- November 27, 2023
Saviu Ventures’ second fund reaches €12 million first close to back Francophone Africa startups
Saviu Ventures, a VC firm targeting startups in Francophone Africa, has made an initial close of €12 million for its second fund with the backing
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway exits Paytm at a 40% loss
Berkshire Hathaway exited Paytm-parent firm One97 Communications Friday at a loss of about 40% on the high-profile investment it made more than five years ago.
Byju’s taps Jiny Thattil as CTO following departure of Anil Goel
Anil Goel, the CTO of Byju’s, is leaving the edtech giant, he informed some colleagues amid a broader restructuring at the Bengaluru-headquartered startup as it
After two ambitious years, TikTok parent ByteDance starts mass layoffs in gaming
ByteDance’s gaming ambition has been an expensive, short-lived pursuit. In late 2021, the TikTok parent’s plans for video games came into the spotlight after it
Startups should consider hiring fractional AI officers
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Adobe: Thanksgiving US online sales nudge up to $5.6B; Salesforce: $31.7B spent globally
Thanksgiving Thursday, when stores in the U.S. are closed and many are spending time off work, has become the de facto start of the holiday
Fate of US venture capital in China teeters on uncertainty
On a weekday afternoon at Red Rock Coffee, the cafe known for spotting venture capitalists in Silicon Valley, one is likely to overhear a few
Neuralink, Elon Musk’s brain implant startup, quietly raises an additional $43M
Neuralink, the Elon Musk-founded company developing implantable chips that can read brain waves, has raised an additional $43 million in venture capital, according to a
Black Friday online buying hits a record $9.8B in the US, $70.9B globally
A rush of deep discounts and the growth of flexible payment options were the drivers behind $9.8 billion in online sales in the U.S. on
Sam Altman returns to OpenAI, Apple adopts RCS, and Binance’s CEO pleads guilty to charges
Hey, folks, welcome to Week in Review (WiR), TechCrunch’s regular recap of the past few days in tech. The headlines have been dominated — nay,