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Flexport founder Ryan Petersen has joined venture capital firm Founders Fund as a partner, as reported by Forbes earlier today. Founders Fund confirmed the move to TechCrunch, providing the following statement from General Partner Trae Stephens: “We’ve always struggled to define the quintessential Founders Fund founder. Clearly, it’s Ryan. We’re thrilled to welcome him to […]

Flexport’s Ryan Petersen joins venture firm Founders Fund as a partner by Mary Ann Azevedo originally published on TechCrunch

The politician claims the drink is primarily marketed towards children.

There are several avenues (and reasons) for a small company to level-up through a merger or an acquisition.

Starlink satellites are making thousands of avoidance maneuvers as low Earth orbit becomes more crowded, feeding worries that a catastrophic impact is inevitable. SpaceX’s orbital communication satellites performed maneuvers just over 25,000 times in the six-month period between December 1, 2022 and May 21, 2023, the company told the Federal Communications Commission in a recent […]

Starlink satellites are dodging objects in orbit thousands of times every month by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch

If you’re thinking about launching a novel product or starting a business, you first need to test your assumptions. While traditional product research usually falls short of providing actionable insights in the discovery phase, there are easy ways to tweak it to get the data you need.

The lawsuits claim that OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Meta’s LLaMA AI models give extensive summaries of Silverman’s and two other authors’ works, which would “only be possible” if the AI models were trained using their books.

Summer hours are a great way to give time back to your employees, however, there are pros and cons.

It takes a small army to produce a world-class tech conference, and we’re searching for a battalion of smart, eager volunteers to lend a hand at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 on September 19-21 in San Francisco. If you’re willing to roll up your sleeves and help us make Disrupt an amazing experience for more than 10,000 […]

Volunteer your way to attend TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 for free by Lauren Simonds originally published on TechCrunch

California-based EV maker Fisker plans to sell $340 million in convertible debt, according to a regulatory filing posted Monday. The company expects the net proceeds to be $296.7 million, the lower amount taking into account a 12% issue discount and other fees. The notes are due in 2025. Fisker plans to use the funds to […]

Fisker to sell $340M in convertible notes to fund operations, add battery pack capacity by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch