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When Figma announced its first desired price range ($25-$28) on Monday, it also revealed an extraordinary decision on the highly anticipated IPO. This allows existing shareholders to sell more shares than the company plans to sell. The company is planning to provide approximately 12.5 million shares. However, he said existing shareholders will be allowed to cash in nearly 24.7 million shares. Furthermore, if this IPO is as hot as anyone thinks it will, existing shareholders will get the option to collectively sell up to 5.5 million shares. Figma founder CEO Dylan Field has revealed that he plans to sell 2.35…

On Monday, Google announced that it will introduce a new feature that will allow iOS users to easily switch between Chrome jobs and personal Google accounts. Previously, iOS users had to sign out of their Google account completely, then log in to another account, and repeat this process every time they accessed another account. “In many cases, people use their mobile devices for both work and personal tasks, so they need to sign in and out with various Google accounts,” the company wrote in a blog post. “To simplify this experience while enhancing security, Chrome on iOS offers seamless account…

“My life has prepared me for this moment,” Ben Sanders said when asked why he launched emergency response startup Hyper. The company announced on Monday its $6.3 million seed round led by ENIAC ventures and an official emergence from stealth. As a child, he wanted to be a police officer, so he sewed his mother yellow stripes into Navy sweatpants. He wore it in the rain hat of an officer all year round. When he grew up, he worked at the intersection of technology and government, and once ran for the federal government. About a year ago, he read a…

“My life has prepared me for this moment,” Ben Sanders said when asked why he launched emergency response startup Hyper. The company announced on Monday its $6.3 million seed round led by ENIAC ventures and an official emergence from stealth. As a child, he wanted to be a police officer, so he sewed his mother yellow stripes into Navy sweatpants. He wore it in the rain hat of an officer all year round. When he grew up, he worked at the intersection of technology and government, and once ran for the federal government. About a year ago, he read a…

Grok's grumpy, unfiltered AI buddies may often make headlines for their indifference, but that's the Grok 4, the latest model from Xai that drives the latest revenue for the app. Elon Musk's Xai launched Grok 4 late July 9, and by Friday, July 11, Grok's total revenue for iOS had risen by a whopping 325% to 325%, from $99,000 the day before the release of the Grok 4 to $419,000, according to App Intelligence Firm Appfigures. Image credits: AppFigures Grok continued to raise higher revenues for days after the launch of new models, and days after the launch of new…

Developers of Unite, an app that provides customized web app management on Macs, released a new app called Quip, a clipboard app for the Apple ecosystem on Monday. The app includes features to organize text clips, support for shortcuts to trigger text snippets, duplicate prevention, code formatting and more. The goal is to provide users with more control and customization compared to traditional clipboards, making it a more productive alternative. QUIP is out of the way – On Macs, it has a special keyboard that resides in the menu bar and maintains a universal clipboard with the history of everything…

Over 10,000 founders, investors and tech insiders will convene for the TechCrunch Surpurte 2025 in Moscone West, San Francisco, October 27-29. With over 250 technology leaders on stage, don't miss this standout panel in the Builders stage of two Builders, two of the most respected early investors in the venture. Their sessions will be split into one of the toughest moments of their startup journey. All you have is to raise the first round when it's just vision. Why join this conversation on the builder stage? This honest, tactical conversation covers what's really important when raising the first institutional check,…

TechCrunch's 2025 is round the corner, with more than 10,000 startups and VC leaders heading to West Moscone in San Francisco on October 27th-29th to Expo Hall connects and business accomplishments. If you were thinking of introducing your company, think of this your nudge – the spots of exhibitors fill up quickly, and once they are gone, they will disappear. Not only is it to exhibit with Discrupt, but also to have a table, but to put the startup in front of the most important people. Whether you're looking to connect with investors, report on spark media, hire top talent,…

AI-driven browsers aren't near the easy future they promise when they can perform complex multi-step tasks for you. However, makers of these browsers are trying to make life easier for users by adding a simple way to repeat prompts for frequently performed tasks. The new DIA browser from the browser company already has skill features. This allows users to ask the browser to run the command, or create code snippets based on the prompt. For example, you can ask your browser to have an interesting event occurring in the nearest few days. You can save the prompt for future use…

India's largest crypto exchange CoindCX confirmed that one of its internal operating accounts was compromised in a recent security breaches, allowing hackers to gain millions of security with crypto. On Saturday, CoindCX co-founder and CEO Sumit Gupta revealed in a post by X that the internal account was breached during the hack that “it is only used for liquidity provisioning in partner exchanges.” The executive ensured that the incident did not affect client funds and that all customer assets remained safe. Earlier in the day, Crypto Security Researcher ZachxBT reported that approximately $44.2 million had been emitted from CoindCX's financial…