TechCrunch Minute: Newchip, Techstars, and what happens when startup accelerators fail

May 6, 2024

Building a startup is hard. Building a company that helps startup is similarly difficult. That’s the takeaway from TechCrunch reporting on Techstars and Newchip. In the case of Newchip, the accelerator appeared to promise a bit more than it could deliver. Mix in a culture that appeared to be turbulent at best, and you have […]

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Police resurrect Lockbit’s site and troll the ransomware gang

May 6, 2024

An international coalition of police agencies have resurrected the dark web site of the notorious LockBit ransomware gang, which they had seized earlier this year, teasing new revelations about the group. On Sunday, what was once LockBit’s official darknet site reappeared online with new posts that suggest the authorities are planning to release new information […]

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How to choose a deep tech startup program

May 6, 2024

Deep tech founders often had to go it alone. But today, there are a wealth of options from incubators to accelerators. Here’s how to pick one.

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Dorsey leaves Bluesky, tech giants do more with less, and the next IPO

May 6, 2024

News that Jack Dorsey is out at Bluesky caused a stir this weekend. After all, Dorsey is a former Twitter co-founder and CEO, so his investment of time into the rival social network carried weight. The decentralized social networking service said that it is looking for a new board member. But while we had to […]

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Alphabet-owned Intrinsic incorporates Nvidia tech into robotics platform

May 6, 2024

The first bit of news out the Automate conference this year arrives by way of Alphabet X spinout, Intrinsic. The firm announced at the Chicago event on Monday that it is incorporating a number of NVIDIA offerings into its Flowstate robotic app platform. That includes Isaac Manipulator, a collection of foundational models designed to create […]

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