Facebook cracks down on spammy content by cutting reach and monetization

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April 24, 2025 · 3 min · 522 words · Benjamin Reese

Flex acquires a16z-backed Maza for $40M as fintech M&A heats up

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April 24, 2025 · 4 min · 839 words · Chelsey Melton MD

Founders, your moment is now: Apply for TechCrunch Startup Battlefield 200

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April 24, 2025 · 2 min · 369 words · Jennifer Chen

Meta conducts layoffs in Oculus Studios, impacting VR exercise app Supernatural

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April 24, 2025 · 2 min · 398 words · Jeffery Hughes

Mystery will may reveal Zappos founder’s final wishes

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April 24, 2025 · 2 min · 366 words · Pamela Warner

Parents who lost children to online harms protest outside of Meta’s NYC office

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April 24, 2025 · 6 min · 1144 words · Julia Wilson

Report: Adam Neumann’s Flow raises $100M+, more than doubles valuation to $2.5B

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April 24, 2025 · 2 min · 306 words · Tanya Tate

Speak at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025: Applications now open

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April 24, 2025 · 2 min · 396 words · Alexander Yu

This tool estimates how much electricity your chatbot messages consume

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April 24, 2025 · 3 min · 526 words · Kimberly Vincent

You’re invited to a fireside chat with Baiju Bhatt on Sand Hill Road on June 18 at StrictlyVC

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April 24, 2025 · 3 min · 508 words · Angela Hampton

AI note-taking app Fireflies adds new ways to extract insights from meeting notes

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April 23, 2025 · 3 min · 544 words · Thomas Cook

Alpaca raises $52M Series C to take its API brokerage platform to new markets

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April 23, 2025 · 4 min · 826 words · Kristine Fuentes

Amazon’s Starlink competitor runs into production delays

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April 23, 2025 · 2 min · 318 words · Zachary Robinson