

Microsoft added artificial intelligence talent through a deal with startup Inflection in the quarter, as it worked to sell a productivity chatbot to clients.

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Women in Cybersecurity: ISC2 Survey Shows Pay Gap and Benefits of Inclusive Teams

About 23% of security teams include women, ISC2 found in its Cybersecurity Workforce Study.

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After 6-year hiatus, Stripe to start taking crypto payments, starting with USDC stablecoin

The company announced that it would start to let customers accept cryptocurrency payments, starting with USDC stablecoins, initially only on Solana, Ethereum and Polygon © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Chilean instant payments API startup Fintoc raises $7 million to turn Mexico into its main market

Fintoc’s API lets online businesses accept instant payments coming directly from the customer’s bank account. This method, known as A2A, offers an alternative to credit card transactions. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Elizabeth Warren Calls for Crackdown on Crypto’s Role in Child Sexual Abuse

US senators have called for fresh scrutiny of crypto’s role in paying for child sexual abuse imagery online, a problem that they say has worsened.

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RevenueCat raises $12M Series C as it expands its subscription management to the web

With RevenueCat Billing, essentially a web SDK, developers can accept subscription payments from any website. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Google accused of making it harder to search for rival

In a complaint to the EU, email firm Tuta says it suddenly became much less visible in Google search.

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