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Vinod Khosla has no doubts that humanity’s future with AI is bright. The Sun Microsystems co-founder turned prominent investor predicts that “the need to work will go away” almost entirely thanks to AI. “Almost all expertise, it doesn’t matter whether you’re talking about primary care physicians, mental health therapists, oncologists, structural engineers or accountants—all […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... →

Oversubscribed Ventures co-founder Sara Foster (above right) made a confession on stage on Monday at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024. “I don’t even have ChatGPT on my phone,” she said. It’s an unexpected comment from an investor, given that ChatGPT is arguably the most influential product to launch this decade. But what makes the Foster sisters different […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... →

Europe has a new lobbying body, one with a self-stated mission to “improve competition, transparency, and resilience” in the cloud computing sector. The Open Cloud Coalition (OCC) counts 10 members at launch, the most notable one being Google, supported by cloud providers spanning international and local markets including Centerprise International, Civo, Gigas, ControlPlane, DTP Group, […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... →

Fintech startups inspire—Visa enables. Join us at the Visa Emerging Innovators (VEI) program, where we celebrate the next generation of fintech pioneers. This year, we are thrilled to announce that we are doubling the prize to an incredible $100K! Visa has carefully selected five visionary startups from around the world, each poised to pitch their […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... →

The bankruptcy of banking-as-a-service (BaaS) fintech Synapse shows just how treacherous things are for the often-interdependent fintech world when one key player hits trouble. Synapse’s problems have hurt and taken down a number of other startups and affected millions of consumers all over the country. Many believe regulatory clarity is needed moving forward. One analyst […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... →

Erin and Sara Foster, two of the venture industry’s most famous sisters, sit down alongside business partner Phil Schwarz at Disrupt 2024 to talk about their VC firm Oversubscribed Ventures, consumer investing, culture curation, and what it means to be a creator in the modern age. Subscribe for more on YouTube: https://tcrn.ch/youtube Follow TechCrunch on […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... →

One fascinating trend these days is an area that has a number of names: national-interest startups, American Dynamism, New World. These startups are creating technologies in areas that are meant to be built, used, and create jobs in the country of origin, like the US. They cover everything from aerospace and critical infrastructure to government, […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... →

In the summer of 2020, a fire broke out onboard a naval ship docked in San Diego Bay. For more than four days, the USS Bonhomme Richard burned as helicopters dropped buckets of water from above, boats spewed water from below, and firefighters rushed onboard to control the blaze. Before the embers had even cooled, […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... →

Storied investor Vinod Khosla, founder and partner at Khosla Ventures, and more recently one of the first checks into OpenAI veered off topic during a Monday interview at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 focused on the future of AI. After talking about AI’s future and risks, he took a moment to deliver a stringent warning about the […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... →

For anyone who parties or goes out dancing, the risk of accidentally taking adulterated drugs is a real one. MabLab, presenting today on the Startup Battlefield stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024, has created a testing strip that detects the five most common and dangerous additives in minutes. Co-founders Vienna Sparks and Skye Lam met in […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... →

Software is eating the world, and companies are hiring global talent more frequently than ever. They want to be able to hire talent in foreign countries and retain employees who want to move abroad. That’s why a new wave of global HR startups are helping companies hire people all around the world with local contracts. […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... →

VRTL founder Courtney Jeffries describes herself as a “recovering sports executive.” “That was my entire career before I threw it away to chase down my startup dreams,” Jeffries told TechCrunch. After playing softball at the University of Washington, she spent almost 20 years working in marketing and sales for teams like the Oakland Raiders and […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... →

DGLegacy, a company that’s designed a digital legacy planning and inheritance app, pitched today at TechCrunch Disrupt Startup Battlefield to detail how it’s helping people ensure that their loved ones inherit their assets.  Founded by husband-and-wife duo Ana Mineva and Peter Minev, DGLegacy allows users to proactively inform their beneficiaries of their assets and ensure […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... →

Vinod Khosla said the author of California’s recently vetoed AI bill, SB 1047, was clueless about the real dangers of AI, and not qualified to have an opinion on global national security issues. The comment about state Senator Scott Wiener was made during an on-stage interview at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024. “He’s clueless about the real […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... →

After selling Postmates to Uber for $2.65 billion, Bastian Lehmann is back with Tiptop, a startup that wants to unlock the monetary value of things you already own. Tiptop is building an instant trade-in program that is available at checkout. Retailers can integrate Tiptop as a payment option and Tiptop handles everything from quotes to […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... →

Family offices have gotten increasingly active in investing in startups both directly and through their VC investors. But what are they looking for? While no two family offices are the same, this session with Elle Family Office Family Office Principle Eti Lazarian and Keebeck Wealth Management CEO & Founder Bruce Lee digs into family office […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... →

Data is pretty much everything when it comes to training AI systems, but accessing enough data to produce quality products that live up to their promise is a major challenge, even for companies with the deepest of pockets. This is a problem that Advex AI is setting out to address, using generative AI and synthetic […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... →

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