TC+ Roundup: Many Black founders are rooting for SVB
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Before being known as the bank that collapsed, Silicon Valley Blank made a name for itself as a bank that helps support underrepresented founders. Eight...
Apple cuts off Beeper Mini’s access after launch of service that brought iMessage to...
Was it too good to be true? Beeper, the startup that reverse engineered iMessage to bring blue bubble texts to Android users, is experiencing an outage,...
Equity Down Under: How Australian startups can crack the US market
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Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind...
Airbnb plans to use AI, including its GamePlanner acquisition, to create the ‘ultimate concierge’
In November, Airbnb acquired a stealth AI firm launched by Siri’s co-founder, called GamePlanner.AI. The deal valued the secretive startup at around $200 million, according to...
After delays, X updates Community Notes fact-checks to improve speed and distribution
After X’s crowdsourced fact-checking system faced multi-day delays to correct misinformation on the platform, the company formerly known as Twitter has announced a series of improvements...
Temasek’s Xora backs Cosmos Innovation’s next-generation solar cell technology
Perovskite silicon tandem solar cell technology is a mouthful, but it’s basically perovskite crystals layered on top of silicon cells. The combination captures energy from the...
Microsoft combines Microsoft To Do, Planner and Project into a new Microsoft Planner in...
At Microsoft Ignite 2023 today, the company announced that it plans to bring together its various planning tools like Microsoft To Do, Microsoft Planner and Microsoft...
Apple agrees to pay out $25 million to settle lawsuit over Family Sharing
Apple has agreed to pay out $25 million to settle a class action lawsuit over its Family Sharing feature, which lets users and up to five...
This app lets cafes and coffee shops charge to use the bathroom
Thanks to bans on pay toilets dating back to the 1970s, folks in the U.S. have become accustomed to enjoying free public restroom access pretty much...
Humans can’t resist breaking AI with boobs and 9/11 memes
The AI industry is progressing at a terrifying pace, but no amount of training will ever prepare an AI model to stop people from making it...