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World launches its ‘super app,’ including crypto pay and encrypted chat features

World, the biometric ID verification project co-founded by Sam Altman, released the newest version of its app today, debuting several new features, including an encrypted chat integration and an expanded,

Stanford’s star reporter takes on Silicon Valley’s ‘money-soaked’ startup culture

Theo Baker is truly an outlier. While journalism as a major has seen shrinking enrollment for years and is even being dropped by some schools entirely, Baker, a senior at

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Mesa shuts down credit card that rewarded cardholders for paying their mortgages

Fintech startup Mesa has shut down its Homeowners Card, which awarded points to cardholders for paying their mortgages. A message on the Mesa website states that as of December 12,

Making sense of the risky Netflix-Warner Bros. deal

Whether or not Netflix’s $82.6 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. goes through, the deal encapsulates a fraught moment for Hollywood, as the entertainment business is increasingly overshadowed by tech giants.

TechCrunch Mobility: Rivian’s survival plan involves more than cars

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India’s Spinny lines up $160M funding to acquire GoMechanic, sources say

Spinny, an Indian online marketplace for used cars, is raising around $160 million as it moves to acquire car services startup GoMechanic, TechCrunch has learned. The Series G round, which