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@TechCrunch shared
On Feb 13, 2023
Volunteer at TC Early Stage for a free pass to TC Disrupt https://t.co/lupJ9NfxHh https://t.co/NhdaQEWC7h
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Volunteer at TC Early Stage for a free pass to TC Disrupt

Volunteers at TC Early Stage in Boston MA on April 20 receive a free pass to TC Disrupt in San Francisco. Apply by April 3!

@TechCrunch shared
On Feb 13, 2023
Volunteer at TC Early Stage for a free pass to TC Disrupt https://t.co/lupJ9NfxHh https://t.co/NhdaQEWC7h
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Volunteer at TC Early Stage for a free pass to TC Disrupt

Volunteer at TC Early Stage for a free pass to TC Disrupt

Volunteers at TC Early Stage in Boston MA on April 20 receive a free pass to TC Disrupt in San Francisco. Apply by April 3!

@TechCrunch shared
On Feb 14, 2023
Joby flies towards 2025 commercial launch with final assembly of eVTOL https://t.co/Ne4L8T2rgm by @rebeccabellan
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Joby flies towards 2025 commercial launch with final assembly of eVTOL

Joby Aviation has started final assembly on its "company-conforming" eVTOL, a prototype that's steps away from the commercial version.

@TechCrunch shared
On Feb 14, 2023
Joby flies towards 2025 commercial launch with final assembly of eVTOL https://t.co/Ne4L8T2rgm by @rebeccabellan
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Joby flies towards 2025 commercial launch with final assembly of eVTOL

Joby flies towards 2025 commercial launch with final assembly of eVTOL

Joby Aviation has started final assembly on its "company-conforming" eVTOL, a prototype that's steps away from the commercial version.

@Jessicalessin shared
On Feb 10, 2023
Actually surprised comms isn't higher given all the overhiring. A good stat from this sweeping look at the 250,000 tech layoffs from @pardesoteric https://t.co/WT6zSZyKKA https://t.co/pEmTAqInrp
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Tales from the Shredder: How a Quarter-Million Fired Tech Workers Are Picking Up the Pieces

On a brisk Wednesday in December, Pakin Wirojwatanakul made his usual commute to the downtown San Francisco office of fintech startup Plaid. But when he arrived, thefront desk security guard told him to go home. Puzzled, he left the office and reversed his commute. Then he received a ...

@Jessicalessin shared
On Feb 10, 2023
Actually surprised comms isn't higher given all the overhiring. A good stat from this sweeping look at the 250,000 tech layoffs from @pardesoteric https://t.co/WT6zSZyKKA https://t.co/pEmTAqInrp
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Tales from the Shredder: How a Quarter-Million Fired Tech Workers Are Picking Up the Pieces

Tales from the Shredder: How a Quarter-Million Fired Tech Workers Are Picking Up the Pieces

On a brisk Wednesday in December, Pakin Wirojwatanakul made his usual commute to the downtown San Francisco office of fintech startup Plaid. But when he arrived, thefront desk security ...

@TechCrunch shared
On Feb 15, 2023
Today's TechCrunch Live: Why cybersecurity is still hiring and spending with Vanta and Sequoia https://t.co/eFdaYD8Zr0 by @mjburnsy
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Today’s TechCrunch Live: Why cybersecurity is still hiring and spending with Vanta and Sequoia

Layoffs. They’re everywhere throughout Silicon Valley. While it seems like every company is cutting, some industries are on an upward swing including cybersecurity. I’m excited to have Vanta CEO Christina Cacioppo, and Sequoia partner, Andrew Reed to speak on Vanta’s growth, particularly ...

@TechCrunch shared
On Feb 15, 2023
Today's TechCrunch Live: Why cybersecurity is still hiring and spending with Vanta and Sequoia https://t.co/eFdaYD8Zr0 by @mjburnsy
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Today’s TechCrunch Live: Why cybersecurity is still hiring and spending with Vanta and Sequoia

Today’s TechCrunch Live: Why cybersecurity is still hiring and spending with Vanta and Sequoia

Layoffs. They’re everywhere throughout Silicon Valley. While it seems like every company is cutting, some industries are on an upward swing including cybersecurity. I’m excited to have ...

@TechCrunch shared
On Feb 16, 2023
Lightspeed backs CommandK's mission to become the go-to enterprise security command center https://t.co/adbapGpDs3 by @jagmeets13
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Lightspeed backs CommandK’s mission to become the go-to enterprise security command center

The startup, which offers a dedicated platform to manage enterprise security, has raised $3 million in a seed round led by Lightspeed.

@TechCrunch shared
On Feb 16, 2023
Lightspeed backs CommandK's mission to become the go-to enterprise security command center https://t.co/adbapGpDs3 by @jagmeets13
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Lightspeed backs CommandK’s mission to become the go-to enterprise security command center

Lightspeed backs CommandK’s mission to become the go-to enterprise security command center

The startup, which offers a dedicated platform to manage enterprise security, has raised $3 million in a seed round led by Lightspeed.

@TaylorLorenz shared
On Feb 17, 2023
RT @David_Ingram: New from me: Sam Altman is tech's next household name — if we survive the killer robots https://t.co/qsGUdKNExm via @nbcnews
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Sam Altman is tech’s next household name — if we survive the killer robots

Sam Altman, the man behind ChatGPT, is a new kind of Silicon Valley power player.

@TaylorLorenz shared
On Feb 17, 2023
RT @David_Ingram: New from me: Sam Altman is tech's next household name — if we survive the killer robots https://t.co/qsGUdKNExm via @nbcnews
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Sam Altman is tech’s next household name — if we survive the killer robots

Sam Altman is tech’s next household name — if we survive the killer robots

Sam Altman, the man behind ChatGPT, is a new kind of Silicon Valley power player.

@TechCrunch shared
On Feb 17, 2023
Atlassian and Envoy briefly blame each other for data breach that exposed the personal data of thousands of Atlassian employees. https://t.co/R7aAMSPCr0
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Atlassian and Envoy briefly blame each other for data breach

The two companies initially pointed the blame at each other for a data breach that exposed the data of more than 13,000 Atlassian employees.

@TechCrunch shared
On Feb 17, 2023
Atlassian and Envoy briefly blame each other for data breach that exposed the personal data of thousands of Atlassian employees. https://t.co/R7aAMSPCr0
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Atlassian and Envoy briefly blame each other for data breach

Atlassian and Envoy briefly blame each other for data breach

The two companies initially pointed the blame at each other for a data breach that exposed the data of more than 13,000 Atlassian employees.

@Techmeme shared
On Feb 22, 2023
Tome, which uses AI to help build pitch decks, raised a $43M Series B, a source says at a $300M valuation, up from $175M in 2021 and claims over 1M users (@alexrkonrad / Forbes) https://t.co/bs4iYfnMMz https://t.co/gaPwhGLpc2
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Buzzy Storytelling Startup Tome Raises $43 Million From A Who’s Who In AI

Now valued at $300 million while still pre-revenue, per a source, Tome says it’s the fastest productivity software maker to ever reach 1 million users since its September release.

@Techmeme shared
On Feb 22, 2023
Tome, which uses AI to help build pitch decks, raised a $43M Series B, a source says at a $300M valuation, up from $175M in 2021 and claims over 1M users (@alexrkonrad / Forbes) https://t.co/bs4iYfnMMz https://t.co/gaPwhGLpc2
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Buzzy Storytelling Startup Tome Raises $43 Million From A Who’s Who In AI

Buzzy Storytelling Startup Tome Raises $43 Million From A Who’s Who In AI

Now valued at $300 million while still pre-revenue, per a source, Tome says it’s the fastest productivity software maker to ever reach 1 million users since its September release.

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