Soylent, which is profitable and had been growing over the past few years, is Starco Brands’ third acquisition in six months.
Soylent acquired by Starco Brands as nutrition company shifts into its ‘natural next stage’ by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch
Across the 17-year history of Clarkesworld, a renowned literary magazine of science fiction and fantasy, authors have speculated about how evolving, futuristic technology will impact our world. Now, editor and publisher Neil Clarke is living through a debacle that could very well be a sci-fi story in its own right: His magazine in being uncontrollably […]
Science fiction publishers are being flooded with AI-generated stories by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch
If it wasn’t for WeWork’s failed IPO, Mike Romanowicz probably wouldn’t be building a proptech business right now. The entrepreneur left his position as director of product management and strategic partnerships at the famous co-working company in January. At the time, Romanowicz detailed construction specs on small homes – that he had begun as a […]
Ex-WeWork director raises millions for Den’s tiny home plans by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch
On December 4, hackers successfully phished an employee at the games giant Activision, giving them access to some internal employee and game data. This data breach was not disclosed until last weekend, when cybersecurity and malware research group vx-underground posted on Twitter screenshots of the stolen data, as well as the hackers’ messages on Activision’s […]
Activision did not notify employees of data breach for months by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai originally published on TechCrunch
Today, Meta announced new improvements to the Quest platform as part of the v50 OS update, including an experimental feature, “Direct Touch,” that lets users tap and swipe with their bare hands. The company also rolled out an in-game multitasking feature to Meta Quest 2 and upgraded the Meta Quest Touch Pro controllers. While Meta […]
Meta Quest users can now tap and swipe in VR without controllers by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch
I was dismayed to realize that I’d used the word “downturn” in two different headlines this morning.
TechCrunch+ roundup: Optimizing acquisition, parental leave tips, riding the downturn express by Walter Thompson originally published on TechCrunch
Amazon has been working on ramping up how it works with telecoms carriers as customers and partners — an ambition pushed in no small part by slowing growth for cloud services overall at AWS and its big rivals Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud. Now, one week ahead of MWC in Barcelona — one of the […]
Amazon’s AWS cozies up to carriers, launches 2 services to build and operate networks in the cloud by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch
Indian startup FreshToHome, which sells fresh fish and meat to consumers in the South Asian market and the Middle East region, has courted a new backer: Amazon. Amazon, through its India-focused Smbhav Venture Fund, has led a $104 million Series D financing round in the Bengaluru-headquartered startup, the two said Tuesday. The new round for […]
Amazon backs Indian meat startup FreshToHome in $104 million funding by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch
Elon Musk tweeted Saturday a ChatGPT conversation that speculated about the 2019 transition of its creator, OpenAI, from a non-profit to a for-profit organization. The AI chatbot concluded that, if the for-profit business had used the non-profit’s resources for the change, it would have been “highly unethical and illegal.” It appears that Musk and ChatGPT […]
The non-profits accelerating Sam Altman’s AI vision by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch
D.C.-based Current Surgical this week announced a $3.2 million seed. The round, which brings the firm’s total raise up to $4 million, was led by True Ventures and features 1517 Fund and SciFounders. It will be used, in part, to modestly grow the startup’s team, hiring between 6-8 engineers in the next 24 months, focused […]
Current Surgical is developing a ‘smart’ needle designed to treat cancerous tumors by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch