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Dumpster diving gains traction as cost-saving and sustainability practice
Individuals in the US and UK salvage discarded clothing, furniture, and food from dumpsters, selling or repurposing finds amid legal gray areas.
Tarun Mottlia
Nov 4, 2026
Unitoq raises €155k to launch fractional real estate investing platform
Riga-based Unitoq secures €155,000 in pre-seed funding to launch a digital platform for EU-wide real estate investments starting at €100.
Tarun Mottlia
Nov 4, 2026
Acecore wins TC Battlefield 2026 with $10,000 prize for home energy storage
Nigerian startup Acecore won the TC Battlefield 2026 competition at Moonshot by TechCabal, securing $10,000 for its locally built home energy storage system.
Tarun Mottlia
Nov 4, 2026
Mahesh Babu invests in Mumbai gaming startup Shortgun Games
Actor Mahesh Babu acquires a minority stake in Shortgun Games, a Mumbai-based studio developing Project Takedown for PC and consoles, targeting international…
Tarun Mottlia
Nov 4, 2026
Investcorp explores ₹800-1,000 crore exit from Kitchen Treasures
Bahrain’s Investcorp is exploring an exit from Synthite Group’s Kitchen Treasures at ₹800-1,000 crore, including a potential primary investment…
Tarun Mottlia
Nov 4, 2026
Fourthline and Veridas merge to form European identity verification leader with €65m funding
Fourthline and Veridas complete merger to create a leading European identity verification group, operating in 50+ countries and backed by €65m in funding.
Tarun Mottlia
Nov 4, 2026
IFC targets African MSMEs with fintech and local-currency credit shift
IFC outlines plans to address Africa’s capital mismatch by focusing on fintech, cash-flow-based lending, and local-currency financing for MSMEs.
Tarun Mottlia
Nov 4, 2026
59% of UK workers report employer use of tracking software, demand transparency
Owl Labs research reveals 59% of UK workers are tracked by employers, with 82% calling for transparency.
Tarun Mottlia
Nov 4, 2026
Guernsey scraps £1.9m free bus pilot after operator flags capacity constraints
Proposals for a one-year free bus service in Guernsey, costing £1.9m, were withdrawn after Stagecoach warned of capacity constraints on key routes.
Tarun Mottlia
Nov 4, 2026
HDFC Bank’s Sanjay D’Souza retires after 27 years leading SME business
HDFC Bank’s Group Head of Business Banking and SME lending, Sanjay D’Souza, retired on 31 October after 27 years.
Tarun Mottlia
Nov 4, 2026
Awfis net profit surges 92.8% YoY to ₹30.8 Cr in Q2 FY27
Awfis reported a 92.8% year-over-year surge in net profit to ₹30.8 Cr for Q2 FY27, with operating revenue rising 19.6% to ₹438.7 Cr and expenses up 15%.
Tarun Mottlia
Nov 4, 2026
Roli enters administration again, stranding customers and hardware
Roli, the UK-based music technology company, has gone into administration for the second time.
Tarun Mottlia
Nov 4, 2026
Reddit rolls out search ads as Google AI cuts traffic
Reddit trials search ads to recover revenue after its stock plunged 29% on weak Q4 guidance.
Tarun Mottlia
Nov 4, 2026
IndiGo CEO Willie Walsh urges lower airport charges as airline posts ₹1,879 crore loss
IndiGo CEO Willie Walsh highlights rising airport charges and jet fuel costs as key factors behind the airline's ₹1,879 crore loss in Q2FY27.
Tarun Mottlia
Nov 4, 2026
Pee Safe targets ₹250 crore revenue, plans IPO in FY29–FY30
Pee Safe aims for ₹250 crore revenue by FY27 and plans an IPO in FY29–FY30.
Tarun Mottlia
Nov 4, 2026
BBC investigates gold supply chain and rise of "ghost jobs" in hiring
BBC’s Business Daily examines the gold supply chain from mining to Diwali purchases, and the rise of "ghost jobs" affecting job seekers in the US, UK…
Tarun Mottlia
Nov 4, 2026
Nita Ambani launches The Library at NMACC Mumbai with 4,500+ books and cultural events
Reliance Foundation's Nita Ambani unveils The Library at NMACC Mumbai, featuring 4,500+ books, artistic design, and cultural events.
Tarun Mottlia
Nov 4, 2026
Hiding inside Palantir’s skyrocketing quarter is a foreboding signal
Palantir delivered such a huge third-quarter earnings report on Monday that its press release even bragged that the numbers were "crushing consensus
Tarun Mottlia
Nov 3, 2026
AI inference startup Fal doubles its valuation to $16B as demand surges
The five-year-old startup raised a $1.3 billion round led by Bessemer.
Tarun Mottlia
Nov 3, 2026
AMD needs a big quarter to escape Intel’s fate as AI fears grow
AMD's shares are still up more than 120% this year, but investors are punishing any sign of weakness.
Tarun Mottlia
Nov 3, 2026
Meta pays up to borrow $15B as investors grow wary of AI debt
Its 30-year bonds pay well above the deal it sold in April, as Big Tech floods the market with debt.
Tarun Mottlia
Nov 3, 2026
Bosch gives chips their own division, eyeing €5bn in sales by 2030
The car-parts giant will open its fabs to outside customers and chase robotics demand from January 2028.
Tarun Mottlia
Nov 3, 2026
The TechCrunch Founder Summit agenda is only half the reason to be in Boston on Nov. 4
On Nov. 4, TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026 brings founders and VCs to Boston's SoWa Power Station for practical insights and connections. Register now.
Tarun Mottlia
Nov 3, 2026
Salesforce to buy Cresta and bring its AI voice agents into Service Cloud
Cresta’s AI voice agents answer customer calls for Marriott, Comcast and Alaska Airlines. The deal follows Salesforce’s $5.7bn agreement for the customer messaging firm Braze and its plan to buy Rune.
Tarun Mottlia
Nov 3, 2026