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Stripe acquires payment processing startup Lemon Squeezy
Payments giant Stripe has acquired a four-year-old competitor, Lemon Squeezy, the latter company announced Friday. Terms of the…
Apple reports iCloud Private Relay global outages for some users
Apple’s iCloud Private Relay, which helps protect paid iCloud users from online trackers, has experienced outages affecting major…
Legal tech, VC brawls and saying no to big offers
Welcome to Startups Weekly — your weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups. To…
Apple signs the White House’s commitment to AI safety
Apple signed the White House’s voluntary commitment to developing safe, secure and trustworthy AI, according to a press…
TikTok rolls out a new feature that lets you find songs by singing or humming them
TikTok is looking to take on YouTube Music and Shazam with a new feature called “Sound Search,” which…
Microsoft brings more generative AI to Bing
Bing is the latest search engine to introduce generative AI into its results, with Microsoft announcing that it’s…
Ledger launches Ledger Flex, a mid-range hardware crypto wallet
Ledger, a French startup mostly known for its secure crypto hardware wallets, has launched a new mid-range device,…
Here’s how to disable X (Twitter) from using your data to train its Grok AI
X, formerly known as Twitter, has automatically activated a setting that allows the company to train its Grok…
ZeroTier raises $13.5M to help avert CrowdStrike-like network problems
With the CrowdStrike update continuing to cause havoc across the planet, a startup has raised $13.5 million to…
Digital marketing startup Plaiced has acquired Precursor Ventures-backed Clutch
Clutch, a marketplace for digital marketing services, has been acquired by the online social network Plaiced, Clutch’s co-founder,…
Apple cuts iPhone price in India amid China slowdown
Apple has reduced prices of its iPhone models in India by 3-4% following a cut in import duties…
Singaporean e-commerce firm Qoo10’s Korean units face probe due to payment delays to merchants
The e-commerce market in South Korea ranks as one of the largest in the world, but it’s also…
Egypt’s MNT-Halan banks $157.5M, gobbles up a fintech in Turkey to expand
MNT-Halan, a fintech unicorn out of Egypt, is on a consolidation march. The microfinance and payments startup has…
Energy tech startup Greenely grabs €8M to reach more households and support Europe’s energy transition
The energy transition is a marathon, not a sprint. But opportunities for acceleration are growing. Swedish startup Greenely*…
Hacked, leaked, exposed: Why you should never use stalkerware apps
There is a whole shady industry for people who want to monitor and spy on their families. Multiple…