September 2023

Katie Haun believes now is a good time to invest in crypto

September 21, 2023
Nearly two years ago, Katie Haun left Andreessen Horowitz and raised two crypto funds totaling $1.5 billion. And then… a crypto market crisis happened. At TechCrunch Disrupt, she looked back at what happened over the past couple of years and confirmed that she’s still very optimistic about the future of crypto. When Katie Haun was […]

Stocks are Tanking Today! What’s Happening?

September 21, 2023
The stock market landscape is an ever-changing terrain where investors constantly keep a critical eye on the actions of the Federal Reserve and their implications on interest rates. One specific…

What we learned from Microsoft’s big Xbox leak

September 21, 2023
As Microsoft marches toward a new deadline for its planned acquisition of Activision, the company stumbled into an unexpected setback of its own making. This week, a trove of documents surfaced through Microsoft’s battle with the FTC surfaced corporate insights and trade secrets about its Xbox business that the company obviously intended to keep under […]

And the winner of Startup Battlefield at Disrupt 2023 is… BioticsAI

September 21, 2023
During the last three days 20 startups participated in the incredibly competitive Startup Battlefield at TechCrunch Disrupt. These 20 companies were selected as the best of the Startup Battlefield 200 and competed for a chance to take home the Startup Battlefield Cup and $100,000. After three days of fierce pitching, we have a winner. The […]

AI vs. a Human Touch: Finding The Right Balance When It Comes to Branding

September 21, 2023
With branding at the forefront of every marketing strategy, finding the balance between AI and genuine human interaction will help brands foster authentic connections and enhance the customer experience, ultimately driving them ahead of the competition and facilitating long-term growth.

Salesforce to acquire Airkit.ai, a low-code platform for building AI customer service agents

September 21, 2023
Salesforce has announced plans to acquire Airkit.ai, a low-code platform that helps ecommerce companies build AI-powered customer service agents. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Founded in 2017, Redwood City, California-based Airkit was created by Adam Evans and Stephen Ehikian, who sold a previous big data startup called RelateIQ to Salesforce for $390 million […]