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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A customer reaches for a bag of garlic, that is imported from China, next to a container of Asian shallots from Australia at a fruit and vegetable shop in Sydney, Australia, June 6, 2016. REUTERS/David Gray SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s top grocer said on Tuesday that while the food inflation rate…
Are you tired of bad news for startups? Bored of the layoffs, budget cuts and sermons from folks who suddenly discovered the efficiency gospel? Well, how about some good news? I have some for you: Software valuations staged a modest comeback this year. When we refer to startups, we generally mean tech-focused upstart companies. Sure,…
Cannabis startups have to navigate some rough waters: They can’t access federal funds or work with traditional banks, and they have to find customers across a fragmented market while adhering to local laws. But at least on the advertising front, a new Twitter update might signal smooth sailing ahead. Twitter updated its advertising rules to…
Tesla’s CEO says fighting climate change shouldn’t involve a war on farmers, whose practices environmentalists often denounce…
Qualtrics was once a hot startup before SAP bought the company in 2018 for $8 billion. It was a fine exit, making the founders rich, but it never was really a good fit. SAP spun out the company just two years later, before taking it public in 2021. On Sunday, the company filed an 8-K…
Welcome to the final episode of Inside Startup Battlefield. Thank you so much for listening to our miniseries all about TechCrunch’s pitch competition. Now, it’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for — the winner is announced! In this episode, we get to know the winner of the 2022 Startup Battlefield competition. We’ll hear what’s…
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: People shop ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year at an outdoor market in Beijing, China January 13, 2023. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang By Joe Cash and Ellen Zhang BEIJING (Reuters) – China is confident of achieving its 2023 growth target as consumption picks up steam, the vice head of the state planner…
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Office workers pick up lunch boxes at a convenience store in Seoul, South Korea, June 24, 2022. Picture taken June 24, 2022. REUTERS/ Heo Ran By Jihoon Lee SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s consumer prices for February grew at their slowest pace in 10 months, bolstering views that the central bank…
It’s been a tough time for enterprise SaaS companies. These organizations raked in profits and growth during the pandemic when offices shuttered and employees moved en masse to work from home. But as the economy turned last year and more workers returned to the office, their numbers slipped. At the same time, enterprise SaaS companies…





