TechCrunch+ roundup: The end of free money, how to forecast NRR, slashing SaaS spending
If you ask three different people whether we’re in a recession, you could easily get three different answers. As often as the ‘R’ word is bandied about in tech, a survey of 450 early-stage founders found that only 12% plan to hire fewer workers and 6% have laid people off. “The data is proving that … Read more
Financial Stability Board aims to address crypto-related issues following ‘failure of FTX’
Though the board can make recommendations to global policymakers, it largely acts as an advisory body with no enforcement authority.
Vampire Survivors might finally be getting vampires in new expansion
Not seeing any vampires in this screenshot… | Image: Poncle Despite the name, Vampire Survivors currently doesn’t have any vampires among its 41 playable characters and hordes of enemies, but that could change with the game’s first DLC expansion. On the Steam page for the newly announced expansion, Legacy of the Moonspell, developer Poncle is … Read more
Starting the tampon revolution with Valentina Milanova
Welcome back to Found, where we get the stories behind the startups. This week the show kicks off a new season and welcomes a new co-host. In this episode, Darrell is joined by Becca Szkutak to chat with Valentina Milanova, the founder of Daye, a gynecological health company creating CBD infused tampons. Valentina talks about … Read more
Apple loosens grip on App Store pricing with 700 new price points, support for prices that don’t end in $.99
Apple is loosening its requirements around how developers have to price their apps as legal and regulatory pressure over its tight control of the App Store intensifies. The company announced today it’s expanding its App Store pricing system to offer developers access to 700 additional price points, bringing the new total number of price points … Read more
Circle and Footprint’s aborted debuts are the final nail in the SPAC coffin
It would be nice to say that we’ll miss SPACs. But as blank-check companies fade from our view, we have to say we really won’t. Many companies that went public via a SPAC, or special purpose acquisition company, have seen their valuations implode post-combination. The resulting public-market mess meant that regular investors, not merely the … Read more
Google Search’s new topic filters make it easier to refine results or expand searches
Google announced today that it’s making it easier for users to drill down on a search and explore related topics. Search currently has a few filters to help you refine and separate your search results between videos, news, images or shopping results. Now, the search giant is going to start showing users a scrollable list … Read more
You can save $30 on Disney Plus by signing up today before the price hike
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Want to stream She-Hulk: Attorney at Law or Andor? Then you might want to quickly sign up for a Disney Plus subscription. On Thursday, December 8th, Disney will debut a new ad-supported tier that’ll cost $7.99 / month. The existing ad-free plan, meanwhile, will increase from $7.99 / … Read more
The global energy crisis ‘turbocharged’ renewable energy growth
Recently installed solar panels at the Defence School of Transport on September 29th, 2021, in Leconfield, England. | Photo by Christopher Furlong / Getty Images Right now, there’s “unprecedented momentum behind renewables,” the International Energy Agency says. Renewable power growth has been “turbocharged” by countries scrambling to tackle a global energy crisis spurred on by … Read more
Kevin O’Leary defends SBF, says FTX should be audited
O’Leary emphasized that the truth about FTX can be discovered, thanks to the unique nature of blockchain technology.
BTC Dominance Is Behaving Weirdly, and That’s Sort of Good
It’s likely we are witnessing the consolidation of the crypto market’s speculative nature.
$30M Pours Into ApeCoin Staking in First Day
The native token of the Yuga Labs ecosystem is unavailable to stake in the United States due to regulatory concerns by its parent foundation.
Use customer health data to grow and forecast NRR
Kellie Capote Contributor Share on Twitter Kellie Capote is chief customer officer at Gainsight, where she leads the entire post-sales organization, including customer success management, support, professional services, and the CS Ops & Scale teams. An old maxim among courtroom litigators states that you should only ask a question of a witness when you already … Read more
Apple illegally interfered with union organizing in Atlanta, labor board finds
In April, an Apple Store in Atlanta became the first of the company’s American retail locations to file for a union election. Yet about a month later, the Communications Workers of America (CWA) withdrew its request for an election. The labor union alleged that Apple was using illegal union-busting tactics to influence voting, like interrogating … Read more
Rackspace blames ransomware attack for ongoing Exchange outage
Cloud computing giant Rackspace has confirmed that it has been hit by ransomware attack that has left a number of its customers without access to email. Rackspace’s hosted Microsoft Exchange service started experiencing problems on Friday last week. At the time, Rackspace posted a notice on its status page saying that due to a “security incident,” … Read more
Sellscale uses generative AI to create better marketing emails
Everyone who has email knows what a canned marketing email sounds like (and has probably deleted tons of them). For sales development representatives, automated emails are necessary to create the volume of outbound inquiries they need to get a decent number of leads. But badly written emails result in few replies and also make companies … Read more
Snapchat is testing Lenses with power-ups and upgrades that you can buy
At its annual Lens Fest event, Snap announced that it’s experimenting with a small group of AR creators and developers to build Lenses with digital goods that can be purchased with Snap Tokens. As part of this experiment, users will be able to unlock power-ups, AR items and extra tools within select Lenses. Snap Tokens, … Read more
Blockchain Data Provider Chainlink Launches Staking of Its Native Token LINK
Staking will provide incentives that will enable the Chainlink system to grow, according to co-founder Sergey Naraov.
Animoca Brands secures majority stake in music metaverse gaming platform
Animoca hopes to advance the music industry within Web3 and gaming through its latest partnership with Pixelynx.
Chainlink launches staking to increase the security of oracle services
Stakers will earn Chainlink tokens as they participate in a decentralized alerting system that flags the network when feeds are not meeting performing requirements.
Future Africa teams up with TLG Capital to set up $25M venture debt fund for portfolio companies
Lagos-headquartered venture capital firm Future Africa is teaming up with TLG Capital, a London-based open-ended credit fund, to launch a $25 million venture debt fund earmarked for portfolio companies. The fund created from TLG’s existing funds will help Future Africa’s portfolio companies preserve their runway in an increasingly tight fundraising environment. Last year, African startups … Read more