Monthly Archives: March 2023

Welcome to the Comfy Office of the Future

To lure back workers and compete with the convenience of home, companies are offering more substantial perks and giving architects freedom to experiment.

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Four days of panic: How startup execs navigated SVB’s meltdown and prepared for the worst

When SVB failed last week, tech CEOs had a lot to worry about, most immediately how they would make payroll for March 15.

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Bitcoin is already up 50% this year — beating stocks and gold

On Jan. 1, bitcoin began trading at just over $16,500. On Wednesday, it was hovering around the $25,000 mark, thanks to a rally that began on Sunday.

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SVB’s failure will have a ripple effect across technology ‘for years to come’

Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse is likely to be felt across the technology landscape globally over the coming years.

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Practice your pitch with Kleiner Perkins and Sequoia Capital on TechCrunch Live

TechCrunch Live records live today and tomorrow at 12:00 PDT, and you’re invited to pitch your startup. Called Pitch Practice, it should be self-explanatory. Participants have a chance to practice their pitch by presenting to another founder and investor. This … Continue reading

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Interview with OpenAI’s Greg Brockman: GPT-4 isn’t perfect, but neither are you

OpenAI shipped GPT-4 yesterday, the much-anticipated text-generating AI model, and it’s a curious piece of work. GPT-4 improves upon its predecessor, GPT-3, in key ways, for example giving more factually true statements and allowing developers to prescribe its style and behavior … Continue reading

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Wine, Skiing, and Loans: How Silicon Valley Bank Became Startups’ Best Friend

Founders and investors say the bank opened doors—and offered perks—no other bank would. Now companies may face a funding gap.

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In Ukraine, Crypto Finds a Purpose

The UN’s refugee agency has partnered with blockchain and money transfer companies to get vital aid to people displaced by conflict.

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Quora’s Poe is launching subscriptions to let you chat with GPT-4 powered bot

Yesterday, OpenAI unveiled its new GPT-4 model and competitor Anthropic unveiled its own ChatGPT competitor Claude. Parallelly, Quora announced that its chatbot app Poe will now have a paid tier that will let you ask questions to bots powered by … Continue reading

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Samsung commits $230B for five new chip plants in South Korea

Samsung Electronics said today that it plans to invest approximately $230 billion (300 trillion won) to build five new memory and foundry fabs in South Korea — a big move in line with the government’s ambitious aim to set up … Continue reading

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