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Bob Iger rejoins Thrive Capital as advisor after Disney exit

The former Disney CEO hold a stake in Thrive, and has previously held the role of the venture partner at the firm.

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Charting the future of the early-stage venture market with Carta’s CEO

June 8, 2023

Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This is our Wednesday (Thursday, this week) show where we niche down to a single topic and dig deep. All the cool kids are filling out the Equity listener survey. We want […]

Charting the future of the early-stage venture market with Carta’s CEO by Alex Wilhelm originally published on TechCrunch

Oura launches new ‘Circles’ social feature to share your personal health journey

June 8, 2023

Oura is launching a new social feature called “Circles” that lets users share their personal health journeys with their friends and family, the smart ring company announced on Thursday. The new opt-in experience allows Oura users to share their daily scores with their community, send reactions, and check in with each other. The Oura Ring […]

Oura launches new ‘Circles’ social feature to share your personal health journey by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch

VC-backed boba chain Ume wants to pour into mainstream with surprise plushies

June 8, 2023

A group of teens excitedly picked up their candy-colored bubble tea from Ume in downtown Mountain View. But before they took a sip, they each peeled open the bottom of their paper cups to reveal a cute little plushie inside. “Our tea is not only pretty but also fun,” said Jiachun Li, CEO and co-founder […]

VC-backed boba chain Ume wants to pour into mainstream with surprise plushies by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch

3 Foreign Oil Stocks to Buy for Value

June 8, 2023
Despite macroeconomic headwinds, strong global oil demand and constrained supply as Saudi signaled more output cuts could likely boost oil prices this year. Amid this, fundamentally strong foreign oil stocks…

LinkedIn is the next social network to offer AI-powered tools for ad copies

June 8, 2023

Weeks after Meta launched a suite of generative AI-based tools to help advertisers create different campaigns, LinkedIn has introduced its own tool to suggest different copies of an ad. The company said that it uses data from a marketer’s LinkedIn page and Campaign Manager setting including objective, targeting criteria, and audience to suggest different introductory […]

LinkedIn is the next social network to offer AI-powered tools for ad copies by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch