Oyo valuation crashes over 75% in new funding
The valuation of Oyo, once India’s second-most valuable startup at $10 billion, has dipped to $2.4 billion in a new funding round, multiple sources told TechCrunch. The Gurugram-headquartered startup has raised $173.5 million in a Series G funding round. InCred Wealth, Patient Capital and J&A Partners invested in the new
Read moreEditing a file without an editor
I don’t use sed very often, but it’s very handy when I do use it, particularly when needing to make a small change to a large file. Fixing a JSON file Lately I’ve been trying to fix a 30 MB JSON file that has been corrupted somehow. The file is
Read moreTesla’s Dojo, a timeline
Elon Musk doesn’t want Tesla to be just an automaker. He wants Tesla to be an AI company, one that’s figured out how to make cars drive themselves. Crucial to that mission is Dojo, Tesla’s custom-built supercomputer designed to train its Full Self-Driving (FSD) neural networks. FSD isn’t actually fully
Read moreThe tech world mourns Susan Wojcicki
Susan Wojcicki, a longtime Googler who spent nearly a decade as the CEO of YouTube, passed away Friday after a two-year battle non-small cell cancer. Wojcicki, who was 56, famously rented the garage of her Menlo Park home to Larry Page and Sergey Brin as they were starting Google. She
Read moreOpenAI faces more leadership shake-ups
OpenAI co-founder John Schulman has left the company for rival AI startup Anthropic. In addition, OpenAI co-founder and president Greg Brockman is taking an extended leave after nine years at the company to “relax and recharge.” Schulman said his decision stemmed from a desire to deepen his focus on AI
Read moreMaybe Friend wasn’t crazy for spending $1.8M on a domain after all
Avi Schiffmann, the founder and CEO of Friend, told TechCrunch over email that the purchase has already paid for itself. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreOne man decided to take on Google Maps, 20 years later OpenStreetMap is still going strong
From internet protocols and operating systems, to databases and cloud services, some technology is so omnipresent most people don’t even know it exists. The same can be said about OpenStreetMap, the community-driven platform that serves companies and software developers with geographic data and maps so they can rely a little
Read moreThe 10 largest GDPR fines on Big Tech
This list only includes major penalties issued to tech firms under the GDPR. In recent years, some significant sanctions have also been issued on Big Tech © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreCSC ServiceWorks reveals 2023 data breach affecting thousands of people
The data breach is the latest security issue to beset CSC ServiceWorks over the past year, after multiple researchers found security bugs. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreAfter global IT meltdown, CrowdStrike courts hackers with action figures and gratitude
CrowdStrike tried to go back to business as usual at one of the world's largest annual cybersecurity conferences, weeks after its massive global IT crash. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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