Friday, May 5, 2023

Down rounds are a ‘ticket to try again,’ says founder who raised 3 in a row

Russ Wilcox, founder of E Ink, recently joined TechCrunch's Found podcast to talk about how he raised multiple down rounds before a successful exit.

Down rounds are a ‘ticket to try again,’ says founder who raised 3 in a row by Rebecca Szkutak originally published on TechCrunch

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Google celebrates Star Wars Day with a fun Grogu Easter egg

Google is celebrating Star Wars Day with a special Easter egg featuring Grogu, also known as Baby Yoda. When you type “Grogu” or “Baby Yoda” into the Google Search bar, the character will appear in the bottom right corner of your screen. Once you click on him, he will use the Force to knock out […] Google celebrates Star Wars Day with a fun Grogu Easter egg by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch
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Thursday, May 4, 2023

Daily Crunch: Shopify lays off 20% of staff and sells its logistics arm to Flexport

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

Daily Crunch: Shopify lays off 20% of staff and sells its logistics arm to Flexport by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch

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In Europe, Accel banks on a turnaround over the next six to nine months

It’s been almost five years since this editor sat down with longtime VC Harry Nelis and three other investors from Accel’s London office to talk about the trends rippling through the venture industry at the time. At the time, our talk largely centered on Brexit and SoftBank’s feverish pace of investment, which at the time […]

In Europe, Accel banks on a turnaround over the next six to nine months by Connie Loizos originally published on TechCrunch

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Senate Banking chair urges FDIC to look into Tellus, a fintech backed by Andreessen Horowitz

Tellus, an Andreessen Horowitz-backed fintech company that claims it can offer people higher yields on their savings balances by using that money to fund certain U.S. single-family-home loans, is under scrutiny by the U.S. government. On May 2, as first reported by Barron’s, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs […]

Senate Banking chair urges FDIC to look into Tellus, a fintech backed by Andreessen Horowitz by Mary Ann Azevedo originally published on TechCrunch

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As generative AI finds its footing in enterprise products, how will companies charge for its use?

HubSpot CEO Yamini Rangan told investors that generative AI is going to "rapidly” change the business landscape.

As generative AI finds its footing in enterprise products, how will companies charge for its use? by Alex Wilhelm originally published on TechCrunch

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Senzai taps into AI optimization to guide LatAm companies to the right customers

Senzai’s technology measures impact, experimentation and optimization to determine which sales campaigns will appeal to customers.

Senzai taps into AI optimization to guide LatAm companies to the right customers by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch

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Europe’s top court clarifies GDPR compensation and data access rights

The European Union’s top court has handed down a couple of notable rulings today in the arena of data protection. One (Case C-300/21) deals with compensation for breaches of the bloc’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR); and the second (Case C-487/21) clarifies the nature of information that individuals exercising GDPR rights to obtain a copy […]

Europe’s top court clarifies GDPR compensation and data access rights by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch

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Mozilla expands its Mastodon investment with private beta launch of its own highly-moderated server

Mozilla is expanding its investment in the decentralized social media ecosystem Mastodon with today’s announcement it’s opening up its own server — or “instance,” in Mastodon lingo — into private beta testing. The company announced last year its plans to create and begin testing a publicly accessible instance at Mozilla.social, with the goal of focusing […]

Mozilla expands its Mastodon investment with private beta launch of its own highly-moderated server by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

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Alibaba Cloud, Avalanche partner to deploy metaverses on the blockchain

The partnership will provide Alibaba’s clients with a launchpad that aims to help businesses launch their own metaverse spaces on Avalanche’s blockchain.

Alibaba Cloud, Avalanche partner to deploy metaverses on the blockchain by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch

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Google I/O 2023 is next week; here’s what we’re expecting

Google’s annual developer conference returns to Mountain View’s Shoreline Amphitheater next week, and for the first time in four years, we’ll be returning along with it. The kickoff keynote is always jammed-packed full of information, debuting all of the different software projects the company has been working on for the past year. The event, which […] Google I/O 2023 is next week; here’s what we’re expecting by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch
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Wednesday, May 3, 2023

Musk’s The Boring Company to expand Vegas Loop to 18 new stations

The Boring Company, Elon Musk’s project to build underground highways to alleviate traffic congestion, received approval Wednesday to expand its “Vegas Loop,” an underground tunnel system beneath Las Vegas that shuttles passengers via Tesla vehicles. The expansion, approved by Clark County, Nevada commissioners, will expand the network by 25 miles, allowing for 18 new stations […]

Musk’s The Boring Company to expand Vegas Loop to 18 new stations by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

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Daily Crunch: Starting today, personal Google Account holders can sign in without a password

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

Daily Crunch: Starting today, personal Google Account holders can sign in without a password by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch

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Maxar completes $6.4B sale to private equity

Maxar Technologies, the satellite imaging and manufacturing company, has completed its $6.4 billion sale to private equity. The company announced on Wednesday that it was no longer listed on the New York Stock Exchange following the closing of the acquisition by PE firm Advent International and minority investor British Columbia Investment Management Corporation. It will […]

Maxar completes $6.4B sale to private equity by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch

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