Friday, February 17, 2023

Daily Crunch: Dash board temporarily suspends CEO as company investigates financial impropriety

Hello, friends, and welcome to Daily Crunch, bringing you the most important startup, tech and venture capital news in a single package. Daily Crunch: Dash board temporarily suspends CEO as company investigates financial impropriety by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch
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Apple TV+ unveils ‘Tetris’ movie trailer

Apple TV+ released the first trailer for its — shall we say, block-busting — movie “Tetris,” based on the origin story of the popular puzzle video game. The movie will first premiere at South by Southwest (SXSW) film festival in March. Apple will then release it worldwide on the streaming service on March 31. Starring […] Apple TV+ unveils ‘Tetris’ movie trailer by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch
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Thursday, February 16, 2023

Toyota Research Institute’s robots leave home

“I think I’m probably just as guilty as everybody else,” Toyota Research Institute’s (TRI) senior vice president of robotics, Max Bajracharya, admits. “It’s like, now our GPUs are better. Oh, we got machine learning and now you know we can do this. Oh, okay, maybe that was harder than we thought.” Ambition is, of course, […]

Toyota Research Institute’s robots leave home by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch

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Daily Crunch: Dash board temporarily suspends CEO as company investigates financial impropriety

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Daily Crunch: Dash board temporarily suspends CEO as company investigates financial impropriety by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch

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Pass the grass: How Plantd aims to decarbonize new buildings

No matter how you slice it, buildings are serious climate change drivers. Every component of the so-called built environment — from off-site materials production and construction to electricity and maintenance — comes at a steep environmental cost. The sector is responsible for nearly 40% of energy-related greenhouse gas emissions globally, according to the International Energy […]

Pass the grass: How Plantd aims to decarbonize new buildings by Harri Weber originally published on TechCrunch

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YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki steps down, will assume advisory role at Google and Alphabet

Susan Wojcicki is stepping down as YouTube CEO after nine years at the helm. In a letter to employees (first published by Recode), Wojcicki says that she’s leaving in order to “start a new chapter focused on my family, health and personal projects I’m passionate about.” “Today, after nearly 25 years here, I’ve decided to […]

YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki steps down, will assume advisory role at Google and Alphabet by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

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Convoy cuts more jobs as part of a restructuring

Convoy, the Seattle-based digital freight network that connects truckers with shippers, is shuttering its Atlanta office and laying off workers as part of a restructuring. This is the third time in less than a year that Convoy has laid off workers. The restructuring comes as Convoy transitions to a new customer service model that automates […]

Convoy cuts more jobs as part of a restructuring by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch

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Stelo Labs raises $6M in a16z-led round to help crypto wallet users protect themselves

Stelo Labs raised $6 million in a round led by a16z to help crypto wallet users protect themselves through a browser extension.

Stelo Labs raises $6M in a16z-led round to help crypto wallet users protect themselves by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch

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So that founder you backed turned out to be problematic. Now what?

Sometimes it's hard to predict how a founder will act down the road but there are steps VCs can take when a founder's behavior takes a turn.

So that founder you backed turned out to be problematic. Now what? by Rebecca Szkutak originally published on TechCrunch

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Wednesday, February 15, 2023

Bing around and find out

Microsoft’s new and improved Bing, powered by a custom version of OpenAI’s ChatGPT, has experienced a dizzyingly quick reversal: from “next big thing” to “brand-sinking albatross” in under a week. And, well, it’s all Microsoft’s fault. ChatGPT is a really interesting demonstration of a new and unfamiliar technology that’s also fun to use. So it’s […]

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Daily Crunch: Generative AI search engine startup You.com adds multimodal chat

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Daily Crunch: Generative AI search engine startup You.com adds multimodal chat by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch

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When fundraising, anchor your company with the ‘why now?’ slide

Founders often ignore an important question: Why now? Here's how to prove to investors now's the right time and you're the right startup.

When fundraising, anchor your company with the ‘why now?’ slide by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch

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Free Agency CEO seems to care more about control than the company, former employees say

According to former employees of human resources startup Free Agency, CEO Sherveen Mashayekhi’s leadership style is holding the startup back as he seems to care more about demanding loyalty and controlling his employees than building a company. The New York-based startup launched in 2019 with the novel idea of bringing the talent agency model popular […]

Free Agency CEO seems to care more about control than the company, former employees say by Rebecca Szkutak originally published on TechCrunch

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Tesla agrees to double supercharger network, open to all EVs under Biden’s $7.5B charging plan

Companies hoping to dip into the coffers of the Biden Administration’s $7.5 billion EV charging initiative will have to meet a new set of requirements that even Tesla has agreed to. The Biden Administration laid out Wednesday the final standards for its plan to build a national network of 500,000 electric vehicle chargers along highways, […]

Tesla agrees to double supercharger network, open to all EVs under Biden’s $7.5B charging plan by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch

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