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Interview Kickstart, a profitable startup, raises maiden funding to tackle tech talent crunch

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Interview Kickstart, a profitable startup helping tech professionals acquire career-advancing skills, has raised $10 million in its maiden funding from Blume Ventures, the companies said on Monday. The San Francisco-based startup, founded in 2014, assists engineers learn from employees of top tech companies or their alumni. Though always profitable, 2023 was pivotal for Interview Kickstart … Read more

The RNC chairwoman calls for unity as the party faces a cash crunch and attacks by some Trump allies

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LAS VEGAS, Nevada (AP) — Facing a cash crunch and harsh criticism from a faction of far-right conservatives, Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel on Friday called for the party to unite behind the goal of defeating President Joe Biden. McDaniel spoke at the RNC’s winter meeting in Las Vegas behind closed doors on Friday, … Read more

Byju’s cuts valuation ask by 99% in rights issue amid cash crunch

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Byju’s, the world’s most valuable edtech startup, has cut its valuation ask by 99% in a rights issue it launched Monday as the Indian firm works to address its working capital needs. The startup is looking to raise $200 million in the rights issue, a capital it said is “essential to prevent any further value … Read more

America’s Big AI Safety Plan Faces a Budget Crunch

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The lawmakers’ letter also claims that NIST is being rushed to define standards even though research into testing AI systems is at an early stage. As a result there is “significant disagreement” among AI experts over how to work on or even measure and define safety issues with the technology, it states. “The current state … Read more

New York’s Airbnb Ban Is Causing a Christmas Crunch

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Christmas is in full swing in New York City; lines snake through Midtown as tourists oggle department store windows and the Rockefeller Center tree, and the Union Square Holiday Market is bustling with vendors and shoppers. All the while, hotel prices are up and vacancies down compared to the 2022 holiday season—and there are almost … Read more

COP28 enters crunch time with countries at odds over fossil fuels

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By Kate Abnett, Valerie Volcovici and David Stanway DUBAI (Reuters) – With the COP28 climate talks entering crunch time on Monday, U.N. climate chief Simon Stiell urged countries to come together to reach a final deal for the summit – where they were facing off over whether to call for an end to fossil fuels. … Read more

Ex-UK Treasury chief Alistair Darling, who steered nation through credit crunch, dies

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British ex-Treasury chief Alistair Darling has died at age 70 ByThe Associated Press November 30, 2023, 9:13 AM FILE – British Chancellor, Alistair Darling speaks to the media about economy in a press conference in London, Monday, April 19, 2010. Darling, a central figure in the U.K.’s response to the 2008 financial crisis who later … Read more

MAPPA Staff Allege Crunch, Overwork on Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2

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For years, animation studio MAPPA has been noteworthy for the quality of the anime it puts out, which includes widely beloved shonen like Attack on Titan, Vinland Saga, and Jujutsu Kaisen. At the same time, it’s been noted that the 12-year-old studio has a habit of taking on a lot of projects at once, with … Read more

Greece is planning a major regularization program for migrants to cope with labor crunch

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Greece’s minister for migration says the government is planning a major regularization program for migrants to meet pressing demands in the labor market despite a recent increase in illegal arrivals ByThe Associated Press September 26, 2023, 8:29 AM Migrants sit outside an ambulance after a rescue operation by a Greek coast vessel, at the port … Read more

Taxfix, the $1B German accounting startup, slashes 120 jobs amid funding crunch

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Taxfix leaped to a $1 billion valuation in 2022 on the again of a well-liked cell app utilized by shoppers assist with tax returns. However quick ahead to 2023, and the Berlin-based accounting startup is taking an audit of its personal affairs. TechCrunch has discovered and confirmed that Taxfix has laid off 20% of its … Read more