Per Crunchbase data, the rate at which unicorns are being born has fallen nearly 80% from its peak, which was notably reached one year ago.
Plummeting unicorn births underscore a changing venture capital market by Alex Wilhelm originally published on TechCrunch
As startups look for ways to help agriculture adapt, agtech VCs share how the climate crisis informs their investment strategies.
If it’s agtech, it’s climate change: How the crisis is shaping investors’ strategies by Harri Weber originally published on TechCrunch
Shopify has agreed to make changes linked to shopper safety and combating fakes after a regulatory intervention in the European Union following a number of complaints, the Commission said today. The changes agreed to include a commitment to create a “fast and effective” ‘notice and action’ procedure for national consumer authorities to report problems they […]
Shopify agrees to consumer safety tweaks in Europe by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch
As AI becomes more prevalent in our economy and integral to innovation, startups cannot afford to ignore IP rights.
5 key IP considerations for AI startups by Ram Iyer originally published on TechCrunch
Nearly anything can tear a co-founder relationship asunder. I have observed partnerships go sour over funding disputes, product pipelines, and in one case, a bad experience at Burning Man.
TechCrunch+ roundup: Green card sponsorships, startup prenups, agtech VC survey by Walter Thompson originally published on TechCrunch
US president Joe Biden has signed an Executive Order attached to reupping a flagship data transfer agreement with the European Union — with the goal of making life easier for businesses that need to export EU user-data to the US for processing. The White House announced the development in a statement today — saying that […]
President Biden signs Executive Order aimed at legal reboot of EU-US data flows by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch
FlyFeed claims it signed more than $10 million worth of contracts and closed a $3 million round of investment to launch its first insect farm in Vietnam, in its push to produce low-cost, high-nutrient protein for human consumption. The company was founded less than a year ago and is targeting the three billion people who […]
FlyFeed flies in the face of the global food crisis by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch
It was only five years ago that electronic punk band YACHT entered the recording studio with a daunting task: They would train an AI on 14 years of their music, then synthesize the results into the album “Chain Tripping.” “I’m not interested in being a reactionary,” YACHT member and tech writer Claire L. Evans said […]
AI music generators could be a boon for artists — but also problematic by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch