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It may come as a surprise to some, but not every startup is clamoring to raise venture capital.

These 5 companies bootstrapped their way to big businesses while VCs came knocking by Mary Ann Azevedo originally published on TechCrunch

In December, reports suggested that Microsoft had acquired Fungible, a startup fabricating a type of data center hardware known as a data processing unit (DPU), for around $190 million. Today, Microsoft confirmed the acquisition but not the purchase price, saying that it plans to use Fungible’s tech and team to deliver “multiple DPU solutions, network […]

Microsoft acquires Fungible, a maker of data processing units, to bolster Azure by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

Apple may skip some major changes with the release of iOS 17, according to a new report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The report says Apple is going to spend most of 2023 focusing on its mixed-reality headset, which has been a work in progress for several years and may arrive this year. As Apple’s main […]

Apple’s iOS 17 may have fewer major changes than initially planned by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch

Welcome back to Equity, the podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. Now that the weird “remember how to work” week is over, I’m feeling refreshed and ready to take on the year. My goal for this week is to collaborate more, whether that means asking for […]

Generative AI’s Magic Leap by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch

Trying to go after such a large chunk of change is not unusual for Khosla Ventures, if last year told us anything.

Khosla Ventures goes after $3B in new funds by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch

TikTok stars Charli and Dixie D’Amelio have been working to translate their social media success into a business empire with help from their parents, Marc and Heidi. In addition to brand deals and sponsorships, the famous family has been investing in startups through a new VC fund 444 Capital, and this past fall announced plans […]

D’Amelio family’s new footwear line to launch May 2023 by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

Updating CRMs after each call is an important task for sales representatives, but it means a lot of administrative work that takes time away from actually selling. Attention wants to fix that with its sales assistant, which uses AI tech and natural language processing to automatically fill in CRMs after calls and draft follow-up emails. […]

Attention uses natural language processing to help sales reps sell faster by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch

TechCrunch Live hosted a special, in-person event at CES featuring a long conversation with Ecobee CEO and founder Stuart Lombard. This was our first in-person TechCrunch Live, and I can’t wait to do more. We talked about a lot — how a startup can maximize CES, build delightful products, and how hardware startups can raising money.

Ecobee CEO and Founder speaks to TechCrunch Live about CES, Nest, and finding product market fit by Matt Burns originally published on TechCrunch