Kim Kardashian Reportedly Got Paid $1 Million to Talk to Hedge Funders Weeks After She Was Slammed for Her Harvard Lecture
The Skims founder spoke about her SKKY Partners private-equity firm during Miami’s “Hedge Fund Week.”
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A full day’s work for Dora Manriquez, who drives for Uber and Lyft in the San Francisco Bay Area, includes waiting in her car for a two-digit number to appear. The apps keep sending her rides that are too cheap to pay for her time—$4 or $7 for a trip across San Francisco, $16 for…
February 2023
Senate committee presses Meta over data access by developers in “high risk” countries, per 2018 app audit
Facebook’s murky history of letting third party apps help themselves to user data which you may recall blew up into a major global privacy scandal back in 2018 (aka, Cambridge Analytica), gouging the company’s stock price, leading to its founder being hauled in front of Congress — and finally, in mid 2019, to a $5BN […]
Senate committee presses Meta over data access by developers in “high risk” countries, per 2018 app audit by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch
5 Things I Wish I Knew Before Founding My Own Company
It’s nearly impossible to know everything before starting a company, but here are five essentials I wish I knew before founding my own.
TechCrunch+ roundup: Generative AI for proptech, cloud vendor shopping, cybersecurity fairy tales
Generative AI reminds me of ball bearings: the technology is relatively inexpensive, highly adaptable and a proven way to reduce friction.
TechCrunch+ roundup: Generative AI for proptech, cloud vendor shopping, cybersecurity fairy tales by Walter Thompson originally published on TechCrunch
Pipe has a new CEO from Block, months after founding team announces departure
The new chief executive, Luke Voiles, is joining Pipe on Feb. 20 after working as the general manager of Square Banking at Block, formerly Square.
Pipe has a new CEO from Block, months after founding team announces departure by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch
VC Mark Crane explains how to raise funding beyond Silicon Valley
Once upon a time, if you wanted to build a tech startup, you relocated to Silicon Valley. Full stop. While there’s no disputing SV’s place and continued prominence in the startup world, today’s early-stage founders have more geographic freedom and funding options than ever before. While that’s certainly a good thing, it’s still far from […]
VC Mark Crane explains how to raise funding beyond Silicon Valley by Lauren Simonds originally published on TechCrunch
First-Ever Trans Character Appears to Enter the Wizarding World in New ‘Harry Potter’ Video Game
Hogwarts Legacy is set to launch on select consoles February 10.
$500M in, GV gears up for more deals in Europe with a new partner in London, Luna Dai Schmid
Startups are raising less, and less often, right now, and some portfolios are buckling under the weight of write-downs from lower valuations and startups closing for business. But the venture industry continues to swim, and a number of firms are setting up to invest more, even as we swing through the downcycle. In the latest […]
$500M in, GV gears up for more deals in Europe with a new partner in London, Luna Dai Schmid by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch
Facebook rolls out new comment moderation tools for creators
Facebook announced today that it’s introducing more comment moderation tools and controls to make it easier for creators to manage conversations on the social network. Creators will now be able to search comments by keywords, including emojis, commenter names and dates, on their posts and take bulk actions, such as liking or hiding. These new […]
Facebook rolls out new comment moderation tools for creators by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch
Riot prepares your team against highly sophisticated cyberattacks
French startup Riot has raised a $12 million Series A round to iterate on its all-in-one cybersecurity awareness platform for businesses and their employees. The startup originally focused on fake phishing campaigns. It now also offers customized educational content that can help grow the cybersecurity culture in your team. While it is still quite difficult […]
Riot prepares your team against highly sophisticated cyberattacks by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch