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                : Sequoia-backed GoMechanic is the latest to make sweeping layoffs after funding didn’t materialize in time,
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                reports. The India-based auto services company is cutting 70% of its workforce. But wait, there’s more: GoMechanic’s founders misstated financials to investors with GoMechanic co-founder Amit Bhasin saying the startup made “grave errors in judgment as we followed growth at all costs, particularly in regard to financial reporting, which we deeply regret.”
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                : In Boston Dynamics’ latest Atlas video, we see its robot running, jumping and now grabbing and throwing things via the use of hands.
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                has your look at Kate, a new French carmaker developing tiny cars for your everyday use, from driving to work to driving on the beach. They remind us of a really fast golf cart only cuter.
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                Sometimes navigating contracts can feel like a never-ending maze. At Conga, we help you automate and simplify each stage of the contract lifecycle with products for document creation, lifecycle management, and quote generation.
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               In a press conference on Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that it has
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                arrested Anatoly Legkodymov, founder of crypto exchange Bitzlato
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               , for allegedly processing over $700 million of illicit funds,
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                Amanda
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               reports. “Overnight, the Department worked with key partners here and abroad to disrupt Bitzlato, the China-based money-laundering engine that fueled a high-tech axis of cryptocrime, and to arrest its founder, Russian national Anatoly Legkodymov,” said Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco.
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               There’s a bunch more stuff happening in the world of startups today:
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                :
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                 Kirsten
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                reports that
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                 Shell snaps up EV charging operator Volta
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                for $169 million.
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                 It’s not like we could remember our passwords anyway
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                : Open source password management company
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                 Bitwarden acquires Passwordless.dev
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                to help companies authenticate users without passwords,
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                 Paul
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                reports.
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                 PayPal Ventures buys now, hopes it will pay back later
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                : Buy now, pay later company
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                 Tabby raises $58 million at a $660 million valuation
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                as PayPal Ventures deploys its first investment into the GCC,
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                 Tage
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                reports.
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                 BainFund
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                :
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                 Kate
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                reports that the
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                 P2P lending platform PeopleFund raises $20 million
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                in a Series C extension round led by Bain Capital.
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                 Ta-daaa! Money for you
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                :
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                 Amanda
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                reports that
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                 Goldenset launches out of stealth to make equity investments in creators
                </a>
                .
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                Dear Sophie: What are some fast options for hiring someone on an expiring grace period?
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               I’m a co-founder of a very early-stage startup. My co-founder and I are considering bringing on a third co-founder, who was recently laid off. She is currently in the United States on an H-1B with a grace period that will expire soon.
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              <p style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial;text-align: left;color: #333;font-size: 19px;line-height: 27px;margin: 0;margin-bottom: 15px">
               What are the fastest, least risky immigration options that we should consider? What’s going on with potential increases to USCIS filing fees?
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               — Careful Co-founder
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               Three more from the TC+ team:
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                 Losing the horn
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                :
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                 VCs think majority of unicorns aren’t worth $1 billion anymore
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                , by
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                 Becca
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                .
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                 Leaning into that midday energy
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                :
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                 Noon Energy brings Mars tech down to Earth with carbon-oxygen battery system
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                ,
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                 Tim
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                writes.
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                 Let’s spreadsheet this out, shall we
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                :
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                 Anna
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                puts numbers on
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                 the global venture slowdown
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                .
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