by Kyle Wiggers | Oct 30, 2024 | Business Enhancements
Dropbox is letting go 20% of its workforce as the cloud company undergoes what CEO Drew Houston calls a “transitional period.” In a letter to staff, Houston said that the reduction in headcount would impact 528 people. “As CEO, I take full...
by Brian Heater | Oct 30, 2024 | Business Enhancements
October was an exciting month for reading devices. We got a new iPad mini, a couple of products from Boox, and this strange yet compelling iPhone e-reader adapter from Astropad. The biggest splash of all, however, came from Amazon. It’s unsurprising, as the retail...
by TechCrunch Events | Oct 30, 2024 | Business Enhancements, Startups
Welcome to the third and final day of TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 at Moscone West in San Francisco! The excitement here is still in full swing, and there’s no slowing down. If you thought it was too late to join, think again—there’s still time to register and be...
by Tim De Chant | Oct 30, 2024 | Business Enhancements
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by Kyle Wiggers | Oct 30, 2024 | Business Enhancements
People are generally skeptical of customer service chatbots, and many outright despise them. In a recent Gartner survey, 64% of consumers said that they’d prefer companies didn’t use AI of any kind — including chatbots — in their customer service....
by Devin Coldewey | Oct 30, 2024 | Business Enhancements, Startups
Archon Biosciences, a biotech startup putting AI to work designing novel biomolecules, has just emerged from stealth with an impressive $20 million in seed funding. The company aims to supercharge antibody treatments using specially designed protein...
by Manish Singh | Oct 30, 2024 | Business Enhancements, Startups
Swiggy, one of India’s largest food delivery and quick commerce startups, is seeking a valuation of up to $11.3 billion in its initial public offering, marking a 57% discount to rival Zomato’s market cap. The lossmaking Bengaluru-based company has set an...
by Ivan Mehta | Oct 30, 2024 | Business Enhancements
Elon Musk-owned social network X made changes to its API pricing and limits today and also announced annual plans with a discounted rate. The company raised the prices of the basic API tier from $100 to $200 and said it would introduce higher limits and new endpoints...
by Manish Singh | Oct 30, 2024 | Business Enhancements
Meesho has become India’s first horizontal e-commerce firm to generate positive cash flow, marking a significant shift in a market where profitability has long remained elusive even as new competitive threats emerge. The SoftBank and Prosus-backed startup, which...
by Tage Kene-Okafor | Oct 30, 2024 | Business Enhancements
Pan-African venture capital firm Janngo Capital has closed its oversubscribed second fund at €73 million ($78 million), 20% more than its target of €60 million (~$63 million). In 2022, Janngo Capital reached the first close of its second fund at €26 million, receiving...