Autonomous tractors, semi trucks and warehouse restocking bots have gone from concept to reality. Is robotics mainstream now?
TechCrunch+ roundup: VC robotics survey, Visa Bulletin update, SaaS engagement metrics by Walter Thompson originally published on TechCrunch
Rodriguez said he was inspired to launch the company as a way to help, specifically Black and brown artists, retain equity in their creative work.
Creative platform EVEN raises $2.3M seed round to help artists sell directly to fans by Dominic-Madori Davis originally published on TechCrunch
When OpenAI co-founder and CEO Sam Altman speaks these days, it makes sense to listen. His latest venture has been on everyone’s lips since the release of GPT-4 and ChatGPT, one of the most sophisticated large language model-based interface created to date. But Altman takes a deliberate and humble approach, and doesn’t necessarily believe that when […]
Sam Altman: Size of LLMs won’t matter as much moving forward by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch
Hello, and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This week Mary Ann, Natasha and Alex enjoyed the warming climate and the fact that there are some positive vibes in the venture market as well. Hell, we even had a nine-figure […]
Unicorns are rare, but what about real? by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch
By 2032, two-thirds of car and light truck sales will have to be zero emitting. That means myriad opportunities for investors.
What the new EPA tailpipe regulations mean for investors by Tim De Chant originally published on TechCrunch
A shiny new data transfers deal between the European Union and the United States aimed at fixing costly legal uncertainty over exports of personal data isn’t in place yet but the European Parliament’s civil liberties committee is predicting the incoming EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF) won’t survive a legal challenge — just as its two […]
MEPs raise concerns over draft EU-US data transfer deal by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch
European accelerators are going through an interesting time right now. For instance, TechStars Stockholm was all set to launch and then abruptly shut down. And I think it’s now commonly accepted that most accelerators outside of YCombinator can too be often ‘less than adequate’, to put it diplomatically. Perhaps an exception to this oft-repeated phrase, […]
500 Global spreads its wings across the Caucasus and Eastern Europe, via Tiblisi by Mike Butcher originally published on TechCrunch