A bitcoin spot ETF could open the floodgates for wider crypto demand
Bringing bitcoin to the TradFi market in a manner that is already well-understood could unlock lots of demand for the cryptocurrency in the near-term.
OpenAI’s “compromise” with the Pentagon is what Anthropic feared
On February 28, OpenAI announced it had reached a deal that will allow the US military to use its technologies in classified settings. CEO Sam Altman said the negotiations, which the company began pursuing only after the Pentagon’s public reprimand of Anthropic, were “definitely rushed.” In its announcements, OpenAI took great pains to say that…
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ProjectDiscovery raises $25M to launch a cloud version of its threat-scanning platform
ProjectDiscovery, a platform that detects new, exploitable vulnerabilities in codebases, today announced that it raised $25 million in a Series A funding round led by CRV with participation from Point72, SignalFire, Rain Capital, Mango Capital, Accel and Lightspeed. ProjectDiscovery began as a collaboration between four security engineers — Rishiraj Sharma, Sandeep Singh, Nizamul Rana and […]
Amplitude’s CEO feels his company would be “in a world of hurt” if it hadn’t gone public in 2021
‘There would be all this pressure to go public, but then there wouldn’t be an appetite for it. And so [it would] be harder to get out.’
Gig Workers Are Marking the Homes of ‘Tip-Baiters’ on Google Maps. Find Out If Yours Is on Their List.
Many Americans are over excessive tipping culture — but gig workers rely on tips to get by.
How to submit a guest column to TechCrunch
To level the playing field for people who want to share tech-related knowledge and opinions, TechCrunch operates a guest contributor program.
Google’s new Transparency Center outlines its product policies, reporting tools and more
Google is launching a new Transparency Center to make it easier for users to learn more about its product policies. The central hub collects existing resources and policies to inform users on how Google creates and enforces them. With the new hub, users can learn more about Google’s policy development process, transparency reports, policies by […]
Agility Robotics’ Damion Shelton and Melonee Wise will discuss the future of warehouse automation at TC Disrupt 2023
Agility Robotics is on a steady march toward commercialization, thanks to the continued growth of robotics in warehouse fulfillment and logistics and the expanding feature set of its bipedal robot. We’re excited to announce that Digit — escorted by co-founder and CEO Damion Shelton and Melonee Wise, the company’s new CTO — will join us […]
WhatsApp adds support for HD photos, says HD video coming ‘soon’
WhatsApp is getting an upgrade that will allow users to share HD photos through the messaging app, according to an announcement shared by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on his Instagram broadcast channel and via a Facebook post. The feature, which allows users to preserve the high-def resolution of the photos they share with friends and […]
Most VCs have no clue what a CTO does
Listing someone as a technical co-founder with 30-50% ownership stake in the company is not a good move.
4 Tips to Get the Most Use from a Limited Resource — Time
You’ve probably heard that old proverb about time before — it can’t be bought, only spent. But don’t let this get you worrying about how limited a resource your time…