The Brutalist Report

TechCrunch

• Tesla ordered to tell laid off workers about lawsuit [1021d]
• Deep tech VC First Star plots a $40M third fund [1021d]
• Daily Crunch: All I can see is you — iOS 16 users enjoy new photo background removal feature [1021d]
• Parler forms a new parent company to offer ‘uncancelable’ cloud services [1021d]
• Launch House holds private town hall, says investigation is underway [1021d]
• Nanoracks cut a piece of metal in space for the first time [1021d]
• Lynk may beat Starlink and Apple to the punch as FCC approves its space-based texting [1021d]
• Most fintechs partner with banks; Varo became one, and says it’s paying off [1021d]
• This robot crossed a line it shouldn’t have because humans told it to [1021d]
• Grocery delivery startups with low margins might drop IPO dreams for M&A reality [1021d]
• WhatsApp’s first original film to air on Prime Video and YouTube, NBA player Giannis Antetokounmpo stars [1021d]
• Unsealed docs in Facebook privacy suit offer glimpse of missing app audit [1021d]
• Launch House’s community reacts to misconduct and harassment allegations [1021d]
• How to create a due diligence road map for Series B investors [1022d]
• Adobe makes $20B bet on a collaborative future with Figma acquisition [1022d]
• TechCrunch+ roundup: Growth activation metrics, 3 keys to Series B, pitch deck teardown [1022d]
• Amazon Prime Video announces live-action ‘Blade Runner’ limited TV series [1022d]
• YouTube is gearing up to give Shorts creators a cut of ad revenue, report says [1022d]
• After the Figma-Adobe deal, which design startups are acquisition targets? [1022d]
• Intuitive Machines to go public in SPAC deal [1022d]
• Last call to save $1100 on Disrupt passes [1022d]
• NebulaGraph reaps from China’s growing appetite for graph databases [1022d]
• Where’s the center of the startup world? Depends on which VC you ask [1022d]
• Apollo Pro wants to be ‘the Cybertruck of scooters’ [1022d]
• iOS 16 users are getting creative with the new background removal feature for photos [1022d]
• Autonomous electric truck company Einride rides into Germany [1022d]
• Federato raises $15M to help insurance customers manage risk [1022d]
• Indian fintech CRED to invest in lending partner LiquiLoans [1022d]
• Singapore’s KNN3 wants to enable social discovery for decentralized apps [1022d]
• YouTube encourages creators to make Shorts directly from replies [1022d]
• Uber investigating cybersecurity incident after hacker breaches its internal network [1022d]
• General Atlantic buys out SoftBank’s 15% stake in edtech Kahoot, now valued at about $152M vs the $215M SoftBank ponied up 2 years ago [1022d]
• Controversial investor Shervin Pishevar resurfaces as “vice chairman” of Yeezy [1022d]
• Tencent lays off nearly all of staff at its gaming site Fanbyte [1022d]