February 21, 2025

The real reason why oil and gas companies are bullish on carbon capture

Occidental CEO Vicki Hollub compared using CO2 in enhanced oil recovery to fracking, the technology that sent U.S. oil and gas production skyrocketing.

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April 2023

Refer a founder to Startup Battlefield 200 at Disrupt 2023

April 12, 2023

Want to make a founder’s day, week, month, and possibly career? Then you’ll want to refer the top early-stage startups in your portfolio/pipeline Rolodex to Startup Battlefield 200 at Disrupt 2023! TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield 200 is the world’s preeminent competition for early-stage startups. It’s also the absolute best way for an entrepreneur to get the […]

Refer a founder to Startup Battlefield 200 at Disrupt 2023 by Neesha A. Tambe originally published on TechCrunch

Databricks open-sources a model like ChatGPT, flaws and all

April 12, 2023

The march toward an open source ChatGPT-like AI continues. Today, Databricks released Dolly 2.0, a text-generating AI model that can power apps like chatbots, text summarizers and basic search engines. It’s the successor to the first-generation Dolly, which was released in late March. And — importantly — it’s licensed to allow independent developers and companies […]

Databricks open-sources a model like ChatGPT, flaws and all by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

The Download: ChatGPT’s impact on schools, and Elon Musk’s AI plans

April 12, 2023
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. AI literacy might be ChatGPT’s biggest lesson for schools This year millions of people have tried—and been wowed by— artificial intelligence systems. That’s in no small part thanks to OpenAI’s chatbot ChatGPT. When…

The Boy Who Cried RECESSION!

April 12, 2023
The famed fable of the “Boy Who Cried Wolf” has some valuable lessons for stock investors at this time. Especially true as we start to close in on 4,200 for…

Hong Kong’s ZA Bank wants to be the go-to bank for crypto startups

April 12, 2023

As the collapses of Signature Bank and Silvergate sent crypto companies scrambling, a virtual bank from Hong Kong is extending a warm welcome to web3 startups. Hong Kong-based ZA Bank is now allowed to serve as the settlement bank for regulated web3 companies in the city, the company said today at Hong Kong’s web3 festival, an […]

Hong Kong’s ZA Bank wants to be the go-to bank for crypto startups by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch

Elon Musk admits he only bought Twitter because he thought he’d be forced to

April 12, 2023

Elon Musk gave a rare interview to an actual reporter late on Tuesday, speaking to BBC reporter James Clayton on a Twitter Spaces. During the interview, Clayton pressed Musk on whether his purchase of Twitter was, in the end, something he went through with willingly, or whether it was something he did because the active […]

Elon Musk admits he only bought Twitter because he thought he’d be forced to by Darrell Etherington originally published on TechCrunch

Truecaller brings live caller ID to iPhone… but with a catch

April 12, 2023

Truecaller has been a known name in the app market globally — thanks to its eponymous caller-identification service. Its active user base these days numbers 338 million, but it could be bigger: a lack of a caller ID feature on iOS has arguably held back its growth among iPhone users. Now, an effort to expand […]

Truecaller brings live caller ID to iPhone… but with a catch by Jagmeet Singh originally published on TechCrunch

1 F-Rated Stock in an A-Rated Industry

April 12, 2023
The soaring demand for automotive parts is poised to keep the industry well-positioned for a positive growth trajectory. However, auto parts stock QuantumScape (QS) appears to be far from witnessing…