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Another Google Antitrust Battle Reaches Court in Epic Games Case

The Fortnite creator accuses Google of stifling app competition, a challenge on top of a federal suit claiming the tech giant abuses its search dominance.

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WeWork Bankruptcy Would Deal Another Blow to Ailing N.Y. Office Market

The fallout would be particularly hard for landlords already struggling with piling debt and companies scaling back their office footprint.

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Bumble founder Whitney Wolfe Herd steps down as boss of dating app

Billionaire Whitney Wolfe Herd, who created the firm in 2014, will be replaced by Slack’s chief.

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Bumble announces Slack CEO Lidiane Jones will be its new chief exec

In a fast-moving news cycle, a personnel change wouldn’t seem to catch our attention, but this morning dating app Bumble announced a doozy: It’s replacing founder CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd with Slack CEO Lidiane Jones. Jones only started as CEO … Continue reading

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The race to build tomorrow’s AI models, and signs of life in the crypto markets

Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts. Hello, and welcome back to Equity, the podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. Our Monday show covers the latest in tech news from the … Continue reading

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Bumble founder and CEO to step down early next year, Slack CEO to succeed her

Bumble founder and CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd to step down

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Firefly’s Blue Ghost lander represents a big bet on a future lunar economy

Travel just north of Austin, Texas, and you might find yourself in startling proximity to a lunar lander. That’s Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lander, a  6.6-foot-tall spacecraft that the company aims to fly next year in an inaugural mission for … Continue reading

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Lidl owner and Bosch Ventures co-lead $500M Series B into German AI start-up Aleph Alpha

German AI start-up Aleph Alpha has raised a Series B funding round of $500 million from a consortium of seven new investors, as well as existing investors from previous rounds. Founded in 2019, Aleph Alpha’s funding may be dwarfed by … Continue reading

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Klarna, Europe’s $6.7 billion buy now, pay later firm, sets wheels in motion for eventual IPO

Buy now, pay later firm Klarna has begun a legal entity restructuring to set up a new holding company in the U.K., as a precursor to an eventual IPO.

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Google faces off with Epic Games as it enters its second antitrust trial in two months

Google’s trial against Epic follows the game publisher’s lawsuit against Apple, which went to court in 2021 and was appealed earlier this year

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