Augmented writing startup Textio lays off more employees, will invest in ‘different mix of roles’

(Textio Image) Textio laid off 15 employees on Wednesday, the company confirmed, citing a restructuring at the Seattle augmented writing startup. The company did not specify how many people it…

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Canadian startup giving EV batteries a second life lands $15M from Amazon and others

Moment Energy founders, from left: Edward Chiang, Sumreen Rattan, Gurmesh Sidhu and Gabriel Soares. (Moment Energy Photo) Moment Energy, a startup turning used batteries from electric vehicles into energy storage…

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Technical recruiting startup Karat makes third acquisition, swooping up Byteboard

Byteboard co-founder and CEO Sargun Kaur. (LinkedIn Photo) Seattle startup Karat is boosting its technical recruiting platform with the acquisition of Byteboard, a San Francisco-based company that also helps companies run technical…

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Startup necromancy: Dead Google Apps domains can be compromised by new owners

Lots of startups use Google's productivity suite, known as Workspace, to handle email, documents, and other back-office matters. Relatedly, lots of business-minded webapps use Google's OAuth, i.e. "Sign in with…

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