OpenAI taps former Twitter India head to kickstart in the country
OpenAI is working with former Twitter India head Rishi Jaitly as a senior advisor to facilitate talks with the government about AI policy, TechCrunch has exclusively...
Mulch and the enduring appeal of internet absurdism
I am haunted by mulch posts.
The most recent mulch video came to me in the middle of the night, when I was hours into scrolling through...
Fundraising trends for 2024: Get to the point, explain ‘why now’
Thanksgiving is long behind us, so unless you’re already in due diligence with a VC, you may as well pack up your fundraising knapsack and chill...
Report: FAA should improve investigation process after a rocket launch goes awry
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has let launch providers conduct their own investigations in nearly every instance that a launch mishap has occurred since the start...
DNA companies should receive the death penalty for getting hacked
Personal data is the new gold. The recent 23andMe data breach is a stark reminder of a chilling reality — our most intimate, personal information might...
Travelsist hopes its air travel concierge will take off from Atlanta
If you are dreading to catch flights over the holiday season, you are not alone. Forget about marveling at the wonder that is flying; going through...
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,...
Will December bring startup winter?
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Borrowing has become more expensive, and profits are harder to come by,...
‘Secondaries summer’ is over, but 2024 looks promising
Secondary venture activity has ebbed and flowed over the last few months, following a particularly busy summer. But 2024 may see investors returning for good, writes...
Startups are doing fine, but scale-ups and unicorns are in deep water
It seems the younger a startup is today, the better its fundraising prospects.
Recent data from Carta pushes back against the narrative that 2023 has been tough...