Happy holidays from the Ghost of Actuator Past. I’m writing you from the beginning of the month and hopefully not checking my work email or Slack as you’re reading this. I’ll be back in action next week (hopefully the bags under my eyes will have subsided slightly), but until then, I’ve got one more great […]
Notes on robotics research by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch
We’ve seen attempts at gathering all cards (credit, debit, loyalty, etc.) in one before, but Card Blanch claims to have a fresh take on the concept.
Pitch Deck Teardown: Card Blanch’s $460K deck for its angel round by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch
Despite already cutting thousands of employees, the layoffs at Twitter continue. According to posts on Twitter and LinkedIn from a former public policy employee, Twitter cut half of its public policy team. TechCrunch asked both the former employee and Twitter for comment but could not immediately confirm the exact magnitude of these cuts. Twitter also […]
Twitter lays off employees in public policy, engineering by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch
For years, Austin has made headlines as an evolving tech hub where startups, large companies and investors alike have flocked to set up a presence. But as 2022 closes, the Texas capital is in the news for a very different, tragic reason – being home to the sudden death of a startup founder at the […]
Fatal police shooting of startup founder puts Austin’s diversity problem in the spotlight by Mary Ann Azevedo originally published on TechCrunch
Reliance has backed Philadelphia-based AI and robotics startup Exyn, the Indian conglomerate disclosed in a stock exchange filing on Thursday, making further inroads in startups globally. Reliance Strategic Business Ventures, a wholly owned subsidiary of Reliance Industries, has acquired a 23.3% stake in Exyn for $25 million, the Indian firm said. The Indian firm’s investment […]
Reliance buys 23.3% stake in US-based AI firm Exyn by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch
Here comes the New Year and with it, resolution season. Why not resolve to do whatever it takes to build a stronger startup? Here’s one easy, fun and effective step. Tune in — for free — to the Cross Chain Coalition Web3 Demo Day on January 11, 2023. Watch as we livestream more than 12 […]
Uniswap Labs’ COO will judge pitches at the CCC Web3 Demo Day by Lauren Simonds originally published on TechCrunch
The fact that laypeople are discussing bonds is a noteworthy development for an asset class that didn’t use to raise much enthusiasm from retail investors – or from anyone, to be honest.
Amid renewed interest, startups are changing how bonds are traded by Anna Heim originally published on TechCrunch
Twitter is rolling out a feature that shows how many people view your tweets, similar to features on platforms like YouTube that show how many times a video has been viewed. “Twitter is rolling out View Count, so you can see how many times a tweet has been seen! This is normal for video,” Elon […]
Twitter now shows how many people view your tweets by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch
This holiday season, consider giving the gift of security with an ad blocker. That’s the takeaway message from an unlikely source — the FBI — which this week issued an alert warning that cybercriminals are using online ads in search results with the ultimate goal of stealing or extorting money from victims. In a pre-holiday […]
Even the FBI says you should use an ad blocker by Zack Whittaker originally published on TechCrunch
If we don’t act and improve shipping technologies, the logjams we’ve had to endure in the past two years will become commonplace.
Holiday shipping is easier this year, but the tech is still lagging by Ram Iyer originally published on TechCrunch