Phishing Is the No. 1 Cyber Threat. Here’s Who It’s Affecting (and How)
Here’s what you need to know about the different types of phishing attacks and how to protect yourself and your business.
Mira Murati’s Thinking Machines Lab closes on $2B at $10B valuation
Thinking Machines Lab, the secretive AI startup founded by OpenAI’s former chief technology officer Mira Murati, has closed a $2 billion seed round at a $10 billion valuation.
Daily Crunch: HSBC buys Silicon Valley Bank UK, says ‘customers should not notice any changes’
Hello, friends, and welcome to Daily Crunch, bringing you the most important startup, tech and venture capital news in a single package.
Daily Crunch: HSBC buys Silicon Valley Bank UK, says ‘customers should not notice any changes’ by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch
Max Q: Have luck and good fun
In this issue: Relativity scrubs first Terran 1 launch attempt; claims of age discrimination in hiring at Blue Origin; news from Starfish Space and more
Max Q: Have luck and good fun by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch
Meta winds down support for NFTs on Instagram and Facebook
Looks like Meta is NGMI, as some might put it. Meta’s head of commerce and financial technologies Stephane Kasriel posted on Twitter that the company will sunset its NFT and digital collectibles features on Instagram and Facebook. This short-lived product only began testing with select Instagram creators last May, plus some Facebook users in June. […]
Meta winds down support for NFTs on Instagram and Facebook by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch
How Web3 Is Making Now the Most Exciting Time to Be a Creator
Discover how Web3 is empowering creators to leverage emerging technology to connect with and grow their audience
SVB’s mess could become stablecoins’ problem
After USDC depegged from $1 last week, many are questioning whether SVB’s collapse has bigger implications on the stablecoin ecosystem
SVB’s mess could become stablecoins’ problem by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch
‘I Can’t Say Thank You Enough’: Jason Derulo Surprises Waiter By Paying Off Semester of College With $5,000 Tip
Derulo stopped by Charleston’s Restaurant in Omaha, Nebraska last weekend.
How to Make Your Higher Education Institution More Appealing to Prospective Students
College enrollment has been declining since 2010. Here are a few strategies to attract more prospective students to your institution.
Y Combinator cuts nearly 20% of staff, scales back growth stage investments
Y Combinator will be writing less checks toward late-stage companies, a scale back that also cost 17 team members – or roughly 20% of the accelerator’s employees – their jobs, according to a statement released on Monday. The accelerator told TechCrunch that Silicon Valley Bank’s failure was not a factor and that they have been […]
Y Combinator cuts nearly 20% of staff, scales back growth stage investments by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch
‘A Reminder We Are Not In Control of Our Own Money’: Some Etsy Sellers See Payments Freeze After Silicon Valley Bank Crash
“This issue has impacted an extremely small group of sellers,” an Etsy spokesperson said.