December 24, 2025

Four bright spots in climate news in 2025

Climate news hasn’t been great in 2025. Global greenhouse-gas emissions hit record highs (again). This year is set to be either the second or third warmest on record. Climate-fueled disasters like wildfires in California and flooding in Indonesia and Pakistan devastated communities and caused billions in damage. In addition to these worrying indicators of our…

Sound Ventures has already plugged half its new $240 million AI fund into three companies

May 10, 2023

Sound Ventures, the eight-year-old, Beverly Hills, Ca.,-based venture firm led by general partners Ashton Kutcher, Guy Oseary, and Effie Epstein, announced a new $240 million AI fund just last week. Turns out half of it is already invested in the three companies that it announced at the time that it rolled out the fund: OpenAI, […]

Sound Ventures has already plugged half its new $240 million AI fund into three companies by Connie Loizos originally published on TechCrunch

Backed by Sequoia Southeast Asia, SquareX protects web users with disposable browsers

May 10, 2023

Much of our computer time is spent in a web browser, where we check emails, create documents, transfer files, carry out online banking, shop or stream entertainment. This leaves us vulnerable to security threats like phishing, identity theft and session hijacking, but many cybersecurity tools were created when the main threats were file viruses, worms […]

Backed by Sequoia Southeast Asia, SquareX protects web users with disposable browsers by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch

American psychology group issues recommendations for kids’ social media use

May 10, 2023

One of the most prominent mental health organizations in the U.S. is out with a set guidelines designed to protect children from the potential harms of social media. The American Psychological Association (APA) issued its first ever health advisory on social media use Tuesday, addressing mounting concerns about how social networks designed for adults can […]

American psychology group issues recommendations for kids’ social media use by Taylor Hatmaker originally published on TechCrunch

CEOs Are Blaming The Need For Mentorship to Justify The Forced Return of All Employees. Reality Calls For a Very Different Approach.

May 9, 2023
You’re stuck between a rock and a hard place: You need to ensure the continuity of your team and company through mentoring junior staff, which happens best in person, but senior staff doesn’t want to come in three to five days a week just to ensure mentoring by osmosis. However, there’s a much more effective approach that results in a win-win-win for all.

We’re disrupting TechCrunch Disrupt: 8 stages, 3 days, 1 city

May 9, 2023

For founders and investors, there’s no platform like TechCrunch Disrupt. Just as the industry is always evolving and innovating — especially in recent months — we’re doing the same to keep Disrupt on the cutting edge for first-time founders, seasoned investors, visionaries and everybody in between. It’s time to disrupt TechCrunch Disrupt This year, we’re […]

We’re disrupting TechCrunch Disrupt: 8 stages, 3 days, 1 city by Joey Hinson originally published on TechCrunch