How Working for The CIA Made Mike Baker a Better CEO

February 23, 2023
The former operative and current Discovery Channel host’s new book details the lessons he learned as a spy and how they helped him transition into the (slightly less) cutthroat world of corporate America.

How to Choose the Right Destination for Retirement Travel

February 23, 2023
For many people, retirement is a time for exploration and adventure, and a well-earned opportunity to finally travel to those longed-for and dreamed-about locations. Yet choosing a retirement travel destination…

YouTube launches a multi-language audio feature for dubbing videos, previously tested by Mr. Beast

February 23, 2023

The Korean-language Netflix series “Squid Game” became one of the streaming service’s most popular shows of all time, thanks to the ability to subtitle or dub episodes in the viewer’s own language. Now, similar technology is coming to YouTube for the broader creator economy. YouTube announced today it’s rolling out support for multi-language audio tracks […]

YouTube launches a multi-language audio feature for dubbing videos, previously tested by Mr. Beast by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

Logistics startup Slync raises $24M, attempts to distance itself from disgraced founder

February 23, 2023

Supply chain management software startup Slync, which was at one point valued at $240 million, hasn’t had the easiest go of it lately. Slync’s founder, Christopher Kirchner, was charged by the Justice Department and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) this month for misappropriating $20 million from the company to fund a lavish lifestyle, including a […]

Logistics startup Slync raises $24M, attempts to distance itself from disgraced founder by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

Coinbase launches blockchain Base to help developers build dApps on-chain

February 23, 2023

Coinbase, the second largest crypto exchange by trading volume, has launched Base, an Ethereum-focused layer-2 (L2) blockchain, Jesse Pollak, lead for Base and head of protocols at Coinbase, told TechCrunch. In the past, Coinbase has homed in on the trading and exchange side of its business, but from the utility perspective, it’s still too hard […]

Coinbase launches blockchain Base to help developers build dApps on-chain by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch

Motional opens Las Vegas robotaxi service to nighttime hours

February 23, 2023

Autonomous vehicle technology company Motional is moving one step closer to its goal of removing the safety driver from robotaxi operations by expanding its service in Las Vegas to nighttime rides. Passengers in Vegas have been able to access Motional’s robotaxi service through ride-hail companies Lyft and Uber since August and December, respectively. The rides […]

Motional opens Las Vegas robotaxi service to nighttime hours by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

Houseparty’s founder launches Towns, an open source group chat app that comes with a blueprint

February 23, 2023

After launching a pair of well-loved but ultimately star-crossed social apps, Ben Rubin is going all-in on decentralization. Rubin previously founded Meerkat and Houseparty — apps that pioneered mobile livestreaming and group video chat, respectively — shaping massive social trends in their earliest stages. After working on Slashtalk, an “anti-meeting tool” for the workplace, Rubin […]

Houseparty’s founder launches Towns, an open source group chat app that comes with a blueprint by Taylor Hatmaker originally published on TechCrunch

Cloud optimization startup ProsperOps lands $72M investment

February 23, 2023

The cloud is growing expensive. According to a recent survey from ESG, more than half of companies say that their spending on public cloud apps will increase in 2023 while 56% expect their public cloud infrastructure services spending will go up this year. A separate report from Gartner forecasts that worldwide spending on public cloud […]

Cloud optimization startup ProsperOps lands $72M investment by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch