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Phenomenal Ventures, built by Meena Harris and Helen Min, debuts

February 13, 2023

Meena Harris knows how to build. The lawyer and author grew her side hustle of making activist T-shirts into a behemoth of a brand, Phenomenal, which recently expanded from merchandising to media to entertainment. Now, she wants to invest in those who show that same scrappiness with her next, and literal, venture: Phenomenal Ventures. The […]

Phenomenal Ventures, built by Meena Harris and Helen Min, debuts by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch

Zoox robotaxis start slowly rolling out on California public roads

February 13, 2023

More than two years ago, Amazon subsidiary Zoox unveiled an electric, autonomous robotaxi it built from the ground up. Now, the cube-like vehicle that is loaded with sensors — and not a steering wheel — is starting to roll out on a few public roads in northern California. A solitary Zoox robotaxi made its inaugural […]

Zoox robotaxis start slowly rolling out on California public roads by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch

Here are the top movie trailers that aired during the 2023 Super Bowl

February 13, 2023

There was a slew of movie trailers and TV show teasers that football fans–and Rihanna fans–got to watch during the 2023 Super Bowl last night. Of course, the Super Bowl is often a huge day for studios that want a lot of eyes on upcoming titles just a few months ahead of the summer movie […]

Here are the top movie trailers that aired during the 2023 Super Bowl by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch

InfluxData lands $51M to grow its time series database offerings

February 13, 2023

In late 2013, Errplane, a Y Combinator-backed startup, began developing an open source project called InfluxDB for database performance monitoring and alerting. After raising several million in financing from VC firms including Mayfield Fund and Trinity Ventures, Errplane changed its name to InfluxData — and went on to raise tens of millions more in capital. […]

InfluxData lands $51M to grow its time series database offerings by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch