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Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to LinkedinTopline Music streaming giant Spotify will lay off about 6% of its workforce, Daniel Ek, the billionaire CEO of the Stockholm-based company announced Monday, becoming the latest company to dramatically reduce headcount as fears of a looming recession continue into the new year. Spotify’s billionaire CEO Daniel Ek announced…

Welcome back, climate tech readers! Like last week, we’ve got a full slate once more, from food waste to wastewater and more. Let’s dive in. Nest co-founder Matt Rogers’ new startup is trash Image Credits: Mill Industries After selling Nest to Google for $3.2 billion, Matt Rogers is no stranger to scaling fast. But unlike…

Amazon has launched Amazon Air, its dedicated air cargo fleet, in India as the e-commerce giant bulks up its logistics infrastructure in the key overseas market where it has deployed over $6.5 billion. The retailer has partnered with the Bengaluru-based cargo airline Quikjet to launch its maiden air freight service in the country, which it…

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Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app economy in 2023 hit a few snags, as consumer spending last year dropped for the first time by 2% to $167 billion, according to the latest “State…

Welcome to Startups Weekly, a nuanced take on this week’s startup news and trends by Senior Reporter and Equity co-host Natasha Mascarenhas. To get this in your inbox, subscribe here. It kind of feels like tech forgot its umbrella. Like, it remembered to pack its water bottle, wear the right shoes and layer up, but…

The shocking revelation will surprise more than one Elon Musk fan. The billionaire is known to oppose the restrictions put in place to limit the spread of covid-19.  He did not hesitate in the midst of a pandemic to defy the lockdowns. Musk launched a scathing criticism of anti-Covid-19 measures on April 30, 2020, during…

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has made several promises recently regarding the production of the long-awaited Cybertruck and finding a replacement for Twitter’s top executive. Investors will likely have to wait until Tesla’s Investor Day in March where Musk could reveal more of his strategy to boost sales for the electric vehicle manufacturer. Tesla bull and…

Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to LinkedinTopline Tesla’s billionaire CEO Elon Musk took the stand in San Francisco federal court Friday to defend a controversial 2018 tweet in which he said he would take the electric vehicle company private, as part of the high-profile civil trial waged against him by Tesla shareholders over the notorious…

AltspaceVR has had a few close calls over the years, but the company that built virtual social spaces well before “metaverse” was a household word is shuttering for good this time. After announcing that it would close up shop in 2017, Microsoft intervened and the company came under the tech giant’s wing. Now, Microsoft is…