When startups fail, these startups clean up

Posted on March 3, 2024 by Techme101

Welcome to TechCrunch Fintech (formerly The Interchange)! Apologies for being out last week — a cold got the best of me, but I’m back and here to talk about the fact that shutting down startups is big business, Stripe’s new valuation, Klarna’s latest AI update and more. To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and […]
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Francine Bennett uses data science to make AI more responsible

Posted on March 3, 2024 by Techme101

TechCrunch has launched a series of interviews focusing on remarkable women who’ve contributed to the AI revolution.
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Apple cancels its car, Google’s AI goes awry and Bumble stumbles

Posted on March 2, 2024 by Techme101

Hello, folks, welcome to Week in Review (WiR), TechCrunch’s newsletter covering noteworthy happenings in the tech industry. This week, investment firm KKR announced that it would acquire VMware’s end-user computing business from Broadcom for $4 billion. As Ron explains, that business included VMware Workspace One and VMware Horizon — two remote desktop apps that had […]
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Taiko raises $37M to build web3 infrastructure for a censorship-free internet

Posted on March 2, 2024 by Techme101

Amid the speculation and volatility in the casino-like crypto land, there remains a subset of individuals who espouse blockchain’s potential to decentralize various aspects of human activities for the greater good. Taiko‘s founder Daniel Wang is one of these idealistic founders. A serial entrepreneur, Wang initially wanted to bring decentralization to social platforms. Decentralized networks […]
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Apple abandons its car: Here are other projects the company has killed

Posted on March 2, 2024 by Techme101

Apple has scrapped plans to enter the automotive industry with its mysterious autonomous electric car, instead shifting focus to the wildly popular world of generative AI. The project saw the company hiring prominent executives from places like Tesla and Ford. Its end has led to job losses for some employees, while others have changed divisions […]
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Nubank CEO dishes on the neobank’s profit surge and how tourist VCs in LatAm have gone home

Posted on March 2, 2024 by Techme101

Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts. Hello, and welcome back to Equity, the podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This is our interview show, where we sit down with a guest, think about their work, and unpack the rest. This week, we talked to David […]
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College AI degree programs are booming. Are they worth the cost?

Posted on March 2, 2024 by Techme101

Colleges and universities including Ivy League schools are creating AI-specific degrees. Artificial intelligence will change jobs, but can that be taught?

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Venture capital firm’s plan to buy nonprofit hospital system has Ohio community on edge

Posted on March 2, 2024 by Techme101

Venture firm General Catalyst is in the process of trying to buy Summa Health, a nonprofit hospital system in Ohio with about 8,500 employees.

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Karine Perset helps governments understand AI

Posted on March 2, 2024 by Techme101

TechCrunch has launched a series of interviews focusing on remarkable women who’ve contributed to the AI revolution.
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Connect with HomeHQ.ai, SOSV, Prepare 4 VC, Latham & Watkins and more at TC Early Stage 2024

Posted on March 2, 2024 by Techme101

We are thrilled to collaborate with some of the most influential players in the startup ecosystem to craft an exceptional experience at TC Early Stage 2024. Our aim is to equip new and aspiring founders with the necessary tools, insights, and connections crucial for building thriving startups. In particular, we’re delighted to announce the involvement […]
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