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Sam Bankman-Fried says he didn’t defraud FTX customers or take their funds

“I made a number of small mistakes,” Bankman-Fried said Friday. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Apple’s Scary Fast Mac event: How to watch and what to expect

Surprise! Apple’s got one more event to go this year. Word is that various supply chain issues kiboshed plans to announce additional hardware at last month’s iPhone 15 event. Whereas in past years the company has opted to do a … Continue reading

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Truecaller drops 32% on lower revenue

Shares of Truecaller dropped to as low as 35% before recovering slightly to 32% Friday after the Switzerland-headquartered firm, known for its eponymous caller ID app, reported lower than estimated revenue. Truecaller, listed in Stockholm, reported a revenue of SEK … Continue reading

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Capturing spread is a powerful but less understood business model available for some startups

The product needs to be great, but without sales, the business doesn’t generate those nosebleed valuations. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Apple fixes bug that undermined iOS privacy feature for years

Apple has fixed a years-old vulnerability in its iPhone and iPad software that undermined a privacy feature since it first debuted. Back in 2020, Apple announced a new feature in iOS 14 that would prevent nearby wireless routers and access … Continue reading

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Internet access in Gaza is collapsing as ISPs fall offline

As the conflict between Israel and Hamas reaches its third week, internet connectivity in Gaza is getting worse. On Thursday, internet monitoring firm NetBlocks wrote on X, formerly Twitter, that the Palestinian internet service provider NetStream “has collapsed days after … Continue reading

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AI is going to make Big Tech even bigger, and richer

Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts. Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This is our Friday show, and we’re talking about the week’s … Continue reading

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Pitch Deck Teardown: Aether’s $49M Series A deck

This pitch deck makes for some really interesting reading and storytelling, so let’s dive in and see if we can spot what happened and how. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Tata to start manufacturing iPhones in India

Tata Group will start making iPhones in India for the local and global markets, India’s Deputy IT Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar announced on Friday, moments after Wistron’s board approved the sale of Taiwanese firm’s plant in the southern part of India … Continue reading

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A year after Musk’s takeover, X says an average user spends 32 minutes per day on the platform

On the eve of the one-year anniversary of Musk taking over Twitter (now X), the company published a retrospective blog post examining how it has fared under the new management. There are a lot of numbers in the post, but … Continue reading

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