Here’s how Rainforest, a budding Stripe rival, aims to win over software companies
Rainforest raises $8.5M and PayPal gets hit with a lawsuit. We take a look at this and other hot fintech news from the previous week.
LLMs are stuck in a groupthink rut. This startup is trying to get them out.
Let’s start with a game. Open up your chatbot of choice—Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini—and type “Give me a random number between 1 and 10.” You’re going to get 7. Almost always. Now type “Another” and you’ll get 3 or 4. Type “Another” again and you’ll get 8 or 9. That won’t work every time—but if it…
Women and underrepresented founders aren’t going to wait for the VC industry to transform itself
You will only have one shot to impress your future financial backers — make sure you are confident and ready.
Turn Text to Lifelike Speech with This $50 Lifetime AI Tool
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Sam Altman backs teens’ startup, Google unveils the Pixel 8 and TikTok tests an ad-free tier
Hiya, folks, and welcome to Week in Review (WiR), TechCrunch’s digest of the past week in tech news. It’s TC’s column that highlights the major stories over the past few days, and — we humbly submit — it’s a darn useful resource for folks on the go. This week, we cover Sam Altman backing a […]
Crypto is about a lot more than a former golden boy turned villain
“Number Go Up: Inside Crypto’s Wild Rise and Staggering Fall” by investigative reporter Zeke Faux has several chapters on FTX’s founder, Sam Bankman-Fried, but it’s also about crypto more broadly.
These Translation Earbuds Know 37 Languages, and They’re Only $89.97
Translating earbuds could help you do business in many different languages.
Deal Dive: The future of social media is vertical
While many startups are looking to be the next Twitter, those targeting specific communities may find a better outcome.
Want More Customers? Use This Simple 5-Step Process to Create an Irresistible Pitch
It’s not hard to get customers to “yes” if you know what they need.
Digitize Your Family Memories With This Kodak Scanner, Now Only $169.97
Indulge in an exciting and nostalgic activity that can help you recharge from long work days.
How NVIDIA became a major player in robotics
[A version of this post appeared in TechCrunch’s robotics newsletter, Actuator. Subscribe here.] The last time I’d spoken with the NVIDIA at any length about robotics was also the last time we featured Claire Delaunay on stage at our Sessions event. That was a while ago. She left the company last July to work with […]