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SAP faces probe in the US over alleged price fixing in government contracts

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German software giant SAP is under investigation by US officials for allegedly conspiring to overcharge the US government for its technology products over the course of a decade. Federal agents have searched Carahsoft’s offices in Washington, DC, and the DOJ is reviewing court records filed in Baltimore.

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Twilio gets hacked, teens ditch Facebook, and SpaceX takes South Korea to the moon

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Welcome back to Week in Review , the newsletter where we quickly recap the top stories from TechCrunch dot-com this week. whereas in 2014 around 71% of teens used Facebook, the study says in 2022 that number has dropped down to 32%. Want it in your inbox every Saturday? Sign up here. Is Facebook for old people? other stuff.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Cell-cultured meat, alternative financing, avoiding tech debt

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Use discount code TCPLUSROUNDUP to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription. We are far from clear in knowing which technology will be the best,” she said. “So Startup accelerators’ definition of ‘value add’ is due for a refresh. Startup accelerators’ definition of ‘value add’ is due for a refresh.

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Filevine raises $108 million for tools that streamline legal workflows

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Filevine , a startup offering a software-as-a-service product for legal case management, today announced that it closed a $108 million series D round led by StepStone Group with participation from Golub Capital and existing investors Signal Peak Ventures and Meritech Capital. software-as-a-service market.”

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Remembering the startups we lost in 2020

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Atrium, a 100-person legal tech startup founded by Justin Kan, shut down in March after failing to find an efficient way to replace the arduous systems of law firms. When it came to raising a Series B, Merchant says the company struggled to close and lost investor interest due to WeWork’s failed IPO. Mixer/Beam Interactive (2014-2020).

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‘High conviction, low volume’: Playfair launches $70M pre-seed fund for European startups

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‘High conviction, low volume’ Playfair, for its part, seeks out founders “outside of dominant tech hubs,” as well as founders working on projects that may run more tangential to where the main hype and “buzzy-ness” exists. ” A large chunk of early-stage deals fall apart in the due diligence phase.

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IT leaders uplift women to fill tech talent gaps

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With an undergraduate degree in political science and time spent as a Peace Corps and AmeriCorps volunteer, Lain McGrath hardly envisioned a career in software engineering. Yet after onboarding at HR SaaS provider Gusto in a customer experience (CX) role, exposure to coding sparked McGrath’s interest in shifting professional tracks.