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Construction tech founders should consider how their products can serve construction and real estate customers. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

U.S. access and identity management giant Okta has said it is laying off approximately 400 employees, or 7% of its global workforce. The layoffs come almost exactly a year to the day after Okta announced plans to reduce its workforce … Continue reading →

No, don’t think Bird Scooters. Think Bird, formerly MessageBird. For the Amsterdam-based unicorn is now re-branding as such after reportedly acquiring the Bird.com domain name a couple of years ago, allegedly for many millions. Founded in 2011 by Adriaan Mol … Continue reading →

Even though the two sectors are reaching different levels of mainstream adoption, they are also facing challenges that the other could potentially help alleviate. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

A small UK startup which combined a school bus service with a software platform to safeguard pupils has been acquired by ‘Smart buses’ startup Zeelo, which last year raised a $14 million war chest for expansion. Founded in the UK … Continue reading →

A group of large investors in Byju’s has called for an extraordinary general meeting seeking to change the leadership at Byju’s days after the edtech group launched a rights issue at $25 million pre-money valuation. The consortium of investors said … Continue reading →

Planet A Foods uses fermentation technology to turn all-natural, locally-sourced ingredients, for example, oats and sunflower seeds, into its cocoa-free chocolate brand, ChoViva. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Aaron Peskin says Garry Tan’s now deleted X post did “harm to democratic discourse.” © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

The Reserve Bank of India is discussing more penalties on Paytm Payments Bank and may reach a decision within days, two sources familiar with the matter told TechCrunch. The central bank has internally discussed revoking the payments bank license of … Continue reading →

Reliance-backed Viacom18 has reached an agreement to buy 60% of Disney’s India unit, WSJ reported Thursday citing unnamed sources, creating a pathway for the Indian conglomerate to form a $10 billion media giant in the South Asian market. The deal, … Continue reading →