One of my most joyous technology memories concerns Project Origami. The effort from Microsoft, Intel and others launched ultra-mobile PCs, or UMPCs. The devices, akin to squeezing a full Windows …
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Just 7 days until the TC Early Stage early bird flies away
Budget-minded entrepreneurs and early-stage startup founders take heed — this is no time to procrastinate. We have only 7 days left of early-bird pricing to TechCrunch Early Stage 2023 in …
Indian edtech giant Byju’s says not acquiring Unacademy
Indian edtech giant Byju’s said on Thursday the firm and any of its subsidiaries are not engaging with rival Unacademy to explore an acquisition or merger, refuting a media report …
“Graceful way out”: Investors propose some certain founders close shop and return funding
A growing number of investors have begun suggesting that certain venture-backed startups that have yet to find so-called product-market fit throw in the towel. Their argument is that some startups …
Aembit raises $16.6M to bring identity management to workloads
Aembit, a Maryland-based security startup that focuses on helping DevOps and security teams manage how federated workloads talk to each other, is officially launching its service today and announcing a …
OpenAI unleashes GPT-4, SVB files for bankruptcy, and a PE firm acquires Pornhub
Welcome to Week in Review, folks, TechCrunch’s regular recap of the week in tech. GPT-4, OpenAI’s text- and image-understanding AI, might’ve dominated the headlines over the past few days. But …
New Zealand bans TikTok from phones of parliamentarians
Days after the U.K. banned TikTok from government devices, New Zealand has joined the trend by prohibiting the short video app from parliamentary devices. The move comes amid growing security …
Daily Crunch: T-Mobile buys Mint Mobile’s parent company in a deal worth up to $1.35B
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India probing ‘several’ crypto cases for money laundering, seizes over $115 million
India’s Enforcement Directorate is investigating “several” crypto cases for money-laundering schemes and has seized $115.5 million to date in such crimes, the Ministry of Finance said, the latest in a …
Silicon Valley Bank collapse is impacting many Indian startups
The sudden collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, which served as lifeblood for startups, is also impacting firms 8,000 miles away. Dozens of young Indian startups backed by the likes of …