If the past few years, and even the past week, has reminded us soundly of anything – it’s that the startup world will never be predictable. To meet the changing startup landscape, we’re refreshing and re-imagining TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 in a big way with more of what you love and new ways to accelerate your […]
Disrupt 2023 — we’re shipping a big new release by Matthew Panzarino originally published on TechCrunch
It’s been tough to raise funds in the last few years for most sectors, and many VCs will tell you that a startup needs to have a killer product-market fit before getting that check. But Eric Tarczynski of Contrary Capital believes in investing in people over businesses, and the wisdom to this approach has been […]
Why some VCs bet on people over businesses by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch
Generative AI is disrupting industries — with understandable controversy. Earlier this month, Danny Postma, the founder of Headlime, an AI-powered marketing copy startup that was recently acquired by Jasper, announced Deep Agency, a platform he describes as an “AI photo studio and modeling agency.” Using art-generating AI, Deep Agency creates and offers “virtual models” for […]
Deep Agency shows the perils of applying AI to the fashion industry by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch
Snap’s head of growth and previously longtime product head Jacob Andreou is leaving the social media company after 8 years to join Greylock as a General Partner. The exec announced his transition plans via a Twitter post noting he would be leaving Snap in May to focus on partnering with the “next generation of consumer […]
Snap exec and head of growth Jacob Andreou heads to Greylock by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch
The Biden administration on Monday announced a new executive order that would broadly ban U.S. federal agencies from using commercially developed spyware that poses threats to human rights and national security. The move to ban federal agencies — including law enforcement, defense and intelligence — from using commercial spyware comes as officials confirmed that dozens […]
Biden executive order bans federal agencies from using commercial spyware by Zack Whittaker originally published on TechCrunch
On Friday, Bloomberg reported that more layoffs could be on the way at Salesforce, quoting chief operating officer Brian Millham, who indicated that the company could be adding to the ongoing job cutting at the CRM leader and in tech in general. If the layoffs happen, it would come on top of the 10% cut […]
More layoff misery could be coming to Salesforce by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch
While the U.S. government debates TikTok’s future following last week’s Congressional hearing, the video entertainment platform today announced a new product called Branded Effects aimed at businesses marketing themselves on its platform. The solution will allow brands to collaborate with TikTok effect creators to design custom effects — like AR experiences and other interactive features […]
Despite uncertain U.S. future, TikTok launches a Branded Effects platform for marketers by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch
Videowise’s video platform helps online stores manage and publish videos on an unlimited number of pages without sacrificing page speed.
Slack backs Videowise’s approach to creating interactive, shoppable videos by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch
Apple has quietly acquired a Mountain View-based startup, WaveOne, that was developing AI algorithms for compressing video. Apple wouldn’t confirm the sale when asked for comment. But WaveOne’s website was shut down around January, and several former employees, including one of WaveOne’s co-founders, now work within Apple’s various machine learning groups. In a LinkedIn post […]
Apple acquired a startup using AI to compress videos by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch