ClickUp, a workforce productivity platform startup backed by Andreessen Horowitz and Tiger Global, laid off 10% of its staff. It employs about 900 people. The company wants to improve efficiency and position itself for a public listing amid the market slowdown. Learned and confirmed via email that the San Diego …
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Twitter said only verified users can access TweetDeck after 30 days
Twitter released a new version of TweetDeck on Monday after many users were unable to access parts of the web app. TweetDeck users must be verified in 30 days, the company added. Only Twitter Blue subscribers, verified organizations, and some Twitter-verified users can use TweetDeck. Twitter will import all saved …
Read More »Tiny buys HappyFunCorp, which built apps for Twitter, Amazon, and others, for $30M
Tech companies continue to pursue M&A and consolidation in a tight market. Startups, larger tech companies, and their partners are affected by this trend. HappyFunCorp, a product engineering firm that builds apps for Apple, Disney, Amazon, and Twitter, is being acquired by Canadian firm Tiny for $30 million. Tiny is …
Read More »Reliance launches $12 4G phone to expand reach
Reliance’s digital arm, Jio Platforms, has launched a new mobile handset and tariff plans to convert “trapped” 2G users. Jio Platforms’ 4G-enabled “Jio Bharat” phone has UPI mobile payments and access to Jio’s on-demand video and music streaming services, JioCinema and JioSaavn. The company will build the Jio Bharat and …
Read More »Deck maintenance robot RoboDeck raises $2M pre-seed
RoboDeck must be tired of being called a “Roomba for decks.” We did so in our Startup Battlefield write-up, and I did so above. It’s an impressive pitch. The system applies a sealant to the wood’s surface to protect it from outdoor elements, a tedious part of deck ownership. Two …
Read More »Tesla sells record EVs with federal tax credits and price cuts
Tesla beat Wall Street delivery estimates in the second quarter of 2023 due to price cuts and the Biden administration’s federal electric vehicle tax credits. The Elon Musk-owned EV maker produced 479,000 units and delivered 466,140. That’s up 10% from the first quarter’s 422,875 Tesla EVs and 83% year-over-year. Delivery …
Read More »Lucid helps Aston Martin develop electric cars
The luxury all-electric Air sedan maker Lucid Group will supply Aston Martin with powertrain components for future electric vehicles, the companies announced Monday. The iconic British luxury automaker plans to launch an EV in 2025. Lucid can now supply and diversify its revenue streams with the agreement. Lucid has missed …
Read More »AI-powered speech-to-text platform Parrot raises $11M Series A
AI affects medicine, law, business, IT, and more. AI-powered transcription is one example. Parrot, a transcription platform for legal and insurance depositions, raised $11 million in a Series A round on Tuesday. Legal experts can now summarize depositions in seconds. Amplify Partners and XYZ Venture Capital led the latest funding, …
Read More »Reddit crashed during a site-wide protest against its unpopular new API policy
The website went down as thousands of Reddit communities protested the company’s controversial new policy that will kill third-party apps. Reddit told that a planned protest against its new policy caused the outage. Reddit.com started having issues at 10:25 AM EDT, according to users. Reddit’s Status page initially showed “all …
Read More »Serve Robotics will deploy 2,000 Uber Eats sidewalk delivery bots.
Uber spinoff Serve Robotics is expanding its cooperation with Uber Eats. The Nvidia-backed business will deploy up to 2,000 of its cute tiny bots via Uber in different U.S. regions. The partnership will extend through early 2026. This expansion reinforces Serve’s ambition to mass commercialize robotics for autonomous delivery and …
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