European parliament backs big limits on tracking ads: Natasha Lomas
The European Parliament has definitively backed major limits on behavioral advertising during a plenary vote on amendments to the pan-EU Digital Services Act (DSA). The move looks set to crank up pressure on Big Tech business models that rely on pervasive tra…
Facebook and Instagram may help you create and sell NFTs: Jon Fingas
Meta might be the next to hop on the NFT bandwagon. A new report suggests Meta is developing ways to create, display and sell NFTs on Facebook and Instagram.
Meta's Workplace will integrate with WhatsApp later this year to expand communication with frontline employees: Ingrid Lunden
Workplace, the app owned and originally built by Facebook (now Meta) as a version of the social network for enterprise employees to communicate with each other, has signed up upwards of 7 million users, finding traction in particular among multinational organ…
Diversio secures fresh capital to diagnose companies’ DEI pain points: Christine Hall
Diversio uses AI technology, data analytics and knowledgeable subject matter experts to find where a company’s process is breaking down and create an action plan to get it back on track.
Confidential data on 500,000 vulnerable people stolen in Red Cross data breach: Zack Whittaker
The Swiss-based contractor was used to store Red Cross data.
Zingtree turns complex customer service processes into clear action plans: Christine Hall
Customer service is making and breaking companies over the past two years as shopping moved online and consumers wanted more out of the traditional service companies were offering. Zingtree provides interactive contact center software that guides agents to th…
CodeSee pulls in a $7M secondary seed to build out code visualization platform: Ron Miller
CodeSee is an aptly named startup, one that is building a set of tools to help developers understand how all the parts of a code base fit together. Today, the company announced a $7 million secondary seed on top of the $3 million it received in 2020. The roun…
Caden launches with $3.4M to help consumers take control of their data: Anita Ramaswamy
Entrepreneur John Roa believes in the value of privacy. After selling his design consultancy, ÄKTA, to Salesforce in 2015, he decided to spend a few years “off the grid” on an island in Europe. Now, he’s back in New York City, launching Caden, a startup that …
Amazon is opening its first physical clothing store: Steve Dent
Amazon is opening its first-ever Amazon Style physical clothing store with the promise of a high-tech shopping experience, confirming a rumor from last year.
Plaid buys Cognito as it moves beyond merely connecting accounts: Alex Wilhelm
Plaid, a fintech unicorn known for its APIs that connect consumer bank accounts to financial applications, announced today that it is buying Cognito. The price is around $250 million, paid in a blend of cash and stock TechCrunch understands, though we couldn’…
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