This Company Will Give You a 55-Inch TV for Free — But There’s an Extremely Invasive Catch
The startup’s privacy policy was raising some serious red flags online.
Moltbook was peak AI theater
For a few days this week the hottest new hangout on the internet was a vibe-coded Reddit clone called Moltbook, which billed itself as a social network for bots. As the website’s tagline puts it: “Where AI agents share, discuss, and upvote. Humans welcome to observe.” We observed! Launched on January 28 by Matt Schlicht,…
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Pitch Deck Teardown: Ageras’ $36M Private Equity deck
Today, we’re looking at Ageras’ pitch deck, which it used to raise a $35 million private equity round to further expand its relatively late-stage product portfolio.
Pitch Deck Teardown: Ageras’ $36M Private Equity deck by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch
How Much Did the Fed Raise Interest Rates in 2022?
Last month, the Federal Reserve increased interest rates again, the ninth consecutive increase since the Fed began raising rates in March 2022. While the full effects of the latest rate…
One British Philosopher’s Life Advice Could Be the Secret to Transforming Your Company
How the wisdom of the late British writer and academician Alan Watts — best known for integrating Eastern philosophy with a Western mindset — can transform your company by fostering creativity and promoting work/life harmony.
Alibaba to take its cloud, AI and business messenger unit public
Seven weeks after Alibaba announced its historic restructuring plan to split itself into six independent companies, the juggernaut is gearing up to take its cloud intelligence group public through a separate listing. Alibaba went public in New York back in 2014, marking the largest IPO at the time. Not long after Hong Kong relaxed rules […]
Alibaba to take its cloud, AI and business messenger unit public by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch
YouTube is bringing 30-second unskippable ads to TVs
YouTube is making its service more appealing to TV ad buyers with a new ad offering announced on Wednesday at its annual YouTube Brandcast upfront event in New York. The company said it will introduce 30-second unskippable ads on connected TVs which will replace the two, 15-second consecutive ads that run today when advertisers target […]
YouTube is bringing 30-second unskippable ads to TVs by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch
Move over Apple, Step launches 5% savings account
Customers who qualify for the 5% savings account will also earn points on purchases at select merchants as part of Step’s elevated rewards program.
Move over Apple, Step launches 5% savings account by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch
Figure’s humanoid robot takes its first steps
Toward the rear of the office, an engineer is working on a metal hand. It looks human enough — roughly the same size with four fingers and a thumb. The Figure team is methodically testing every piece of their robot skeleton before piecing them all together to watch the prototype take its first steps — […]
Figure’s humanoid robot takes its first steps by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch
SoftBank rebrands Opportunity Fund, will invest $150 million in Black and Latino-led startups
The new fund hopes to deploy the $150 million within three years, and has appointed Paul Judge as its managing partner.
SoftBank rebrands Opportunity Fund, will invest $150 million in Black and Latino-led startups by Dominic-Madori Davis originally published on TechCrunch
Twitter now allows paid users to upload two-hour long videos
Twitter has made changes to its paid plan allowing subscribers to upload two-hour-long videos — expanding the previous 60-minute limit. The company also modified its Twitter Blue page and said the video file size limit for paid users is now increased from 2GB to 8 GB. While earlier longer video upload was only possible from […]
Twitter now allows paid users to upload two-hour long videos by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch