Tech watchdog campaign challenges big tech for hiding behind small business – TechCrunch
Time and time again, tech’s most powerful companies have pushed the narrative that any threat to their own trillion(ish)-dollar businesses will trickle down, hurting the small companies that rely on their products. But counter to the warm and fuzzy anecdotes that Big Tech has rolled out over the years, some business owners struggle with relying […]
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Conductor raises $150M at a $525M valuation to build out its search-based, organic marketing technology – TechCrunch
Conductor — a marketing technology company that was snapped up by WeWork at the height of the latter company’s expansion ambitions, only then to buy itself out in the wake of WeWork’s collapse — has raised its first round of funding as a once-again independent startup. It has picked up $150 million, money that it […]
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Tech-led biofuel startup Koko Networks launches new consumer goods business in Kenya – TechCrunch
Koko Networks, a Kenya-based bio-fuel technology enterprise, has extended its business to cover other fast-moving consumer goods through a new tech platform that will capitalize on its established distribution networks in low-income neighborhoods. Koko Club, its new business line, is selling the products directly to consumers through the dukas (small shops) that currently serve as […]
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Google and Jio’s smartphone with custom Android OS for India launches November 4 for $87 – TechCrunch
Google and top Indian telecom network Jio Platforms said on Friday that their much-anticipated budget smartphone, JioPhone Next, will go on sale in the world’s second-largest smartphone market on November 4 (coinciding with the big Indian festival of Diwali). The firms said the JioPhone Next will cost 6,499 Indian rupees ($87), and can also be […]
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TikTok’s newest app lets sellers manage their online stores via their smartphone – TechCrunch
TikTok has launched a new app for its seller community taking advantage of its suite of TikTok Shopping features, but the app is only available in Indonesia at present. TikTok Seller, as the app is called, allows TikTok’s seller community to run all aspects of their TikTok shop from their mobile device, from initially registering […]
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