Meta Quest 3 takes a step closer to mainstream AR/VR

October 9, 2023
However this all plays out, 2023 will almost certainly be regarded as a pivotal year for AR and VR. After years of waiting for the category to have its iPhone moment, Apple finally unveiled the Vision Pro during WWDC back in June. It was everything we’ve come to expect from the company: big, boisterous and […]

2 Metal Stocks to Buy Today, 1 to Watch Closely

October 9, 2023
Despite the current challenges clouding the metal industry’s growth prospects, it looks well positioned to grow in the long run due to the growing investments in infrastructure and the ongoing…

The AI race, crypto doldrums, and the future of fake fish

October 9, 2023
Hello, and welcome back to Equity, the podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. Our Monday show covers the latest in tech news from the weekend and what’s making headlines early in the week. This time ’round we had a bit of a theme. See if you […]

Mastodon actually has 407K+ more monthly users than it thought

October 9, 2023
Open source and decentralized social network Mastodon has more users than it thought. The service, which competes with X (formerly Twitter) and other newcomers like Threads, Bluesky, Pebble, and Spill, had been undercounting its users due to a network connectivity error, according to founder and CEO Eugen Rochko, and actually has 407,814 more monthly active […]

Spotify puts restrictions on its free tier in India to attract more paid users

October 9, 2023
Spotify is restricting features for the free tier users in India in an attempt to garner more paid users in the country. These limits, coming years after the streaming service was launched in India in 2019, will not let users play songs in a manual order and won’t let them rewind, scrub, or repeat songs. […]

ALIAVIA Ventures fights gender funding inequalities in the U.S. and Australia

October 9, 2023
Founded by two tech veterans, ALIAVIA wants to close the funding gap for female founders. It invests in female-led startups, especially those that want to bridge the gap between Australia and the United States. The venture firm announced today the close of its first fund, totaling $13.5 million AUD ($8.7 million USD). Investors include Trawalla […]