Brave lays off 9% of its workforce
Brave Software, the maker of Brave Browser and Search, confirmed that it has laid off 9% of its staff across departments.
The company didn’t specify how many...
a16z-backed fintech Synapse lays off 40% of its staff
Banking-as-a-service startup Synapse confirmed today that it has laid off 86 people, or about 40% of the company.
The San Francisco-based company, which operates a platform enabling...
Artists across industries are strategizing together around AI concerns
As creative industries grapple with AI’s explosion into every artistic medium at once, separate calls from artists warning the world to take action before it’s too...
EV buyers will soon get their $7,500 credit quicker
Starting in January, the IRS will make the $7,500 federal EV tax credit available immediately via dealers. The Treasury Department announced the update on Friday, noting...
TechCrunch+ Roundup: AI investor survey, calculating TAM, inside the FTX trial
Follow-on financing is harder to raise these days, which means founders must watch their spending like hawks while keeping the peace with their investors like sweet,...
OpenAI said to be considering developing its own AI chips
OpenAI, one of the best-funded AI startups in business, is exploring making its own AI chips.
Discussions of AI chip strategies within the company have been ongoing...
Electric seaglider startup Regent takes flight with $60M in new funding
The promise of electric aviation has been weighed down by the limited range of batteries and the long certification process. Regent co-founder and CEO Billy Thalheimer,...
SBF Trial: The latest updates from the FTX collapse’s courtroom drama
Sam Bankman-Fried is in court for alleged fraud while leading crypto exchange FTX. Here’s our latest coverage as the case continues.
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Some gen AI vendors say they’ll defend customers from IP lawsuits. Others, not so...
A person using generative AI — models that generate text, images, music and more given a prompt — could infringe on someone else’s copyright through no...
The whole venture merry-go-round is decelerating
Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts. Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance...