What the Rise and Fall of Crypto Can Teach Us About Managing Distributed Teams
Decentralized autonomous organizations (DAO) present a new way to organize teams.
The Download: how your data is being used to train AI, and why chatbots aren’t doctors
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. A major AI training data set contains millions of examples of personal data Millions of images of passports, credit cards, birth certificates, and other documents containing personally identifiable information are likely included in…
Neptyne is building a Python-powered spreadsheet for data scientists
Douwe Osinga and Jack Amadeo were working together at Sidewalk Labs, Alphabet’s venture to build tech-forward cities, when they arrived at the conclusion that most spreadsheet software doesn’t scale up to today’s data challenges. Data science tools like Pandas and Jupyter Notebooks do, but they tend to be too inaccessible to the layperson — at […]
Neptyne is building a Python-powered spreadsheet for data scientists by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch
5 Things I Learned as the CEO of a Fully Remote Company
As the CEO of a company that was an early adopter of a fully distributed workplace model, here are five important lessons I’ve learned from the experience.
Apple discusses iPadOS 16.4’s new Pencil hover features
In December of last year, Apple announced that hover was being added to the Pencil’s bag of tricks. What might sound like a minor update to non-artists represents an important addition to workflow. While digital drawing is more forgiving in terms of correcting errors than its real-world counterpart, stopping and starting is still an extremely […]
Apple discusses iPadOS 16.4’s new Pencil hover features by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch
Why some VCs bet on people over businesses
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
Recruiting marketplace Paraform gets backing from Primer Sazze and Twitch founders
Among the casualties of the mass tech layoffs are people who helped get their co-workers hired in the first place. Paraform, a startup that wants to change how the recruiting industry works by taking a marketplace approach, is giving professional recruiters a new way to find work by going freelance. Today, Paraform announced that it […]
Recruiting marketplace Paraform gets backing from Primer Sazze and Twitch founders by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch
Want Your Self-Published Book in Bookstores? Here are 3 Major Tips On How to Make It Happen.
As a publisher for over eight years, here are some of my best tips for how to self-publish a book in a way that will increase your chances of seeing it in bookstores.
Lucid recalls hundreds of Air sedans over risk vehicles could lose power
Lucid Group issued a recall for hundreds of Air sedans over a flaw that could cause the vehicles to lose power and increase the risk of a crash, according to a filing with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Newark, California based automaker first filed a recall notice with NHTSA in February for 273 model […]
Lucid recalls hundreds of Air sedans over risk vehicles could lose power by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch
Deep Agency shows the perils of applying AI to the fashion industry
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 exec and head of growth Jacob Andreou heads to Greylock
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