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The town has new accounting software, with fresh $17.2 million salary increases and a desire to shake things up. The submitted company wants to automate the grant work. “The tax industry is facing a real crisis,” Leroy Kerry, who submitted the co-founder CEO, told TechCrunch. He said he cites many cited research from a 2021 report on topics from the International Association of Accredited Professional Accountants, while many CPAs are approaching retirement and many students are on the field. “Companies don't have enough people to process returns efficiently, while experts are drowning in paperwork and spending nearly half of them…
There are an increasing number of gifts from AI Note Takers who transcribe calls and provide action items. Shiro wants to do the same for salespeople who are on the ground and face to face with their customers. The company announced Wednesday that it had secured $50 million in the Series B round led by SignalFire with participation from Dick Costolo and Adam Bain's VC Firm 01 Advisors. Square CPO Saumil Mehta; Founders of Business Management Software Squire Songelaron and Dave Salvant. Former YELP SVP of Engineering Michael Stopman. Previous Snap Engineering VP Ding Zhou also participated. So far, Siro…
The popularity of short video content continues to grow as Tiktok still faces the possibility of a US ban. The newest company to join the space is TED, the nonprofit most well-known for its TED talks featuring notable figures such as Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and the late Pope Francis. On Wednesday, the company announced a new short form video feature with the aptly named “Ted Shorts.” This feature has been gradually rolling out to users since the beginning of May. Available on both iOS and Android devices, TED shorts are located in the center of the navigation…
In an age where hundreds of new venture funds have emerged, only to face a slender market where exits proven to be slippery, Elizabeth Weil's graffiti venture stands out as a case study of the importance of deep networks. Deniing the contraction that has been on the sidelines for many newcomers, Weil has secured $80 million for Scribble's third fund. Milestone highlights the market's trust in Weil, a Stanford alumni, including his resume, a partner role at Andreessen Horowitz, corporate development on Twitter (now X), and a stint at Silicon Valley Stalwarts IVP and Menlo Ventures. “Everyone told me it…
A Massachusetts student has agreed to plead guilty to a federal charge of hacking and extortion at one of the largest education technology companies in the United States, prosecutors confirmed Tuesday. Matthew D. Lane, 19, has been accused of using stolen login credentials to access a network of unknown software companies that serve schools in North America and elsewhere, stealing the identity of more than 60 million students and 10 million teachers. Stolen personal information included name, address, phone number, social security number, medical information and school grades. In some cases, hackers stole decades of historic student data. The company…
The tech layoff wave is still kicking in 2025. Last year saw more than 150,000 job cuts across 549 companies, according to independent layoffs tracker Layoffs.fyi. So far this year, more than 22,000 workers have been the victim of reductions across the tech industry, with a staggering 16,084 cuts taking place in February alone. We’re tracking layoffs in the tech industry in 2025 so you can see the trajectory of the cutbacks and understand the impact on innovation across all types of companies. As businesses continue to embrace AI and automation, this tracker serves as a reminder of the human…
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Coinbase said at least 69,461 customers had stolen personal and financial information during a number of months of data breaches disclosed last week. The Crypto giant saw the number of affected clients filed with Maine's Attorney General on Wednesday, as required by the state's data breaches notice law. Coinbase's filing said the violation dates back to December 26, 2024 and continues until earlier this month, receiving a “reliable” ransom memo from hackers who claimed the company had stolen customer data. In a blog post, Coinbase said the hackers deleted the data by asking for $20 million in ransom payments. The…
Christian Selig, an iOS developer who ran his beloved third-party Reddit client Apollo, is taking part in Digg's new iteration as an advisor. Earlier this year, Digg's original founder Kevin Rose and Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian acquired Digg's leftovers to activate what was previously known as the “internet homepage.” Rose and Ohanian were already a fascinating pairing. The two were previously considered rivals to each other. By adding Selig to the mix, Rose and O'Hanian also show that the new digg wants to shake things up. Selig played a prominent role in the 2023 rebound against the rise in API…
The popular battle royal game Fortnite has finally returned to the US app store amid a long legal skirmish with Apple from game maker Epic Games. As of Tuesday, Fortnite is also available in the EPIC Games store and the EU's Altstore. It will soon be visible in the App Store search, Epic said in an X post. Apple removed Fortnite from the App Store in 2020 after EPIC added the option to purchase in-game using Epic's cryptocurrency. Epic then attacked and sued Apple. The judge ruled in favor of Epic, finding it was a “willful violation” of the rules…