When I Give a Talk to An Empty Room, It’s Frustrating, and Even Embarrassing. But Here’s What It Means If Your Career Isn’t ‘There Yet.’
The real problem isn’t the empty rooms.
Superlogic raises $13.7M at a $200M valuation to help consumers use reward points toward cool ‘experiences’
Superlogic, a startup that helps give consumers a way to apply rewards points toward experiences, has raised $13.7 million at a $200 million valuation, the company tells TechCrunch exclusively. Lin Dai, CEO and co-founder of Miami-based Superlogic, said his company’s technology is designed to “enhance the value of rewards points” by giving consumers a broader […]
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July 2023
TikTok introduces passkey support for iOS devices
TikTok is introducing support for passkeys on iPhones, allowing users to sign in with either Touch ID or Face ID instead of entering passwords. Passkeys are password replacements that can confirm your identity based on encrypted biometric authentication methods already available on your device. TikTok is rolling out passkeys for iOS in certain regions, starting […]
Wing Cloud is building an open source, unified cloud programming language
Running a multi-cloud strategy where you use different cloud vendors for different workloads, helps companies avoid vendor lock-in and lets them use the best-of-breed tools across different platforms. But the downside is that programmers have to write code to make their applications work on AWS, Azure and Google Cloud. That’s because each company connects to […]
US government adds two more spyware makers on deny list
The U.S. government put Intellexa and Cytrox, two European spyware makers, on an economic denylist on Tuesday. The addition of the two companies, based in Greece and Hungary, as well as two related entities in Ireland and North Macedonia, is part of a wider effort from the Biden administration against makers of malware that is […]
Announcing the Hardware Stage agenda at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023
In the 7.5 years I’ve served as TechCrunch’s hardware editor, I’ve been struck by just how profoundly deep and wide this category can be. Scope is one of the most fulfilling and frustrating parts of the gig — all at the same time. So when the powers that be told me that we were doing […]
Cybersecurity firm Netcraft lands $100M investment
After years of growth, funding for cybersecurity startups is beginning to slow down, a symptom of the broader economic malaise and — perhaps — market oversaturation. According to a recent note from Pinpoint Search Group, cybersecurity funding dipped 55% in Q2 2023 compared to Q2 2022 — a steep decline by any measure. At the […]
The great acceleration: CIO perspectives on generative AI
The emergence of consumer-facing generative AI tools in late 2022 and early 2023 radically shifted public conversation around the power and potential of AI. Though generative AI had been making waves among experts since the introduction of GPT-2 in 2019, it is just now that its revolutionary opportunities have become clear to enterprise. The weight…
This Kodak Film Scanner Is 25% off Now
Save your memories for future generations with this clever scanner.
These Are the Top Franchises in 152 Different Industries
If you’re looking to buy a franchise, these are the “best of the best.”
Want to Own Many Businesses? These Are the Best 150 Franchises for Multi-Unit Owners.
For franchisees who want to build their own empire, this is the way to go.