Payments startup Flutterwave hits $3.2B valuation, backed by Ripple TechCrunch By: Dominic-Madori Davis 16 June 2026 at 16:35 African payments infrastructure company Flutterwave has hit a new valuation and landed blockchain company Ripple as an investor and partner.
Robinhoodβs note on 10% layoffs shows blaming AI isnβt cutting it TechCrunch By: Ram Iyer 16 June 2026 at 15:50 Unlike many of his tech industry peers who have cut thousands of jobs citing the need to restructure to make the most of AI, Robinhood's CEO Vlad Tenev conspicuously made no mention of AI in his note about layoffs.