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Flexport founder Ryan Petersen has joined venture capital firm Founders Fund as a partner, as reported by Forbes earlier today. Founders Fund confirmed the move to TechCrunch, providing the following statement from General Partner Trae Stephens: “We’ve always struggled to define the quintessential Founders Fund founder. Clearly, it’s Ryan. We’re thrilled to welcome him to […] Flexport’s Ryan Petersen joins venture firm Founders Fund as a partner by Mary Ann Azevedo originally published on TechCrunch... →

In this issue: Astra's corporate reorganization, news from Pulsar Fusion and more. Max Q: Astra Spacecraft Engines, Inc. by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch... →

Twitch is finally rolling out a Discovery Feed, after years of complaints from its creators about the lack of growth opportunities for smaller streamers. The company announced the Discovery Feed, along with a slew of other new features, during the weekend opening ceremony at TwitchCon Paris. The new features revolve around supporting short-form video content […] Twitch is launching a discovery feed and other short-form video features by Morgan Sung originally published on TechCrunch... →

Starlink satellites are making thousands of avoidance maneuvers as low Earth orbit becomes more crowded, feeding worries that a catastrophic impact is inevitable. SpaceX’s orbital communication satellites performed maneuvers just over 25,000 times in the six-month period between December 1, 2022 and May 21, 2023, the company told the Federal Communications Commission in a recent […] Starlink satellites are dodging objects in orbit thousands of times every month by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on T... →

Use the current market downturn as an opportunity to focus on revenue generation by building products that customers are willing to pay for. You don’t need VC to develop a consumer tech product by Walter Thompson originally published on TechCrunch... →

It takes a small army to produce a world-class tech conference, and we’re searching for a battalion of smart, eager volunteers to lend a hand at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 on September 19-21 in San Francisco. If you’re willing to roll up your sleeves and help us make Disrupt an amazing experience for more than 10,000 […] Volunteer your way to attend TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 for free by Lauren Simonds originally published on TechCrunch... →

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California-based EV maker Fisker plans to sell $340 million in convertible debt, according to a regulatory filing posted Monday. The company expects the net proceeds to be $296.7 million, the lower amount taking into account a 12% issue discount and other fees. The notes are due in 2025. Fisker plans to use the funds to […] Fisker to sell $340M in convertible notes to fund operations, add battery pack capacity by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch... →

The process of compositing, or placing actors in front of a background that’s not actually there, is as old as filmmaking itself — and it’s always been a pain. Netflix has a new technique that relies on machine learning to do some of the hard work, but it requires lighting actors in a garish magenta. […] Netflix’s AI-assisted green screen bathes actors in eye-searing magenta by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch... →

ELOOP and Peaq are among the startups looking to help enterprise businesses incorporate web3 into their business models. Car-sharing revenue could be a first step to mainstream adoption of web3 in the enterprise by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch... →

Spreadsheets. They’re probably not what you’d call the most exciting piece of software going; it seems like a third of all startup pitches has “spreadsheets” in the “look how ridiculous, this is how how people solve this problem now” part of the narrative. It can’t be denied that they’re the workhorse of the corporate world, […] Sourcetable raises $3M, claiming the future of spreadsheets is spreadsheets by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch... →

Rockets are among the greatest feats in human engineering, but to Longshot Space CEO Mike Grace, they’re an “overly exquisite solution” to the problem of sending megatons of inert mass to space. “You need something that is dumber and much cheaper, both to build and to operate,” he said in a recent interview. Longshot’s answer […] Longshot Space wants to make space launch dumb – and really cheap, too by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch... →

If your IP is stopping a big company from doing what it wants, that could, in itself, be a good enough reason for acquiring you. IP for startups: It starts with strategy by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch... →

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EA (Electronic Arts) announced Monday that its new studio Cliffhanger Games, is developing a third-person, single-player Black Panther game in a joint effort with Marvel Games. Cliffhanger Games claims that the upcoming action-adventure game is designed to give fans of the superhero franchise the ability to explore the expansive world of Wakanda. The development studio […] EA to launch single-player Black Panther video game by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch... →

Snap announced today that it is rolling out an integration with the link-in-bio tool Linktree to let people show off their work and other profiles on Snapchat. The social network is late to allow links in the profiles of creators. Until now, it only allowed brands and Snap Stars — the biggest creators who are […] Snap is teaming up with Linktree to let users include links in their profiles by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch... →

The European Union has adopted a new transatlantic data adequacy agreement with the US. The much anticipated decision means there’s an immediate resolution to legal uncertainty around exports of EU users’ personal data by US companies — a problem that’s affected thousands of business in recent years, big and small, including the likes of Meta […] Europe adopts US data adequacy decision by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch... →

The situation will not resolve over night, but a few more big exits could go a long way to brighten up 2023. As the value of startup exits craters, poor liquidity may be harming VCs’ ability to raise capital by Alex Wilhelm originally published on TechCrunch... →