Twitter layoffs trigger oversight risk warning from Brussels • TechCrunch

Twitter layoffs trigger oversight risk warning from Brussels • ProWellTech

In another move that’s being frowned upon by European Union regulators, Elon Musk-owned Twitter has closed its Brussels office per a report in the Financial Times — citing sources with knowledge of the departures. Staffers in the office were focused on European Union digital policy, working in close proximity to the seat of power of…

Bessemer, Playground, Root and Seraphim VCs will judge the TC Sessions: Space Pitch-off • TechCrunch

Bessemer, Playground, Root and Seraphim VCs will judge the TC Sessions: Space Pitch-off • ProWellTech

Watching outstanding early-stage founders square off in a pitch competition is not only an essential part of ProWellTech conferences, but it’s also an attendee favorite. Seriously, who doesn’t love a pitch-off? And the Space Pitch-off is just one more compelling reason to go to TC Sessions: Space on December 6 in Los Angeles. Let’s take…

Can FTX's bankruptcy bring order to its chaos? • TechCrunch

Can FTX’s bankruptcy bring order to its chaos? • ProWellTech

Welcome back to Chain Reaction. Last week on the podcast, we talked about the FTX collapse, which is still ongoing. This week, we’re taking a break from our Thursday news episode for Thanksgiving, but we had plenty of stories for you on the ProWellTech website, including some from our crypto event in Miami last week….

Automating the income gap • TechCrunch

Automating the income gap • ProWellTech

This is going to be another one of those “let’s ask ourselves some difficult questions” newsletter introductions, so if you’re in the U.S., I certainly won’t blame you for not giving Actuator your full attention until after the holiday. I generally approach these conversations through the same basic lens: a majority of technologies are neither…