Bumble Is Laying Off Over 30% of Workforce as Gen Z Moves Away From Dating Apps
The company revealed its restructuring plans during a Q4 2023 earnings report.
Federal Judge Rules It’s Legal to Train AI on Copyrighted Books, Marking Major Win for AI Companies
This precedent-setting case is the first time a federal judge has sided with tech companies in an AI copyright lawsuit.
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A minor league baseball team trolls Disney with its ‘Steamboat Willie’ jerseys
I’ve seen enough: the prize for the best use of public domain Mickey Mouse goes to the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp. For its public domain theme night, the minor league baseball team will wear jerseys made entirely of iconic images that are no longer protected by copyright: Van Gogh’s “Starry Night,” King Kong, and the earliest […]
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Fisker is laying off 15% of staff and says it needs more cash ahead of a “difficult year”
Electric vehicle startup Fisker is planning to lay off 15% of its workforce and says it likely does not have enough cash on hand to survive the next 12 months. The company says it is trying to find a way to raise that money as it works through a pivot from direct sales to a […]
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3 Pieces of Information You Should Never Share in a Job Interview and What to Say Instead, From a Recruiting Manager
Here’s what not to say — and what to mention instead.
Amazon’s $1 Billion Innovation Fund Is Looking to Invest in a Specific Kind of Startup
The company’s Innovation Fund invests in startups that focus on robotics, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and autonomy.
Ariel Kaye built a brand that’s outlasted the DTC Boom
This week, Dom spoke with Ariel Kaye, the founder of the home lifestyle brand Parachute.
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How much are Nvidia’s rivals investing in startups? We investigated
Over the past couple of years, Nvidia, by far the largest AI chipmaker, has ramped up its investments in startups that propel it deeper into the AI space. According to S&P Global and Crunchbase, the funding and investment database, Nvidia’s startup investments jumped 280% year-over-year from 2022 to 2023, with the company and its VC […]
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Reddit should go public at $5 billion, according to secondary data
If secondary buyers aren’t buying shares at more than a $5 billion valuation, it wouldn’t be wise for Reddit to price its IPO above that.
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MacPaw’s Setapp becomes one of the first to agree to Apple’s controversial DMA rules
Mac and iOS software development company MacPaw is becoming one of the first to publicly adopt Apple’s new DMA (Digital Markets Act) rules in the EU, to offer Setapp, its subscription-based platform of curated apps, to Apple customers on iOS and Mac in the region. The move is notable given the pushback Apple has received […]
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Bitcoin jumped and Coinbase’s app crashed, while Aptos eyes Hong Kong and Telegram rolls out rewards with TON
Welcome to TechCrunch Crypto. Here’s the biggest news this week: bitcoin’s price jumped and Coinbase’s app crashed, Telegram rolled out a plan to pay out rewards using toncoin and more.
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