TechCrunch Minute: FTC bans noncompetes, court challenge incoming

April 25, 2024

The Federal Trade Commission voted 3-2 this week to ban noncompete agreements. While the FTC estimates that nearly one in five American workers is subject to a noncompete, these agreements haven’t been a huge issue in Silicon Valley, because they’re not enforceable in California. This has arguably been one of the region’s competitive advantages, as […]

The Only Way to Win Over Customers Is to Become Their First Choice. Here’s How to Do It.

April 25, 2024

The best businesses focus their customer experience programs on doing the things that delight customers and put them ahead of their competition. Here are three little secrets to achieving this goal.

AI Is Transforming Drug Matching for Cancer, Rare Diseases — Here’s How

April 25, 2024

One AI pharmaceutical startup works backward, starting from drugs already on the market.

How Empathy-Based Leadership Can Transform Your Teams and Businesses

April 25, 2024

Empathy-based leadership is increasingly recognized as a valuable approach in the business world, where traditional strategic plans often fall short.

RevenueCat raises $12M Series C as it expands its subscription management to the web

April 25, 2024

RevenueCat, a top subscription management platform for apps that monetize via in-app purchases, is now flush with new capital as it expands to the web. The company has closed on a $12 million Series C led by Adjacent, following the launch of a new product, RevenueCat Billing, that allows web app developers to integrate subscription […]

More Companies Are Holding on to Their Employees — and Vice Versa. Here’s How to Capitalize on This Labor Market.

April 25, 2024

Your retention and recruitment strategies need to adapt as workers and businesses look for longer-term relationships. Try these strategies to do it.

Redefining the Future with Artificial Intelligence Buyouts

April 25, 2024

Here’s a look at RAD AI’s strategic approach to AI acquisitions in the marketing landscape.

Paystand acquires Teampay to be DeFi version of ‘Venmo for B2B payments’

April 25, 2024

“Teampay represents this new class of fintech companies that came up,” said Paystand CEO Jeremy Almond.

The impact of TikTok’s ban in other countries could signal what’s ahead for the U.S.

April 25, 2024

On April 24, U.S. President Joe Biden signed a bill that would ban TikTok if its owner ByteDance doesn’t sell the app. The bill requires ByteDance to secure a deal within nine months, with a 90-day extension available to close it. After this deadline, the U.S. will bar app stores from listing the app. TikTok […]

Chatbot answers are all made up. This new tool helps you figure out which ones to trust.

April 25, 2024

Large language models are famous for their ability to make things up—in fact, it’s what they’re best at. But their inability to tell fact from fiction has left many businesses wondering if using them is worth the risk. A new tool, created by Cleanlab, an AI startup spun out of a quantum computing lab at…

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