October 2023 TechCrunch Headlines
TechCrunch's October 2023 headlines highlight a range of developments across the tech industry, including major funding rounds and legal settlements. Fintech buy-now-pay-later platform Tabby secured $200 million in Series D funding at a $1.5 billion valuation on October 31. Meanwhile, WeWork is reportedly close to filing for bankruptcy as its stock plummets. Other notable updates include Google reaching an app store antitrust settlement with Match Group and Tesla winning a jury trial related to a fatal Autopilot crash. In the AI space, DeepMind's latest AlphaFold model shows promise in drug discovery, while Quora’s Poe introduces an AI chatbot creator economy. Additionally, Toyota announced plans to invest $8 billion into its North Carolina EV battery factory. Cybersecurity also made headlines as a U.S.-led coalition vowed not to pay ransomware hackers and the SEC accused SolarWinds' CISO of misleading investors before a Russian cyberattack.
