April 2023

Hello and welcome back to Equity, the podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This is our Wednesday episode, where we niche down to a single person, think about their work, and unpack the rest. With Alex leading today’s interview, we dove once more into the world […]

Who captures the most value after the SaaS-acre? Enterprises or startups? by Alex Wilhelm originally published on TechCrunch

Spotify is launching a new integration with BeReal that lets users include what they’re listening to on Spotify in their BeReal post. BeReal encourages users to take a photo everyday at a random time with their front and back camera in order to show an authentic version of themselves. Spotify says its integration with the […]

Your BeReal posts can now include what you’re listening to on Spotify by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch

APT28, a state-sponsored hacking group operated by Russian military intelligence, is exploiting a six-year-old vulnerability in Cisco routers to deploy malware and carry out surveillance, according to the U.S. and U.K. governments. In a joint advisory issued on Tuesday, U.S. cybersecurity agency CISA along with the FBI, the NSA, and the U.K.’s National Cyber Security […]

Russian hackers exploit six-year-old Cisco flaw to target US government agencies by Carly Page originally published on TechCrunch

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Increased investment in digital technologies is expected to help the software industry thrive this year. Therefore, fundamentally strong stocks, Adobe (ADBE) and Xperi (XPER), that are outperforming could be worth…

Despite economic challenges, the asset management industry is poised to thrive in the near future, driven by increased demand for ESG investments and the adoption of digital asset management. Hence,…

Blank Street’s focus on efficiency appeals to venture capitalists but time will tell if its approach draws in long-term customers.

Blank Street cracked the code on making coffee shops attractive to VC by Rebecca Szkutak originally published on TechCrunch

One of the promises of generative AI is the ability to create code based on a written request. This can lead to the ability to generate SQL queries and simple API calls to move work between systems. Salesforce is laying the foundation for a generative AI-driven workflow system, and it’s in the early stages of […]

Salesforce is working on a pair of new generative AI-driven workflow tools by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch