Welcome to Startups Weekly — Haje’s weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Friday. Musk’s 10-month-old baby, xAI, is closing in on a whoppin’ $ 6 billion funding round. The social network X, née Twitter — also part of Elon’s […]
So are we banning TikTok or what? Also: Can an influencer really tank an $800M company?
Welcome to Startups Weekly — your weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Friday. Ticktock, TikTok: It’s been a wild week for TikTok. Even as the company starts testing its Twitter competitor in certain markets and launches its luxury secondhand shop […]
The FTC’s ban on noncompete clauses could be good for startups. But it also might be struck down.
The Federal Trade Commission voted 3-2 to ban the use of most noncompete agreements on Tuesday. This ruling means companies can’t require their employees, that aren’t senior executives, to wait a set amount of time before joining a competitor or launching their own company in the same category. While the FTC’s ruling will impact industries […]
Min Hee Jin Reportedly Also Accused TWS And RIIZE Of Plagiarizing NewJeans
Min Hee Jin reportedly claimed that TWS and RIIZE also copied NewJeans. Min Hee Jin | Pinterest On April 23, Yonhap News released an explosive exposé on Min Hee Jin’s feud with HYBE. In their report, Yonhap News reported that Min Hee Jin had claimed there were other groups that copied NewJeans. Previously, it was […]
Rippling’s Parker Conrad on the company’s new round, new SF lease, and also, its newest critic
Last week, TechCrunch broke the news that the workforce management software outfit Rippling was on the cusp of closing a new, $ 200 million round of funding at a hefty $ 13.4 billion valuation led by Coatue. We also reported that the round featured a separate, $ 670 million secondary component meant to give some […]