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Fridaaaaay!

Right now, we are going to principally be listening to this delightful end-of-week gratitude meditation, and considering all of the strange issues which have occurred this week. As a result of, by golly, has there been a number of bizarre. And, for that matter, a number of great.

One factor we’re grateful for is you, our pricey readers. Have a wonderful weekend. Get some relaxation, cost these batteries, and let’s get again on it subsequent week. — Christine and Haje

The TechCrunch Prime 3

• Cut.it.out: We imply photos, not studying this text. We loved seeing how inventive some iOS 16 customers had been in using the brand new background removing characteristic for photographs. Ivan has extra and even created a shortcut of his personal.
• Uber eats? More like Uber defeats: That notification you bought asking so that you can unlock your Uber account was really one thing to be alarmed about. The ride-hailing big is investigating its cybersecurity processes after a hacker bought in, Carly studies.
• Don’t fear the hyphen: Polywork raised $28 million that can assist you embrace all of the job title hyphens you have got. Natasha M even tried it out herself.

Startups and VC

Shervin Pishevar, an investor who left Silicon Valley for Miami after being accused of sexual misconduct by a number of girls in 2017, has resurfaced as the “vice chairman” of Yeezy, the buyer model managed by Kanye West, Connie studies.

In gig economic system land, issues are about to get fascinating. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is looking into the complex and potentially unfair economics and policies of the gig economy for “misleading, unfair, and in any other case illegal acts and practices.” Whether or not it’s compelled arbitration, labor misclassification, or algorithmic pay and job distribution, the company says it is going to go after any doubtful ways that damage staff, Devin studies.

And in your ultimate piece of startup drama at the moment, Natasha M and Becca report the Launch House community reacts to media reports of alleged misconduct and harassment.

Okay, fantastic, just a few extra:

• Over the moon with Loona: Consumer robot Loona is Anki’s spiritual successor, and just went live on Kickstarter with some spectacular strikes. It’s totes lovable, and Brian’s piece features a video to show it.
• It goes how quick?!: Haje checked out the Apollo Professional, and the company’s CTO says he wants the new scooter to be “the Cybertruck of scooters.” 
• Edtech at a reduction: Ingrid studies that General Atlantic buys out SoftBank’s 15% stake in edtech Kahoot, now valued at about $152 million — that’s $63 million lower than the valuation SoftBank invested at two years in the past.
• In a manner, aren’t all of us squid- or octopus-like humanoids in a post-apocalyptic world?: Amanda celebrated her 420th publish on TechCrunch by masking Splatoon, a video game version of those ASMR-like “oddly satisfying” videos.
• The highs and lows of scooter land: Haje additionally had a pair of tales in regards to the scooter firm Unagi. It declares it isn’t going to manufacture the Model Eleven scooter after all, though it raised greater than $700,000 by way of Indiegogo to deliver the micromobility product to market. As a substitute, it launches the updated Model One Voyager, and gives its crowdfunding backers a few of these scooters as a substitute.

3 buyers clarify why earned wage entry startups are set to money extra checks

Staff with low-wage jobs usually expertise cash-flow issues.

As a result of so many don’t have entry to credit score or financial savings, a rising quantity that when trusted predatory lenders can now faucet into their wages earlier than payday by way of earned wage entry (EWA).

“The potential for this mannequin is large, however the business remains to be very a lot in its early levels,” studies Karan Bhasin, who interviewed three lively EWA buyers to be taught extra about the place the business is headed:

Jennifer Ho, accomplice at Integra Companions

Aris Xenofontos, accomplice at Seaya Ventures

Aditi Maliwal, accomplice at Upfront Ventures

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Large Tech Inc.

For you Apple Watch fans, Brian packs within the puns and postulates in regards to the Series 8 (“The brand new options aren’t flashy, however a few of them would possibly save your life”) and the SE (“The SE is the Apple Look ahead to folks on a considerably tighter finances, who acknowledge that they don’t want completely each annual addition to the gadget”). He talks so much about alternative — which one will you select?