June 2023

A peek into China’s stance on web3

June 4, 2023

Web3 has come to be known as the internet built on decentralized blockchains that power applications like cryptocurrencies and NFTs. The catch-all term is sometimes used interchangeably with crypto, but in China, the government is pursuing its own path in web3 that so far has excluded all things crypto-related. Earlier this week, the Beijing Municipal […]

A peek into China’s stance on web3 by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch

Moving on From the Debt Ceiling…

June 4, 2023
Now that the debt ceiling debate appears to have been resolved, we could see more risk-taking among investors. That’s a good thing for smaller stocks, like the ones we buy…

YouTube rolls back its rules against election misinformation

June 3, 2023

YouTube was the slowest major platform to disallow misinformation during the 2020 U.S. election and almost three years later, the company will toss that policy out altogether. The company announced Friday that it would reverse its rules around election denialism, allowing some previously prohibited false claims, effective immediately. Axios first reported the changes. “In the […]

YouTube rolls back its rules against election misinformation by Taylor Hatmaker originally published on TechCrunch

Gig workers get paid, Fidelity slashes Reddit’s valuation and AI conquers Minecraft

June 3, 2023

Hey, folks, welcome to Week in Review (WiR), TechCrunch’s regular newsletter that recaps the week in tech. Hope the summer’s treating y’all well — it’s a balmy 90 degrees here in NYC! — and that some much-needed R&R is on the agenda. Speaking of “agenda,” mark your calendars for Disrupt, TC’s annual conference, kicking off […]

Gig workers get paid, Fidelity slashes Reddit’s valuation and AI conquers Minecraft by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

Deal Dive: Doing venture math on the non-alcoholic spirits industry

June 3, 2023

Hangovers suck. Especially so for those who felt pressured to drink the alcohol that inevitably caused the hangover to begin with. Drinking is slowly starting to fall out of fad, especially among younger generations. According to 2022 Gallup polling, 60% of adult Americans drink alcohol. This is down from 65% in 2019, and while 5% […]

Deal Dive: Doing venture math on the non-alcoholic spirits industry by Rebecca Szkutak originally published on TechCrunch