Ron Miller 2021-03-04 17:48:20 feedproxy.google.com When Okta announced that it was acquiring Auth0 yesterday for $6.5 billion, the deal raised eyebrows. After all, it’s a substantial amount of money for one identity and access management (IAM) company to pay…
Anthony Ha 2021-03-04 18:10:58 feedproxy.google.com Square buys a majority stake in Jay-Z’s Tidal, WhatsApp improves its desktop app and Hopin raises even more funding. This is your Daily Crunch for March 4, 2021. The big story: Square acquires Tidal…
Sarah Perez 2021-03-04 13:20:09 feedproxy.google.com Earlier this year, TikTok was spotted testing a new Q&A feature that would allow creators to more directly respond to their audience’s questions using either text or video. Today, the company has announced the…
Neesha A. Tambe 2021-03-04 14:09:35 feedproxy.google.com TechCrunch Early Stage is coming around the corner fast, April 1 & 2nd. And you still have a chance to pitch your startup on the famous TC stage to an amazing line up…
Sarah Perez 2021-03-04 12:31:49 feedproxy.google.com Apple has clarified that the iOS 14.5 beta is not actually allowing users to select a new default music service, as has been reported. Following the beta’s release back in February, a number of…
Alex Wilhelm 2021-03-04 08:50:41 feedproxy.google.com This morning Square, a fintech company that serves both individuals and companies, announced that it has purchased a majority stake in Tidal, a music streaming service. The deal, worth some $297 million, will Tidal…
Mary Ann Azevedo 2021-03-04 09:00:37 feedproxy.google.com Fresh off the termination of its planned merger with Visa, Plaid announced Thursday a new income verification product, which it said is aimed at “improving the lending lifecycle” with payroll data. Dubbed simply…
Manish Singh 2021-03-04 07:12:11 feedproxy.google.com Wipro said on Thursday it has reached an agreement to buy 20-year-old British tech consultancy firm Capco for $1.45 billion as the major Indian software exporter looks to win customers in Europe and Asia.…
Manish Singh 2021-03-04 03:00:47 feedproxy.google.com WhatsApp is rolling out support for voice and video calling to its desktop app, the Facebook-owned messaging service said Thursday, providing relief to countless people sitting in front of computers who have had to…
Frederic Lardinois 2021-03-03 13:18:39 feedproxy.google.com At an online event, Google today announced Flutter 2, the newest version of its open-source UI toolkit for building portable apps. While Flutter started out with a focus on mobile when it first launched…
Anthony Ha 2021-03-03 18:10:45 feedproxy.google.com Google says it’s focusing on privacy-friendly approaches to ad targeting, Okta acquires Auth0 and a flying taxi startup raises $241 million. This is your Daily Crunch for March 3, 2021. The big story: Google…
Darrell Etherington 2021-03-03 18:24:45 feedproxy.google.com SpaceX has launched SN10 — the tenth iteration of its current prototype series of Starship, the heavy-lift reusable spacecraft it’s developing. Starship SN10 took off from Boca Chica, Texas, where SpaceX is developing the…
Ron Miller 2021-03-03 16:34:36 feedproxy.google.com As Okta announced earnings today after the bell, it revealed that it’s buying cloud identity startup Auth0 for a hefty $6.5 billion. The company had a valuation of $1.92 billion when it raised $120…
Annie Siebert 2021-03-03 13:34:17 feedproxy.google.com May Habib is co-founder and CEO of Writer.com, an AI writing assistant for teams that helps everyone at a company write with the same style, terminology and brand voice. She graduated with high honors…
Walter Thompson 2021-03-03 14:22:00 feedproxy.google.com Sophie Alcorn Contributor Sophie Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley and 2019 Global Law Experts Awards’ “Law Firm of the Year in California for Entrepreneur Immigration Services.” She connects…
Sarah Perez 2021-03-03 11:04:45 feedproxy.google.com A new project from Microsoft’s in-house incubator, Microsoft Garage, introduces a different take on meeting transcriptions. While today there are a number of real-time transcription apps to use on your phone — like Otter.ai…
Matt Burns 2021-03-03 10:15:10 feedproxy.google.com TechCrunch is coming to Miami — virtually, at least. On March 11, TechCrunch is hosting a small online event with local venture capitalists, founders, and those curious about the growing ecosystem. There will also…
Jonathan Shieber 2021-03-03 06:13:59 feedproxy.google.com Sometimes the smallest innovations can have the biggest impacts on the world’s efforts to stop global climate change. Arguably, one of the biggest contributors in the fight against climate change to date has been…
Catherine Shu 2021-03-02 20:00:08 feedproxy.google.com Outplay’s team members on a video call Sales engagement platforms (SEP) help sales teams automate and track the large number of tasks they need to do each day as they contact leads and home…
Mary Ann Azevedo 2021-03-02 16:52:45 feedproxy.google.com Real estate tech startup Doma, formerly known as States Title, announced Tuesday it will go public through a merger with SPAC Capitol Investment Corp. V in a deal valued at $3 billion, including…
Annie Siebert 2021-03-02 15:27:51 feedproxy.google.com Bootstrapping is a more sustainable way to build and scale Aytekin Tank is the founder of JotForm, an online form builder. Established in 2006, JotForm allows customizable data collection for enhanced lead generation, survey…
Devin Coldewey 2021-03-02 13:22:04 techcrunch.com There are many jobs in the construction industry that fall under the “dull, dirty, and dangerous” category said to be ripe for automation — but only a few can actually be taken on with…
Devin Coldewey 2021-03-02 13:22:04 feedproxy.google.com There are many jobs in the construction industry that fall under the “dull, dirty, and dangerous” category said to be ripe for automation — but only a few can actually be taken on with…
Alexandra Ames 2021-03-02 11:54:07 feedproxy.google.com Get ready to engage in essential conversations about some of the most important issues facing the tech industry — diversity, equity, inclusion and labor. TC Sessions: Justice 2021 — a day-long virtual symposium —…
Frederic Lardinois 2021-03-02 09:00:56 feedproxy.google.com Microsoft today announced that it is making Power Automate Desktop, its enterprise-level tool for creating automated desktop-centric workflows, available to all Windows 10 users for free. Power Automate Desktop is what Microsoft calls its…
Steve O'Hear 2021-03-02 04:00:54 feedproxy.google.com Humaans, a London-based HR startup, has raised $5 million in seed funding to accelerate the development of its employee on-boarding and management platform. Backing the round is Y Combinator, Mattias Ljungman’s Moonfire, Frontline Ventures…
Mary Ann Azevedo 2021-03-01 18:52:32 feedproxy.google.com Known for its innovations in the payments sector, Square is now officially a bank. Nearly one year after receiving conditional approval, Square said Monday afternoon that its industrial bank, Square Financial Services, has…
Frederic Lardinois 2021-03-01 12:02:04 feedproxy.google.com Google Workspace, the company’s productivity platform you’ll forever refer to as G Suite (or even “Google Docs”), is launching a large update today that touches everything from your calendar to Google Meet and how…
Megan Rose Dickey 2021-03-01 12:10:53 feedproxy.google.com Tech companies are no stranger to controversy and workplace issues. Over the years, it’s become clear that no company is immune from diversity issues. But it’s the job of those in the diversity,…
Alex Wilhelm 2021-03-01 11:02:57 feedproxy.google.com The impending Coinbase direct listing is a fintech debut to watch. The cryptocurrency-focused consumer trading concern is set to become a public company on the back of a strong 2020, and a particularly strong…
Kirsten Korosec 2021-03-01 09:00:07 feedproxy.google.com The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up here — just click The Station — to receive it every weekend in your inbox. Hi friends and new readers, welcome back…
Kirsten Korosec 2021-03-01 00:00:28 feedproxy.google.com Lime said Monday it has allocated $50 million towards its bike-share operation, an investment that has been used to develop a new ebike and will fund its expansion this year to another 25 cities…
Manish Singh 2021-03-01 05:36:49 feedproxy.google.com Paytm, India’s most valuable startup, said on Monday it processed 1.2 billion transactions in the month of February, illustrating the level of penetration it has made in one of the world’s fastest-growing payments markets…