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Max Q: Maybe next time
In this issue of Max Q: An “operational pause” at Virgin Orbit; Behold: New moon suits!; News from Project Kuiper; and more
Max Q: Maybe next time by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch
When it comes to early-stage growth marketing, it’s often better to imitate than innovate
While trying to gain traction, most of your time and attention should be focused on imitating successful marketing tactics.
When it comes to early-stage growth marketing, it’s often better to imitate than innovate by Walter Thompson originally published on TechCrunch
Pickle launches its truck unloading robot arm
Somewhere along the way, ProMat turned into a robotics show. It’s no surprise, of course. Logistics and automation go hand in hand these days. In the decade since Amazon absorbed Kiva, same- and next-day delivery have become an industry standard. Retailers who can’t match those once impossible speeds are destined to fall behind — and […]
Pickle launches its truck unloading robot arm by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch
Meta faces third lawsuit in Kenya as moderators claim illegal sacking, blacklisting
Social media giant Meta and its Kenya-based content moderation partners, Sama and Majorel, are facing a new lawsuit in Kenya. In a petition filed today, 43 content moderators allege “unlawful termination” by Sama, whose contract with Meta comes to an end this month after shutting down its content review arm in January. They are also […]
Meta faces third lawsuit in Kenya as moderators claim illegal sacking, blacklisting by Annie Njanja originally published on TechCrunch
Web3 gaming will onboard up to 100M gamers in next 2 years, Polygon and Immutable presidents predict
The web3 gaming space is set to explode over the next few years, Robbie Ferguson of Immutable and Ryan Wyatt of Polygon Labs predict.
Web3 gaming will onboard up to 100M gamers in next 2 years, Polygon and Immutable presidents predict by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch
Polygon and Immutable partner to help onboard more gamers and developers into web3
Web3 gaming firm Immutable and layer-2 blockchain Polygon partnered to accelerate development and adoption in the crypto gaming space.
Polygon and Immutable partner to help onboard more gamers and developers into web3 by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch
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 $16.6 million seed funding round from Ballistic Ventures and Ten Elven Ventures. In essence, Aembit’s workload identity and access management service applies industry knowledge, from […]
Aembit raises $16.6M to bring identity management to workloads by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch
Twitch says it will lay off 400 employees
Twitch announced plans to reduce its workforce on Monday, demonstrating that even the booming streaming site isn’t immune to the reductions that have swept the tech industry in the last six months. The layoffs will affect 400 employees at the company and were characterized as an effort to improve Twitch’s business outlook in the long […]
Twitch says it will lay off 400 employees by Taylor Hatmaker originally published on TechCrunch
AWS takes a hit in latest round of Amazon layoffs
When Amazon announced it was laying off another 9,000 employees today, AWS employees were not exempt with Amazon CEO (and former AWS CEO) Andy Jassy announcing the cloud division would be included into today’s round. TechCrunch is hearing that around 10% of today’s total came from AWS. The company would not confirm those numbers, instead […]
AWS takes a hit in latest round of Amazon layoffs by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch