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Bose QuietComfort Ultra earn their name and maybe even their $429 price tag

For years, any time someone asked what brand of headphones they should buy for a flight, the answer was a simple one syllable: Bose. The company’s QuietComfort line had long been synonymous with drowning out plane noise on long flights. … Continue reading

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How Inversion Art is trying to become the Y Combinator of the arts world

What if a little bit of investment, a splash of mentoring and practical support, a slew of introductions, and a whole lot of belief could be used to help artists with their careers? © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For … Continue reading

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Keep IT complexity in check with pragmatic composable commerce

Mariano Gomide de Faria Contributor Mariano Gomide de Faria has over 20 years of experience in digital commerce and is the founder and co-CEO of global enterprise digital commerce platform VTEX. Legacy digital commerce architectures are no longer sustainable in … Continue reading

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Three human mistakes VCs often make, and how understanding them can help entrepreneurs fundraise better

The sheer number of non-economic mistakes made by VCs due to their human nature is seriously underestimated. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Klarna’s and Affirm’s very good week

Welcome back to The Interchange, where we take a look at the hottest fintech news of the previous week. If you want to receive The Interchange directly in your inbox every Sunday, head here to sign up! Due to the U.S. holiday, … Continue reading

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Robotics Q&A: CMU’s Matthew Johnson-Roberson

[A version of this Q&A first appeared in TechCrunch’s weekly robotics newsletter, Actuator. Subscribe here.] Over the next few weeks, TechCrunch will be running a series of Q&As with some of the top minds in robotics. I’ve spoken with Matthew Johnson-Roberson … Continue reading

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OpenAI hosts a dev day, TechCrunch reviews the M3 iMac and MacBook Pro, and Bumble gets a new CEO

Hey, folks, and welcome to Week in Review (WiR), TechCrunch’s newsletter covering the past week (or so) in tech industry happenings. This week marked OpenAI’s first-ever dev conference, where the Microsoft-backed AI startup announced a host of new products. But … Continue reading

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Will Airbnb’s co-founder build your next home?

Samara raised $41 million “to bring high quality ADUs to every backyard in California and beyond.” ADUs refer to accessory dwelling units, or more plainly, backyard homes. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Deal Dive: BNPL expands beyond its roots — that’s a good thing

There is a growing group of startups looking to expand the BNPL model into other categories. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Veteran to visionary: What I learned in the marines about being a fintech founder

According to the SBA, veterans are roughly 45% more likely to form their own business compared to people who haven’t served in the military. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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