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• Mass transit group Swvl confirms estimated $100M acquisition of UK startup Zeelo | TechCrunch (Techcrunch)
  Mass transit group Swvl has confirmed to TechCrunch its deal to buy U.K. startup Zeelo, estimated to be a $100 million acquisition, accordi…
• Seed funding tips and tricks from Uncork Capital founder Jeff Clavier (Techcrunch)
  Angel funding, seed investing and generally focusing on earlier stage investing is a huge business in the world of startups these days — it…
• Finclusion raises $20M to build out credit-led neobank offering across Africa | TechCrunch (Techcrunch)
  The digital banking space in Africa is taking shape as neobanks on the continent grow in numbers like their global counterparts.
• Google Meet gets in-meeting reactions, PiP, end-to-end encryption and more (Techcrunch)
  Google updates Meet with picture-in-picture feature, enhanced companion mode, end-to-end encryption and more.
• Sprinklr acquires Little Bird, a tool for finding experts on anything via Twitter | TechCrunch (Techcrunch)
  New York marketing tech firm Sprinklr has acquired Portland-based Little Bird, according to Sprinklr founder and CEO Ragy Thomas.
• Redfin soars 45% after IPO; CEO calls it 'Amazon of real estate' (Techcrunch)
  It was a great day for Redfin, the Seattle-based real estate site that finally went public after 13 years as a startup.
• Reid Hoffman is returning to Disrupt (Techcrunch)
  You've probably learned from Reid Hoffman before, either through his inventions, investments or inspirational words.
• Why so many gigafactories? It’s not just EVs driving demand (Techcrunch)
  The automotive sector's ups and downs can make big bets hard to place.
• That big climate bill might actually make a difference (Techcrunch)
  It’s not perfect, but it’s a major step, one that could restore confidence in global climate agreements.
• Abandoned mall department stores may become Amazon's next fulfillment centers (Techcrunch)
  One of the largest owners of shopping mall real estate in the United Stages, Simon Property Group, has been talking to Amazon about transfo…
• Alibaba's Ant Financial raising new funding at $60B valuation ahead of IPO | TechCrunch (Techcrunch)
  Ant Financial, the Alibaba affiliate that manages hugely popular payments service Alipay, is raising a new round of financing that could va…
• The DOJ is investigating potential Huawei violations of Iran sanctions (Techcrunch)
  Another shoe, so to speak, may be about to drop for Huawei.
• B2B e-commerce platform Chari is acquiring the credit line of Axa Assurance in Morocco for $22M (Techcrunch)
  Moroccan B2 B e-commerce and retail startup Chari has acquired Axa Credit, the credit branch of Axa Assurance Maroc, for $22 million, the c…
• Hulu raises its subscription prices today (Techcrunch)
  Hulu is increasing its ad-supported plan to $7.99 per month. Its ad-free plan now costs $14.99 per month.
• Netflix launches new mobile games in Poland, Italy and Spain as a members-only perk (Techcrunch)
  Netflix is expanding its mobile gaming push with the launch of three more gaming titles which will become exclusively available to Netflix…
• Epic Games produces documents in antitrust case showing Googlers avoiding its litigation hold (Techcrunch)
  Epic originally filed suit against Google over alleged antitrust violations in August 2020, shortly after it forced Google to remove its Fo…
• Thailand's Beam simplifies checkout for social commerce | TechCrunch (Techcrunch)
  The Thailand-based startup created a one-click payment solution for social commerce sellers.
• FTC refers TikTok child privacy case to Justice Department (Techcrunch)
  The FTC announced on Tuesday that it has referred a complaint against TikTok and its parent company ByteDance to the Department of Justice.
• Africa e-tailer Jumia reports first full-year results post NYSE IPO (Techcrunch)
  Pan-African e-commerce company Jumia got into the black (by a small amount) on its gross profit vs.
• Penfold closes $8.5M to provide a full-stack pension in an app aimed at freelancers | TechCrunch (Techcrunch)
  Penfold, a startup that offers a full-stack pension in a smartphone app, has closed an $8.5 million (£6 million) funding round, $4 million…
• Ford, VW-backed Argo AI lays off 150 workers, slows hiring (Techcrunch)
  Argo AI, the autonomous vehicle technology startup backed by Ford and Volkswagen, has laid off about 150 people and slowed the pace of hiri…
• Sequoia India and Southeast Asia broadens check range for early-stage Surge (Techcrunch)
  The firm said it has backed 112 startups through the Surge program to date, and they have collectively raised over $1.5 billion in follow-o…
• Compass CEO hails IPO as a fundraising event amid 'challenging' market | TechCrunch (Techcrunch)
  While several tech companies are opting to delay their IPOs in the face of less-than-enthusiastic market demand for their shares, real esta…
• Polestar and Volvo are the latest automakers caught in software purgatory (Techcrunch)
  Polestar and Volvo Cars delayed the launch of their next EVs by several months because of software development snags.
• Sidebar thinks the key to career dev is small peer groups | TechCrunch (Techcrunch)
  Sidbar, a company developing a 'small groups' approach to upskilling, has emerged from stealth with venture backing.
• Google adds 'Web' search filter for showing old-school text links as AI rolls out (Techcrunch)
  As Google revamps itself for the AI era, offering AI overviews within its search results, the company is introducing a new way to filter fo…
• Grafana open sources its on-call management tool (Techcrunch)
  Grafana Labs is open sourcing OnCall, which should make it easier for companies in regulated industries that can't use the Grafana Cloud to…
• Hackers are exploiting 'CitrixBleed' bug in the latest wave of mass cyberattacks (Techcrunch)
  Hackers are mass-exploiting a critical bug in Citrix NetScaler systems to launch crippling cyberattacks against big-name global organizatio…
• TikTok adds creator monetization features, including tips and video gifts (Techcrunch)
  TikTok is today introducing new ways for its creators to make money from their content.
• OpenAI launches a store for custom AI-powered chatbots (Techcrunch)
  OpenAI has launched the GPT Store, a marketplace where users can find and use AI-powered chatbots customized for specific use cases.
• Planet FWD secures $10M to track consumer products emissions (Techcrunch)
  Companies use its emissions reductions engine during the product development phase to understand how to create products with lower carbon f…
• Elon Musk has reportedly lined up a new Twitter CEO, shared ideas for monetizing tweets (Techcrunch)
  Elon Musk has lined up a new CEO for Twitter and told banks that agreed to help fund his $44 billion acquisition offer about his plans to m…
• Conta Simples grabs another $41.5M for its expense management approach in Brazil | TechCrunch (Techcrunch)
  Conta Simples ended the year reaching breakeven and obtained a license from the Brazilian Central Bank) to operate as an Direct Credit Soci…
• Amazon sues Facebook group admins over fake reviews (Techcrunch)
  If the reviews of the last completely necessary and not at all superfluous thing you bought on Amazon looked like so much copypasta, there’…
• Highbeam secures $10M loan to provide credit, spend monitoring and more to e-commerce retailers (Techcrunch)
  Highbeam, a startup building a suite of banking and credit services for e-commerce customers, has landed a $10 million loan.
• Apple unveils macOS Sequoia (Techcrunch)
  MacOS got a few noteworthy upgrades at Apple's WorldWide Developer Conference this year in Cupertino.
• Sequoia Capital India, STV back Dubai-based BNPL provider tabby in $54M extension round | TechCrunch (Techcrunch)
  Tabby, the Dubai-based buy now, pay later (BNPL) platform that lets users shop, pay later and earn cash from over 3,000 global brands, incl…
• Climate tech is a hot investment in 2022 (Techcrunch)
  There are a lot of different bets to place in the climate tech sector, but a few stand out for their early-stage potential and favorable ta…
• Amazon hires the founders of AI robotics startup Covariant (Techcrunch)
  Amazon announced Friday evening that it has hired Covariant’s founders — Pieter Abbeel, Peter Chen, and Rocky Duan — along with “about a qu…
• Thrasio, the Amazon aggregator, raises $1B in fresh funding at a valuation of up to $10 billion (Techcrunch)
  One of the big leaders in buying up and scaling third-party merchants selling on Amazon and other marketplace platforms is announcing a maj…
• Venture capitalists chat edtech’s new normal after COVID-19 (Techcrunch)
  There’s no doubt that the coronavirus has had a monumental impact on the way we view technology’s relationship with education.
• Gabriel’s urban intelligence infrastructure aims to create safer neighborhoods across Latin America (Techcrunch)
  The company integrates cameras and computer vision with routine police operations to address public safety challenges across Latin America.
• Disney is increasing the price of its ad-free Disney+ subscription to $10.99 | TechCrunch (Techcrunch)
  Disney announced today that it’s raising the price of its ad-free Disney+ subscription to $10.99 per month starting December 8 in the Unite…
• Google’s AI-powered search experience can now generate images, write drafts (Techcrunch)
  Google's AI-powered search feature, SGE (Search Generative Experience), is gaining some new skills, starting today.
• EU’s data protection adviser latest to call for ban on tracking ads (Techcrunch)
  The European Data Protection Board (EDPB), an expert steering body which advises EU lawmakers on how to interpret rules wrapping citizen’s…
• Intuitive Machines bets the moon could be big business (Techcrunch)
  This deep into 2022, you might think that SPAC deals were over, done, dusted, forgotten. And yet, Intuitive Machines is pursuing a SPAC-led…
• French AI startup H raises $220M seed round | TechCrunch (Techcrunch)
  It’s not often that you hear about a seed round above $10 million.
• Violin Memory Struggles In IPO And Now Faces A Fierce Storage and Enterprise Market (Techcrunch)
  On Friday, Violin Memory's IPO did not exactly go that well. The company priced its IPO at $9 per share but opened at $7.41, 17.7 percent l…
• E-commerce aggregator Merama gets its horn after just 12 months in business (Techcrunch)
  When it comes to investment in e-commerce aggregators in Latin America lately, when it rains, it pours.
• Verizon launches subscription service aggregator, +Play, in open beta | TechCrunch (Techcrunch)
  +Play, Verizon's free service exclusive to Verizon customers that aggregates subscription services launched in open beta today.