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We’re excited to announce two more early-stage startups participating in the Cross Chain Coalition Web3 Demo Day on January 11. If you haven’t heard, this free online showcase features more than 12 of today’s most exciting projects building web3 infrastructure, DeFi, NFT and gaming applications. Register today and join us as each startup team gets […]

Sneak peek: Look who’s pitching at the CCC Web3 Demo Day by Lauren Simonds originally published on TechCrunch

It takes a special kind of boldness to raise a wad of cash, claim to have $90 million worth of preorders, then pivot away from passenger ferries and light container ships, and instead start selling $59,000 personal watercraft. Bold, yes, but the tactic seems to be working. Boundary Layer’s CEO and founder, Ed Kearney, told […]

$60K personal water toy lands $1M worth of preorders by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch

Amazon is developing a standalone app for watching sports, according to a new report from The Information. The move signals Amazon’s continued push toward investing in Prime Video and live sports content. If released, the standalone app would better highlight Amazon’s sports content, which is currently included in the company’s main Prime Video platform. The […]

Amazon is working on a standalone app for sports content, new report claims by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch

This voice-activated recorder is just $40 now.

The focus at Edverse is on developing an inclusive, equitable, and decentralized learning system that allows all stakeholders in the educational ecosystem, including promoters, educators, creators, and learners, to access the metaverse

Venture firms are often involved in multiple deals, so the need to protect one’s IP during early fundraising is far from theoretical.

How to protect your IP during fundraising so you don’t get ripped off by Ram Iyer originally published on TechCrunch

A recent study finds that software engineers who use code-generating AI systems are more likely to cause security vulnerabilities in the apps they develop. The paper, co-authored by a team of researchers affiliated with Stanford, highlights the potential pitfalls of code-generating systems as vendors like GitHub start marketing them in earnest. “Code-generating systems are currently […]

Code-generating AI can introduce security vulnerabilities, study finds by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch