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Holler raises $36M to power ‘conversational media’ in your favorite apps

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Holler , described by founder and CEO Travis Montaque as “a conversational media company,” just announced that it’s raised $36 million in Series B funding. You may not know what conversational media is, but there’s a decent chance you’ve used Holler’s technology. ” Image Credits: Holler.

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The Startup Battlefield 200 application window closes next week

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Disrupt takes place in San Francisco on October 18–20, but the SBF 200 application window closes on July 31 at 11:59 p.m. Media exposure. You have to apply to the Startup Battlefield 200 (SBF 200), and your time is running out. Pitch training with TC staff. Pitch deck reviews with industry experts.

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Daily Crunch: Kanye West reaches agreement to acquire social media platform Parler

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That, that, that don’t kill me, can only make me stronger ” : Two of our top stories for today centered on the same topic — Kanye West, who now goes by Ye, surprising us all by announcing he was going to buy the conservative social media site Parler. The TechCrunch Top 3. Manish has the basics on the deal.

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Daily Crunch: Meta decimates its staff as the social media giant lays off 11,000

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More social media struggles : Though the subject matter was a downer, Paul wrote a great story about Meta’s confirmed layoffs of 11,000 employees, explaining what happened, why and what it means in the greater context of Meta’s future. Image Credits: Inok (opens in a new window) / Getty Images. The TechCrunch Top 3.

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Revel raises $7.8M to become the Instagram and Robinhood of NFT platforms

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Instagram is known as a social media platform while Robinhood is known as an investing and trading platform. Revel blends them both, helping consumers build a “portfolio of media [and] of the people they collect,” Sideman said. (As Image Credits: Revel (opens in a new window). ’ In many ways, it’s a media game.”

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Daily Crunch: App Store reviews and social media depict user backlash against Snapchat’s new AI chatbot

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Sarah writes that the social media giant is seeing a spike in one-star reviews, which include calling for its removal. 10 years of fintech failure: 3 more ideas that failed to live up to the initial hype Image Credits: TommL (opens in a new window) / Getty Images Do you remember P2P lending and on-demand insurance? Kirsten has more.

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How Is Building Websites Different For iOS Users When Compared To Windows Users?

The Crazy Programmer

Maybe you’ve thought of building an iOS app or a website for windows users but can’t decide how to go about it. The hardware you have at your disposal will influence whether you want to develop for Windows or iOS. Generally speaking, mobile apps for iOS cost more money to build than websites for Windows users.

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