Whistleblower Software rebrands, expands into compliance with $16M
Danish startup Whistleblower Software is rebranding as Formalize as it expands into the broader compliance software sphere — and it has raised a fresh €15 million ($16 million) to fund the expansion. The announcement comes as the compliance software market has exploded, due in large part to growing regulatory pressure
Read moreCatalog is building the B2B commerce platform for small companies
When you think about commerce platforms, chances are the first names that come to mind are big names like Adobe Commerce or Salesforce Commerce Cloud. Large companies processing millions of orders already have a technological solution to manage their operations. But small companies that are handling $5 million or $20
Read moreIndian firms begrudgingly comply with Google Play rules while seeking regulatory intervention
Indian firms whose apps were delisted by Google last week have begrudgingly started to comply with Play Store billing rules to get their apps back on the store. Apps like Shaadi, Matrimony.com, and Bharat Matrimony were restored after being removed from the Play Store Friday. Other apps to return include
Read moreElon Musk switched on X calling by default: Here’s how to switch it off
In his quest to turn a simple and functioning Twitter app into X, the everything app that doesn’t do anything very well, Elon Musk launched audio and video calling on X last week — and this new feature is switched on by default, it leaks your IP address to anyone
Read moreFormer Twitter CEO sues Elon Musk
Another day, another lawsuit involving Elon Musk. Four former Twitter executives, including ex-CEO Parag Agrawal, sued Musk on Monday, alleging that they’re owed over $128 million in severance payments. When Musk bought Twitter (now X), one of his very first moves as the company’s owner was to fire Agrawal, CFO
Read moreShure enters the wireless lav mic business
Consumer lapel mics are one of the more interesting consumer electronics trends of recent years. Prior to this, lavalier microphones and their ilk were largely the domain of professional film crews. While some plug-in solutions have emerged for smartphones over the years, it wasn’t until recently that one could purchase
Read moreTechCrunch Space: Good night Odysseus
Hello and welcome back to TechCrunch Space. SpaceX is launching its Transporter-10 rideshare mission today. These are always really fun to track because they carry dozens of payloads, including from many startups. This mission will include satellites from Apex Space, Unseen Labs, Care Weather, True Anomaly and others. God speed!
Read moreFired Twitter execs are suing Elon Musk for over $128 million
Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty Images Elon Musk fired a lot of people after he took over Twitter, but the first ones to go were several of its top executives. Now former CEO Parag Agrawal, former CFO Ned Segal, former chief legal officer Vijaya Gadde, and former
Read moreStreamer Deezer cheers Apple antitrust fine but calls tech giant’s DMA response ‘deceptive’
Streaming music service Deezer is joining Spotify in cheering the European Union’s €1.84 billion fine imposed on Apple for breaking antitrust rules in the streaming music market. However, the company urges the EU Commission to assess Apple’s response to the Digital Markets Act (DMA), which it says is “deceptive” and
Read moreAustralian space startup Esper wants to build hyperspectral sats for cheap
Australian remote sensing startup Esper wants to capture hyperspectral imagery from space at a fraction of the price of its competitors. The company, which will launch its first demonstration satellite today on SpaceX’s Transporter-10 mission, is entering a field rife with competition. There’s a reason for that: Hyperspectral is an
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