FIS acquires, and Better.com lays off
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Read moreTiki, a popular short video app in India, to shut down
Tiki, a short-form video app, is set to cease operations in India on June 27, the latest addition to a growing roster of businesses that have faltered in their attempts to cash in on the void created by New Delhi’s ban on TikTok in the South Asian market. “We regret to
Read moreApple unveils the Vision Pro, iOS 17 brings new features, and WhatsApp launches Channels
Hello, friends, and welcome to Week in Review, TechCrunch’s regular digest of the top tech news over the past several days. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Saturday. It’s where we highlight the key stories in the week that was (Apple Vision Pro, anyone?) and other
Read moreCan AI make older adults feel less lonely?
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Read moreSecure your startup’s future by watching the big corporations
Welcome to Startups Weekly. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Saturday morning. Starting next week, it moves to Fridays at 12 pm PT. As a startup founder, wouldn’t it be awesome if you could predict the future a little bit more than you currently do? It turns
Read moreDeal Dive: Finally, a startup building a network for those who could benefit the most
The tech industry has tried hard to address its diversity problem, but hiring talent from different backgrounds is only the first “challenge.” A bigger one is retaining them. Porter Braswell is no stranger to the statistics or to companies’ various excuses for why the numbers are so bad. Early in
Read moreThis week in foodtech: Cultivated meat is still a sizzling topic
If you’re adventurous with your food, or just like to keep up with the fast-moving foodtech industry, here’s a roundup of this week’s stories and some notable news we weren’t able to cover. Bring home the bacon Some big news came from across the pond where the U.K.-based cultivated meat
Read moreReddit CEO doubles down on attack on Apollo developer in drama-filled AMA
Reddit’s unpopular decision to revise its API pricing in a move that’s forcing third-party apps out of business has taken a weird turn. In an AMA hosted today by Reddit co-founder and CEO Steve Huffman, aka u/spez on the internet forum site, the exec doubled down on accusations against the
Read moreHow to import your passwords to Chrome and the Google Password Manager
Illustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge If you’re unhappy with your current password manager and have decided to make a move, you may be tempted to simply go with the password manager that comes with your browser or operating system. It’s certainly an easy solution and a reasonable one,
Read moreCarvana crashes back down to earth
Carvana’s big rally is now looking more like a blip on the radar. Shares in the online-car retailer soared Thursday, closing up by 56% from the prior day on news that it expected to post $50 million worth of adjusted EBITDA in the current quarter, powered by stronger per-car sales
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