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When was the last time Marc Andreessen talked to a poor person?

Venture capitalist Marc Andreessen posted a manifesto on the a16z website, calling for “techno-optimism” in a frenzied, 5,000-word blog post that somehow manages to re-invent Reaganomics, propose the colonization of outer space, and unironically answer a question with the phrase … Continue reading

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Latin America’s Q3 2023 venture results show glimmers of light

While some Latin American data, sourced from Sling Hub and Distrito, illustrates certain positive trends, other data from the region points the other direction. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Trust & Safety Tycoon lets you simulate the most agonizing job in tech

If you think you could’ve deflected Twitter’s blue check impersonation debacle, then boy do we have the game for you! Techdirt has released the very fun and not at all stressful game Trust & Safety Tycoon, in which you get … Continue reading

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Reddit is killing blockchain-based Community Points

Reddit is winding down Community Points — the blockchain-based “internet points” program designed to reward creators and developers — in favor of prioritizing rewards programs that are less difficult to scale. “Though we saw some future opportunities for Community Points, … Continue reading

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PayPal’s app gets a new package tracking feature

PayPal launched a package tracking feature on its app that allows you to instantly see the status of online orders. Rather than manually entering the order number into a carrier website or searching your email inbox to find the delivery … Continue reading

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One year-post acquisition, X traffic and monthly active users are in decline, report claims

Despite proclamations from X CEO Linda Yaccarino that usage of the social network was at an all-time high this summer, a new report is throwing cold water on those claims, saying that X usage has actually declined on all fronts, … Continue reading

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Nvidia stock falls after U.S. announces new restrictions on AI chip exports

AI chips companies saw share prices fall Tuesday after the U.S. announced new restrictions on chip exports to China.

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Federal regulators open probe into Cruise after pedestrian injury reports

The NHTSA is probing Cruise over two incidents in San Francisco where driverless vehicles struck pedestrians.

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U.S. government wants to move conversation around UFOs from speculation to science

A flurry of government activity over the last few years has been aimed at demystifying unidentified objects.

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Vodafone and Three deny merger will push up prices

Unions say consumers will lose out if the deal to create the UK’s biggest mobile network goes ahead.

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