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TechCrunch Top 3
- nobody likes a cheater: Definitely not Russian game developer Battlestate Games, which banned and kicked out 6,700 cheaters from its Escape from Tarkov game. Lawrence has more.
- You get a loan and you get a loan!: ingrid writes that UK-based open banking lending platform Abound has secured $601m in new funding to “supercharge” its consumer lending business which makes loans between £1,000 and £10,000 with some generous repayment options up to five years.
- Microsoft’s next stop: Microsoft’s automation journey sees the software giant make a pit stop in Business App Suite City to drop off AI-powered Copilot capabilities, Kyle reports.
Startups and VCs
Also today, we’re launching the final episode of our Inside Startup Battlefield podcast mini-series, which is all about the TechCrunch startup competition. It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for: the winner is announced!
And we have five more for you:
Create remote work rituals that stick
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Remote teams have a lot of flexibility when it comes to when and how they work, but adding some structure can improve productivity and transparency without sacrificing freedom.
“Ultimately, asynchronous work only works for you when you compartmentalize the phases of work with your team,” says Stefanie Palomino, director of products and general manager of ROOM 3D.
This post offers several tips that can help managers implement active listening techniques that encourage engagement, improve communication, and ideally reduce the number of meetings that take place.
Palomino says: “The routines that people create are negotiated over time, but it is something that we take for granted”.
Three more from the TC+ team:
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big tech inc
Natasha L. has the latest on what’s happening with WhatsApp. The Meta-owned messaging platform agrees to clean up messaging for its users in the European Union to make its terms of service for users more transparent.
European and US law enforcement organizations arrest suspected members of the DoppelPaymer ransomware gang. carly writes that this particular gang targeted at least 601 companies worldwide, with one of their most serious attacks targeting Düsseldorf University Hospital resulting in the death of a patient.
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