Monday, September 23, 2024

TechCrunch Space: SpaceX calls out ‘systematic challenges’ with FAA

Hello and welcome back to TechCrunch Space. I wanted to flag once again that the final agenda for the Space Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt is now live. I’ll be pushing this event for the next few weeks, given that we’re just a bit over a month away! We’d love for you to join us. Want […]

© 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Posted from: this blog via Microsoft Power Automate.

Share:

Venture capitalists continue to play musical chairs

From Keith Rabois to Ethan Kurzweil, a lot of VCs have switched firms or spun out of storied VC institutions to launch their own funds this year. These employment changes are surprising because unlike in many other fields, venture capitalists don’t traditionally move around very much — especially those who reach the partner or general […]

© 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Posted from: this blog via Microsoft Power Automate.

Share:

X will soon make your public posts visible to accounts you’ve blocked

X will soon change the functionality behind its block button so that if you block an account, they will still be able to see your public posts, according to changes to X’s website spotted by independent app researcher, Nima Owji. Elon Musk confirmed these changes on Monday, noting that blocked accounts will still not be […]

© 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Posted from: this blog via Microsoft Power Automate.

Share:

Rivian reveals first $10M in grants for long-promised Rivian Foundation

Rivian has revealed the first $10 million worth of grants from the Rivian Foundation, just three years after promising to make the “natural world” a “stakeholder in our success.” The company launched a website for the foundation on Monday that details 41 grantees who will collectively receive just north of $10 million in funding. The […]

© 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Posted from: this blog via Microsoft Power Automate.

Share:

Rabbit’s web-based ‘large action model’ agent arrives on r1 as early as this week

The Rabbit r1 was the must-have gadget of early 2024, but the blush fell off it pretty quick when the company’s expansive promises failed to materialize. CEO Jesse Lyu admits that “on day one, we set our expectations too high” — but that an update coming to its devices this month will finally set their […]

© 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Posted from: this blog via Microsoft Power Automate.

Share:

Sunday, September 22, 2024

SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son has been planning his comeback

A new Financial Times profile of Mayayoshi Son opens with SoftBank CEO seeming to hit bottom, staring at his “ugly” face on Zoom and telling himself, “I have done nothing I can be proud of.” The scene is presented as the prelude to a hoped-for a comeback, with Son largely disappearing from the public eye […]

© 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Posted from: this blog via Microsoft Power Automate.

Share:

Matt Mullenweg calls WP Engine a ‘cancer to WordPress’ and urges community to switch providers

Automattic CEO and WordPress co-creator Matt Mullenweg unleashed a scathing attack on a rival firm this week, calling WP Engine a “cancer to WordPress.” Mullenweg criticized the company — which has been commercializing the open source WordPress project since 2010 — for profiteering without giving much back, while also disabling key features that make WordPress […]

© 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Posted from: this blog via Microsoft Power Automate.

Share: