In a changed VC landscape, this exec is doubling down on overlooked founders
As much of Silicon Valley chases mega-rounds and buzzy AI deals, Stacy Brown-Philpot is running Cherryrock Capital like a throwback to venture capital’s earlier days
The Download: plastic’s problem with fuel prices, and SpaceX’s blockbuster IPO
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Fuel prices are soaring. Plastic could be next. As the war in Iran continues, one of the most visible global economic ripple effects has been fossil-fuel prices. But looking ahead, further consequences could…
‘Clueless’ -inspired app Alta partners with brand Public School to start integrating styling tools into websites
This week, Alta unveiled its first integration collaboration, teaming up with Public School, a storied New York City brand.
Hollywood isn’t happy about the new Seedance 2.0 video generator
Hollywood organizations are pushing back against a new AI video model called Seedance 2.0, which they say has quickly become a tool for “blatant” copyright infringement.
Designer Kate Barton teams up with IBM and Fiducia AI for a NYFW presentation
Designer Kate Barton teams up with Fiducia AI and IBM for a NYFW presentation.
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India doubles down on state-backed venture capital, approving $1.1B fund
India’s $1.1B fund-of-funds will invest through private VCs to support deep-tech and manufacturing startups.
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Nothing opens its first retail store in India
The two-story location will sell products from Nothing and the more affordable, mass-market brand CMF.
Indian pharmacy chain giant exposed customer data and internal systems
A backend flaw in web admin dashboards used by one of India’s largest pharmacy chains, exposed thousands of online pharmacy orders.
Airbnb plans to bake in AI features for search, discovery and support
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky said the company wants to increase its use of large language models for customer discovery, support and engineering.