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Match appoints two board directors after talks with activist investor Elliott Management

Tinder-owner Match Group has appointed two new members to its board of directors and signed an agreement with Elliott Management, the company announced on Monday. Chief marketing officer at Instacart Laura Jones, and Zillow co-founder Spencer Rascoff, will be joining the board, effective immediately. Match said in a press release that the appointments followed a […]
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Fisker loses potential Nissan deal, putting rescue funds at risk

The negotiations between Fisker and a large automaker — reported to be Nissan — over a potential investment and collaboration have been terminated, a development that puts a separate near-term rescue funding effort in danger. Fisker revealed in a Monday morning regulatory filing that the automaker terminated the negotiations March 22. It did not explain […]
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Ticktock: 5 days left to nest your early-bird savings for TC Early Stage

Startup visionaries, time is of the essence! There are only 5 days left to take advantage of the early-bird savings for TechCrunch Early Stage 2024. Don’t let this opportunity slip through your fingers — secure your ticket now and save big before it’s too late! Savings end Friday, March 29 at 11:59pm PT. Here’s a […]
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Boeing CEO to leave company by year-end, after a wave of safety incidents

Boeing’s chief executive Dave Calhoun will leave the plane-maker by the end of 2024, according to the company. The plane-maker has been rocked by controversy after a cabin panel blowout on one of its planes, and a number of other serious safety incidents. Boeing operates an innovation acceleration programme aimed at startup’s called Aerospace Xelerated, […]
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Apple, Google and Meta face first formal investigations under EU’s DMA

What’s the collective noun for investigations on Big Tech? Because the European Union has just announced a pile of probes on gatekeepers designated under the Digital Markets Act (DMA). Alphabet/Google, Apple and Meta are facing the first formal non-compliance investigations under the bloc’s rebooted ex ante competition rulebook. Alphabet/Google’s rules on steering in Google Play […]
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Spotify tests video courses to teach everything from music production to Excel

Spotify has carved out a business for itself in music streaming, podcast entertainment and audiobooks. Now, in its ongoing efforts to get its 600 million+ users to spend more time and money on its platform, Spotify is spinning up a new line of content: e-learning. Starting with a rollout in the U.K., Spotify is testing […]
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TechCrunch Mobility: The wheels are starting to come off the Fisker EV bus

TechCrunch Mobility is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up here — just click TechCrunch Mobility — to receive the newsletter every weekend in your inbox. Subscribe for free. Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Before we jump into the startup and […]
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Non-sexy industries can appeal to investors too

Welcome to TechCrunch Fintech (formerly The Interchange)! This week, we’re looking at some hot fintech startups in Africa, how Mint’s closure has been Copilot’s gain and why VCs have doubled down on a particular expense management startup. To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important fintech stories delivered to your inbox every Sunday […]
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