Five, count ’em, five reasons you need to be at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023

August 21, 2023

Why should you go to TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 in San Francisco on September 19–21? Let us count the reasons. We could hit double digits, but we’ll stop at five because you’re busy people with unicorns to chase. Besides, these five should be tempting enough for anyone interested in building a bigger, better startup — in […]

Apple Podcasts gain new creator tools, including Subscription Analytics and Linkfire integration

August 21, 2023

Apple announced today several new updates to its podcast creator tools, including, most notably, the addition of Subscription Analytics within Apple Podcasts Connect — the dashboard where podcasters track how their listeners engage with their shows. In addition, Apple says it’s expanding its Delegated Delivery offering, which allows creators to publish their subscriber episodes from […]

How any SaaS company can monetize generative AI

August 21, 2023

There’s already a handful of great examples of SaaS companies leveraging usage-based pricing to monetize AI.

I Use This Surprising Method to Clarify My Ideas — Here’s How You Can Try It

August 21, 2023

Through exploring and failing on many ideas, I’ve learned this tried-and-true method to keep me goal-oriented and combat imposter syndrome as much as I can — and it only requires three simple things to get started.

Nearly 10,000 People Agree to Make a Legally Binding, Lifetime Commitment for Free Subway Sandwiches

August 21, 2023

It will take a true superfan to win this competition.

A Life-Threatening Summer Shortage Led to This Side Hustle for Seniors — No Electronic Devices Required

August 21, 2023

The gig does pay, of course — but for these seniors, it’s not all about the money.

A Magician’s Tricks of the Trade on Running a Small Business

August 21, 2023

Hear how the owners of Illusions Bar & Theater created an intimate magic experience ranked #2 in Arts & Entertainment on Yelp and Entrepreneur Media’s first ever Top 150 Mom & Pop Shops list.

Pinterest rolls out new teen safety features, including wiping followers from users 15 and under

August 21, 2023

Pinterest today introduced a series of new safety features aimed at better protecting teens using its service. The features — which include things like private profiles, more control over followers, and message safety controls — are similar to those introduced on other popular social media platforms with teens, like Instagram. On Pinterest, users ages 16 […]

Charles Martinet, the voice of Mario, is stepping down

August 21, 2023

Charles Martinet, the voice actor who has portrayed Mario since 1991, is stepping down, Nintendo announced Monday morning. Besides voicing the world’s most famous plumber, the 67-year-old Martinet also portrayed Luigi, Wario, Waluigi and the baby versions of these characters in more than one hundred titles across the Mario video game franchise. “Charles Martinet has […]

YouTube is working on a plan to compensate artists and rightsholders for AI music

August 21, 2023

YouTube announced today how it plans to approach the impact AI technology is having on the music industry with regard to its video hosting platform and its existing partnerships across the music industry, including with artists, labels and other rightsholders. While the company is bullish on AI’s potential to “enhance music’s unique creative expression,” it […]

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