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How Google and Yahoo’s shift to stricter email standards proved a windfall for this Armenian startup

EasyDMARC, a B2B SaaS startup out of Armenia that aims to simplify email security and authentication, said it has raised $20 million in a Series A round. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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MacPaw launches its alternative iOS app store for EU in open beta

Ukraine-based Mac and iOS app developer MacPaw announced today that it is releasing its alternative mobile app store Setapp thanks to the new Digital Markets Act (DMA) rules in the EU. The company has been testing the app store under … Continue reading

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Flink, the quick commerce startup, raises another $150M at a valuation of just under $1B

Flink, the quick commerce startup out of Berlin that was an acquisition target first of Gorillas, then Getir, and then Amazon, and then Gopuff, today made a move that spells out how it plans to go forth on its own. … Continue reading

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China seeks a homegrown alternative to Nvidia — these are some of the companies to watch

Some of China’s giants inclduing Huawei, Alibaba and Baidu are among those trying to create alternative semiconductor tech to Nvidia.

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Amazon will host its Prime Big Deals Day sales event on October 8 and 9

Amazon said today that it will host its Prime Day-like sales event, “Prime Big Deals Day,” on October 8-9. For the last two years, the ecommerce company has scheduled its fall event in October and has continued that tradition this … Continue reading

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Bluesky now has 10 million users

Social network Bluesky said Monday that it now has more than 10 million users on the platform. This is largely thanks to the rapid growth of the network in the past few weeks after Elon Musk-owned X was shuttered in Brazil. … Continue reading

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Donald Trump Rolls Out World Liberty Financial, A New Crypto Venture

In a livestream, Mr. Trump formally introduced World Liberty Financial, a crypto venture led by a pair of digital currency enthusiasts with little experience running high-profile businesses.

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Russian state media networks banned by Facebook owner

Russian state media outlets have come under increased scrutiny in Western countries.

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Slack is turning into an AI agent hub. Should it?

The head of Slack, Denise Dresser, tells TechCrunch she is shifting the business chat platform into a “work operating system,” specifically by making Slack a hub for AI applications from Salesforce, Adobe, and Anthropic. The company’s CEO sees Slack as … Continue reading

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Intel moves to spin out foundry business, inks AI chip deal with AWS

Intel has announced a key customer win and changes to its foundry business as the beleaguered chipmaker looks to execute a turnaround. Intel is taking steps to transition its chip foundry division, Intel Foundry, to an independent subsidiary, Intel CEO … Continue reading

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