Month: August 2024

Open source tools to boost your productivity

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TechCrunch has pulled together some open-source alternatives to popular productivity apps that might appeal to prosumers, freelancers, or small businesses looking to escape the clutches of Big Tech. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

The kid-friendly Fitbit Ace LTE is on sale just in time for the new school year

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Fitbit’s latest LTE-enabled wearable gamifies exercise, only without ads and unwanted microtransactions. | Image: Fitbit As you might expect, not every parent wants to outfit their kid with a phone, especially given the rise in cyberbullying and the sheer amount of distractions they pose while in school. Thankfully, the Fitbit Ace LTE is a more … Read more

What Google rivals want after DOJ’s antitrust trial win

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Illustration: The Verge Longtime Google rivals like Yelp and DuckDuckGo received a huge victory Monday when a federal judge ruled that Google is an illegal monopoly. But their statements on the ruling expressed restraint. That’s because the work of restoring competition has just begun, and the judge has yet to decide what that work will … Read more

Oyo valuation crashes over 75% in new funding

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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. 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 round. TechCrunch reported in May that Oyo was seeking … Read more