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VCs are pushing startups — will their investors tighten the thumbscrews, too?
Over the last decade or so, many venture capitalists have built vast personal fortunes. Some of the money has been made through investments in companies that have outperformed. But much of their wealth traces to management fees that added up quickly as fund sizes — raised in faster succession than ever in history — ballooned […]
VCs are pushing startups — will their investors tighten the thumbscrews, too? by Connie Loizos originally published on TechCrunch
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Despite challenges, Netflix says its ad tier is doing well
In November, Netflix unveiled its long-anticipated ad-supported tier which offers customers in select markets, including the U.S., the ability to offset the cost of a Netflix subscription by allowing their viewing to be interrupted with ad breaks. At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Netflix President of Worldwide Advertising, Jeremi Gorman, offered some initial […]
Despite challenges, Netflix says its ad tier is doing well by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch
This pepper spray will phone your friends as you mace your assailants
From the desk of ‘I’m not sure this is a good idea’ at CES in Las Vegas, comes 444. The early-stage startup is planning to combine pepper spray with some electronics so a potential attack victim’s friends can be notified when they’ve had to deploy the defence spray to get themselves out of a bind. […]
This pepper spray will phone your friends as you mace your assailants by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch
Brane X portable speaker packs a hell of a punch in a small package
You probably haven’t heard of Brane Audio yet, but trust me on this one: You will. One of my highlights at CES in Las Vegas today was listening to the company’s debut speaker, the Brane X, side-by-side with some other well-known speaker brands. The company’s founder has a background from high-precision magnetics, and after exiting […]
Brane X portable speaker packs a hell of a punch in a small package by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch
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Is Adobe using your photos to train its AI? It’s complicated
A sharp-eyed developer at Krita noticed recently that, in the settings for their Adobe Creative Cloud account, the company had opted them (and everyone else) into a “content analysis” program whereby they “may analyze your content using techniques such as machine learning (e.g. for pattern recognition) to develop and improve our products and services.” Some […]
Is Adobe using your photos to train its AI? It’s complicated by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch