TechCrunch+ Roundup: Reaching $1M ARR, tech job market rundown, women-led VC firms
Two years ago, unicorns roamed the earth in herds so large, they shook the earth from Palo Alto to San Francisco.
The Download: the rise of luxury car theft, and fighting antimicrobial resistance
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. The curious case of the disappearing Lamborghinis Across the world, unsuspecting people are unwittingly becoming caught up in a new and growing type of organized criminal enterprise: vehicle transport fraud and theft. Crooks…
I’ve never seen so many crap startups
Startups are so full of shit right now. The pipes are jammed and there are so many companies that are full to bursting with the desire to un-pack them. We’ve just been through determining the shape of this year’s TechCrunch Startup Battlefield 200 and we are seeing a huge amount of waste recycling, poop and […]
Musk says X’s ‘block’ feature is going away
Part of the X (née) roadmap? Off-handed reply? Simple attempt to get a rise out of people? Time will tell. The one thing we can say for sure is that X’s owner responded to a post on the platform today foreshadowing the potential removal of the block feature. “Block is going to be deleted as […]
‘The Little Mermaid’ Isn’t Just for Kids. Here Are 3 Poignant Lessons Leaders Can Take Away From the Disney Remake.
“The Little Mermaid” once again reminds us of the power of storytelling — and the power leaders have to disrupt bias and shatter stereotypes. Here are three lessons we can take from the movie.
As net retention plummets, AI could be the savior software companies need
There could be good news just around the corner, provided services with generative AI become as powerful as expected, and are as in demand as hoped.
Amazon tries to boost its TikTok-like shopping feed by asking influencers to submit videos — for $25 each
Amazon is looking to boost its TikTok-style “Inspire” shopping feed and is offering to pay influencers $25 a video, but some creators are mocking the low rate. The company sent out an email to select influencers asking them to submit videos featuring two or more Amazon products in the same category. The company is offering […]
‘The Little Mermaid’ Isn’t Just for Kids. Here Are 3 Poignant Lessons Leaders Can Take Away From the Disney Remake.
“The Little Mermaid” once again reminds us of the power of storytelling — and the power leaders have to disrupt bias and shatter stereotypes. Here are three lessons we can take from the movie.
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American Airlines Sues Website for ‘Bait-and-Switch’ Tactic to Sell Cheaper Airfares
The airline recently banned a teenage passenger for using Skiplagged.com to purchase a cheaper fare.
SUSE goes private again
SUSE, the German Linux vendor and acquirer of enterprise tools like Rancher and Neuvector, has had its fair share of owners since it was founded in 1992. There was Novell, which acquired it in 2003. Then Novell itself was acquired by The Attachmate Group in 2011. Then Attachmate and Micro Focus merged in 2014, only […]