Instagram gets MySpace from TikTok and other TC news

In this week’s TechCrunch podcast, Becca Shkutak talked about the dire state of renewal rounds for many early-stage startups, and Devin Koldui talks about upcoming changes to Instagram that many users say will make the app a lot worse. And, as always, Darrell brings you the tech news you may have missed this week.

Articles from the issue:

• Instagram will bring back a full-screen home feed and temporarily reduce the number of featured posts
• Instagram gets worse with dark patterns taken off TikTok
• Every startup wants an extra round, but it’s not enough

Other news of the week:

• Meta reports first quarterly revenue decline
• Amazon shares rise on gains despite $2 billion loss
• iPhone revenue rises slightly in Q3 as other hardware categories fall out of favor
• Rivian lays off 6% of employees
• T-Mobile to pay customers $350 million over data breach