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Will a TikTok ban impact creator economy startups? Not really, founders say

Posted on April 27, 2024 by Techme101

President Joe Biden signed a bill on Wednesday that could ban TikTok – for real this time. After so many false starts and stops, some creator economy founders and their clients are rolling their eyes. They’ve been through this before. … Continue reading →

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Investors won’t give you the real reason they are passing on your startup

Posted on April 27, 2024 by Techme101

“When an investor passes on you, they will not tell you the real reason,” said Tom Blomfield, group partner at Y Combinator. “At seed stage, frankly, no one knows what’s going to fucking happen. The future is so uncertain. All … Continue reading →

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Deal Dive: Givebutter is turning a profit making tech for nonprofits

Posted on April 27, 2024 by Techme101

Givebutter recently raised $50 million for its CRM platform for nonprofits as startups building tech for that industry gain momentum. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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The ‘valley of death’ for climate lies between early-stage funding and scaling up

Posted on April 27, 2024 by Techme101

It’s easier for climate companies to get enough funding to get started. It’s much harder once they need money to scale. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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A wrestling match over who should control robotaxis is playing out in California

Posted on April 27, 2024 by Techme101

Cities around the country have long been crying out for more control over how autonomous vehicles are deployed on their streets. In California, they might finally get their wish. A handful of AV-related bills, which made progress this month in … Continue reading →

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Creators of Sora-powered short explain AI-generated video’s strengths and limitations

Posted on April 27, 2024 by Techme101

OpenAI’s video generation tool Sora took the AI community by surprise in February with fluid, realistic video that seems miles ahead of competitors. But the carefully stage-managed debut left out a lot of details — details that have been filled … Continue reading →

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How Rubrik’s IPO paid off big for Greylock VC Asheem Chandna

Posted on April 26, 2024 by Techme101

Asheem Chandna says he was so impressed with founder Bipul Sinha’s grit and tech, he led Rubrik’s $40 million Series B in 2015. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Photo-sharing community EyeEm will license users’ photos to train AI if they don’t delete them

Posted on April 26, 2024 by Techme101

EyeEm, the Berlin-based photo-sharing community that exited last year to Spanish company Freepik after going bankrupt, is now licensing its users’ photos to train AI models. Earlier this month, the company informed users via email that it was adding a … Continue reading →

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Meta AI tested: Doesn’t quite justify its own existence, but free is free

Posted on April 26, 2024 by Techme101

Meta’s new large language model, Llama 3, powers the imaginatively named “Meta AI,” a newish chatbot that the social media and advertising company has installed in as many of its apps and interfaces as possible. How does this model stack … Continue reading →

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So are we banning TikTok or what? Also: Can an influencer really tank an $800M company?

Posted on April 26, 2024 by Techme101

Welcome to Startups Weekly — your weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Friday. Ticktock, TikTok: It’s been a wild week for TikTok. Even as … Continue reading →

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