This Week in Apps: Meta’s paid verifications, Instagram’s founders’ new app and Spotify’s AI DJ

Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app economy in 2023 hit a few snags, as consumer spending last year dropped for the first time by 2% to $167 billion, according to data.ai’s “State of […]

This Week in Apps: Meta’s paid verifications, Instagram’s founders’ new app and Spotify’s AI DJ by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

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AI’s hype isn’t going to be simply star-studded

Welcome to Startups Weekly, a nuanced take on this week’s startup news and trends by Senior Reporter and Equity co-host Natasha Mascarenhas. To get this in your inbox, subscribe here. First off, hello to all the new Startups Weekly subscribers who joined us after last week’s newsletter. I’m glad we all still resonate with a comeback […]

AI’s hype isn’t going to be simply star-studded  by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch

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Decentralized storage: Tailwinds and open questions

On one hand, there are factors that could help boost the adoption of decentralized storage. On the other, it also seems at odds with other trends, such as sovereign clouds.

Decentralized storage: Tailwinds and open questions by Anna Heim originally published on TechCrunch

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Biotech proved a surprisingly bright spot in 2022’s startup correction

While not totally immune to 2022's market correction, biotech fundraising proved to be more resilient than other sectors.

Biotech proved a surprisingly bright spot in 2022’s startup correction by Rebecca Szkutak originally published on TechCrunch

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Modernizing 911 calls with Michael Chime from Found

Welcome back to Found, where we get the stories behind the startups. This week Darrell and Becca are joined by Michael Chime, the co-founder and CEO of Prepared, a startup that allows 911 callers to stream video to emergency dispatchers. Michael discussed how a nearby tragedy in high school helped inspire the company, how the […] Modernizing 911 calls with Michael Chime from Found by Rebecca Szkutak originally published on TechCrunch
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Daily Crunch: Falling short of analysts’ estimates, Warner Bros. Discovery posts $2.1B net loss for Q4 2022

Hello, friends, and welcome to Daily Crunch, bringing you the most important startup, tech and venture capital news in a single package.

Daily Crunch: Falling short of analysts’ estimates, Warner Bros. Discovery posts $2.1B net loss for Q4 2022 by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch

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TikTok’s teenage filter has us confronting our own mortality

People on TikTok are getting emotional over an AR filter that makes you look like a teenager. Juxtaposed one beside the other, the filter shows you as you are, and then a version of you that has perfectly smooth skin and a strange youthful innocence. The filter has sparked a surprisingly wide range of emotions. […]

TikTok’s teenage filter has us confronting our own mortality by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch

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Air taxi rivals Wisk and Archer will enter mediation in March in trade secret theft suit

Wisk Aero and Archer Aviation will be entering mediation for a second time at the end of March, nearly two years after the rivals commenced a bitter court battle over Wisk’s allegations that the newer air taxi entrant stole trade secrets, TechCrunch has exclusively learned. “We remain open to a potential resolution of the case […]

Air taxi rivals Wisk and Archer will enter mediation in March in trade secret theft suit by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Finding the right LPs, ocean conservation, inside Uber’s pre-seed deck

Startups often lack a deep bench of managerial talent, which means layoffs are usually handled with little empathy and poor communication.

TechCrunch+ roundup: Finding the right LPs, ocean conservation, inside Uber’s pre-seed deck by Walter Thompson originally published on TechCrunch

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Sono Motors has killed off its Sion EV in a pivot to solar tech business

Sono Motors is ending its long-awaited electric car program and instead pivoting to a business that aims to sell its solar vehicle technology to other companies. The German-based company, which went public in November 2022, announced Friday it is laying off 300 employees as a result of the change in business model. COO Thomas Hausch […]

Sono Motors has killed off its Sion EV in a pivot to solar tech business by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch

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Can AI really be protected from text-based attacks?

When Microsoft released Bing Chat, an AI-powered chatbot co-developed with OpenAI, it didn’t take long before users found creative ways to break it. Using carefully tailored inputs, users were able to get it to profess love, threaten harm, defend the Holocaust and invent conspiracy theories. Can AI ever be protected from these malicious prompts? What […]

Can AI really be protected from text-based attacks? by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

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Modernizing 911 calls with Michael Chime from Found

Welcome back to Found, where we get the stories behind the startups. This week Darrell and Becca are joined by Michael Chime, the co-founder and CEO of Prepared, a startup that allows 911 callers to stream video to emergency dispatchers. Michael discussed how a nearby tragedy in high school helped inspire the company, how the […]

Modernizing 911 calls with Michael Chime from Found by Rebecca Szkutak originally published on TechCrunch

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How are global chipmakers preparing for the US-China chip war?

It appears the U.S. isn’t content to wager that small actions can achieve the wide-ranging impacts necessary to gain an edge over China in the development of AI and machine learning technologies.

How are global chipmakers preparing for the US-China chip war? by Kate Park originally published on TechCrunch

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Hear from Oort and .406 Ventures on why cybersecurity companies thrive in Boston

Did you hear? The TechCrunch Live crew is taking a virtual trip to the Northeast. On Monday, February 27 (that’s in a couple days!), we’re hosting a special, extended TechCrunch Live event focused on Boston, and you’re invited to participate. Register for the free event right here. The event starts with a conversation with Matt […]

Hear from Oort and .406 Ventures on why cybersecurity companies thrive in Boston by Matt Burns originally published on TechCrunch

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Telecom giant Airtel eyes a stake in Paytm

Airtel is engaging with Paytm to explore sale of the Airtel Payments Bank business in exchange for shares in the financial services firm, according to two people familiar with the matter, in a move that can be seen as the telecom giant conceding the payments market to the younger firm. If the deal materializes, the […]

Telecom giant Airtel eyes a stake in Paytm by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

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