Daily Crunch: Twilio CEO: Laying off 11% of company's workforce is 'wise and necessary'
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TechCrunch's top 3 Layoff Event: Twilio announced that it was laying off 11% of its workforce. CEO Jeff Lawson said the layoffs were "wise and necessary" for the company as it walks down the path to profitability. Kyle has more. Biting into Apple's iPhone 14: It's rare that we get a Panzer story, so we were pleased to see it look so good. Maybe you Daily Crunch fans were also excited to see his name adorn a Story, or because you were eager to hear an iPhone 14 review. Don't worry, if that's what last, we will not say. This "island" isn't tropical: iPhone fanatics may have doubted the usefulness of the "notch" on the iPhone X, but Ivan writes that the new "Dynamic Island" feature for iPhone 14 is anything but. Startups and VCsOne way or another, it was the season for audio companies to raise funds, because today we have a pair of stereo stories: Romain reports that the loudspeaker manufacturer top Devialet's lineup raised $50 million, and Brian and Haje report that Nomono, the maker of the $3,000 podcast mic array, raised $3.6 million.
Things also go in pairs in the transportation industry, it seems. Rebecca reports that TruckSmarter is sneaking out with a free load chart for truckers, and Kyle reports that Nyshex is charging $25 million to her bank account to match shippers with shipping carriers.
In the news from non-sound and non-delivery startups:
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Oh hiiiiiii. So excited to see you again, glad to have you with us. It's been a busy day of news on the site, and we're especially excited to share our iPhone 14 review with you all.
Oh, and did you know that we managed to convince our marketing team to give you 15% off TechCrunch Disrupt tickets, just for being a Daily Crunch reader? Use this link or insert "DC" in the promo code box when purchasing your passes to the hottest boot event of the summer.
See you soon! — Christine and Haje
TechCrunch's top 3 Layoff Event: Twilio announced that it was laying off 11% of its workforce. CEO Jeff Lawson said the layoffs were "wise and necessary" for the company as it walks down the path to profitability. Kyle has more. Biting into Apple's iPhone 14: It's rare that we get a Panzer story, so we were pleased to see it look so good. Maybe you Daily Crunch fans were also excited to see his name adorn a Story, or because you were eager to hear an iPhone 14 review. Don't worry, if that's what last, we will not say. This "island" isn't tropical: iPhone fanatics may have doubted the usefulness of the "notch" on the iPhone X, but Ivan writes that the new "Dynamic Island" feature for iPhone 14 is anything but. Startups and VCsOne way or another, it was the season for audio companies to raise funds, because today we have a pair of stereo stories: Romain reports that the loudspeaker manufacturer top Devialet's lineup raised $50 million, and Brian and Haje report that Nomono, the maker of the $3,000 podcast mic array, raised $3.6 million.
Things also go in pairs in the transportation industry, it seems. Rebecca reports that TruckSmarter is sneaking out with a free load chart for truckers, and Kyle reports that Nyshex is charging $25 million to her bank account to match shippers with shipping carriers.
In the news from non-sound and non-delivery startups:
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