Saturday, April 6, 2024

Deal Dive: EarliTec Diagnostics raises $21.5M to help diagnose autism earlier

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EarliTec's FDA-authorized device helps clinicians diagnose children showing signs of autism as young as 16 months old.

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Price of zero-day exploits rises as companies harden products against hackers

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Tools that allow government hackers to break into iPhones and Android phones, popular software like the Chrome and Safari browsers, and chat apps like WhatsApp and iMessage, are now worth millions of dollars — and their price has multiplied in the last few years as these products get harder to hack. On Monday, startup Crowdfense […]

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What we’ve learned from the women behind the AI revolution

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The AI boom, love it or find it to be a bit more hype than substance, is here to stay. That means lots of companies raising oodles of dollars, a healthy dose of regulatory concern, academic work, and corporate jockeying. For startups, it means a huge opportunity to bring new technology to bear on a […]

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Apple changes App Store rules to allow retro game emulators globally

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Apple updated its App Store rules Friday to allow emulators for retro console games globally with an option for downloading titles. However, the company warned that the developers are responsible for making sure that they follow copyright rules. Android users can already access a ton of emulators to play old classics on their devices. Apple’s update […]

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X makes Grok chatbot available to premium subscribers

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Social network X is rolling out access to xAI’s Grok chatbot to Premium tier subscribers after Elon Musk announced the expansion to more paid users last month. The company said on its support page that only Premium and Premium+ users can interact with the chatbot in select regions. Last year, after Musk’s xAI announced Grok, […]

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IVP’s Eric Liaw on the firm’s giant new fund, that Klarna kerfuffle, and why looks can be deceiving when it comes to firm succession

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When IVP recently announced the closing of its 18th fund, I called Eric Liaw, a longtime general partner with the growth-stage firm, to ask a few questions. For starters, wringing $1.6 billion in capital commitments from its investors right now would seem a lot more challenging than garnering commitments during the frothier days of 2021, […]

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Snapchat turns off controversial ‘Solar System’ feature by default after bad press

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Less than a week after The Wall St. Journal reported on how a Snapchat feature dubbed “solar system” was adding to teens’ anxiety, the company has responded by adjusting how the feature works. The ranking system for paid subscribers today shows you how close you are to your Snapchat friends by displaying your position in […]

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Pitch Deck Teardown: Queerie’s $300K pre-seed deck

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This week we look at Queerie, a dating app aimed specifically at LGBTQIA+ folks. It's a very early-stage company that's raising just $300,000.

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Disrupt 2024 Call For Speaker Closes In 3 Weeks

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Get ready to ignite the tech world with your passion and expertise! TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 is set to electrify San Francisco from October 28–30, and we’re searching for vibrant speakers like you to elevate our event with your insights. Seize the opportunity to apply and share your knowledge by April 26. Here’s your pathway to […]

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Is it just me, or was that an earthquake?

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For just a brief moment, this was the internet at its best. I stared at a vase of dried out Trader Joe’s flowers, rumbling on my table for maybe thirty seconds, but I was too shocked to even process what was happening. Then, I saw the tweets (which, in this moment of shock, I refuse […]

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Apple lays off over 600 employees in California after abandoning electric car project

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Apple is laying off 614 employees in California after abandoning its electric car project. According to the WARN notice posted by California, Apple notified the affected employees on March 28 and the changes will go into effect on May 27. Affected employees worked at eight locations in Santa Clara. Although the notice doesn’t specify which […]

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From YC to IPO: Winter 2024 Demo Day, Rubrik and Ibotta

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What a week, everyone. Two full days of Y Combinator demo day activity kept us busy, but the latest accelerator cohort’s launch was far from the only big story in startup-land. Today on TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, Mary Ann, Becca, and Alex gathered to dig into favorites from the hundreds of new YC companies that pitched, […]

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Varda Space’s orbital drug factory success fuels $90M in new funding

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Varda Space Industries has closed a massive tranche of funding just weeks after its first drug manufacturing capsule returned from orbit. The company’s $90 million Series B round marks an inflection point for the company, which is now gearing up to scale from the initial demonstration mission to a regular set of missions carrying customer […]

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As deal rumors fly, Alphabet and HubSpot would be a strange pairing

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Reuters reported on Thursday that Google’s parent company, Alphabet, is exploring the possibility of buying Boston-based HubSpot, a CRM and marketing automation company with a market cap of over $33 billion – a number that has been climbing on those reports. If such a deal were to happen, the cost would likely be pretty substantial, […]

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