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As the stock market cooled last year, it led to a dearth of startup IPOs. That could be about to change. The Wall Street Journal reports that Klaviyo, the Boston-based marketing automation startup that has raised over $775 million, is going to pull the trigger later this year. If it’s true that the company has […] Report: Klaviyo to IPO later this year by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch... →

We compared pass/fail rates in our users’ mock interviews with whether users marked themselves as OpenToWork on their LinkedIns. Here are the results. Should you post that you’re #OpenToWork? A tale of two labor markets. by Jenna Routenberg originally published on TechCrunch... →

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Spotify is shutting down its live-audio app Spotify Live, a spokesperson for the company confirmed to TechCrunch on Monday. The company says it will continue to explore live features on its main platform. The news was first reported by Music Ally. “After a period of experimentation and learnings around how Spotify users interact with live audio, […] Spotify is shutting down its live audio app Spotify Live by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch... →

Речь о споре с автозаводом «ГАЗ», который из-за ухода Volkswagen из страны «потерял» контракт и потребовал взыскать с компании деньги.... →

Breaking news: a 51-year-old man has made a joke that reeks of the same sophistication a 13-year-old boy might bring to Reddit. After Twitter’s botched attempt to remove legacy blue checkmarks from verified accounts that don’t pay for Twitter Blue, it seems the platform has set its sights on more juvenile coding endeavors. Yes, Twitter’s […] Twitter’s new homepage logo is very doge-y by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch... →

There is a good reason not to trust what today’s AI constructs tell you, and it has nothing to do with the fundamental nature of intelligence or humanity, with Wittgensteinian concepts of language representation, or even disinfo in the dataset. All that matters is that these systems do not distinguish between something that is correct […] The Great Pretender by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch... →

Today Twitter users are noticing that an image of a dog has been added to a place of prominence. You can see it for yourself on Twitter.com, where you will be greeted with a pup: The particular dog image — a shiba inu — corresponds with the logo of the dogecoin blockchain and cryptocurrency. Normally […] Twitter’s new dog icon is sending dogecoin — sigh — to the moon by Alex Wilhelm originally published on TechCrunch... →

As free promotion for hardware startups go, one would be hard pressed to point to something better than a $175 million Spielberg film. “It was actually Warner Bros. that had reached out to us to get two Omnis for use in the movie,” Virtuix founder and CEO Jan Goetgeluk tells TechCrunch. “We shipped them two, […] A decade later, this VR treadmill is finally ready to ship by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch... →

Generative AI is hot among venture capital firms now, with $4.5 billion invested in 2022. Narrato, a AI content creation and collaboration platform, announced today it has joined the ranks of other generative AI startups with VC funding. Based in San Francisco, Narrato raised a $1 million pre-seed round led by AirTree Ventures, the Australian […] AirTree backs generative AI content creation and management platform Narrato by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch... →

YouTube announced today that it will be livestreaming all six stages during both weekends of Coachella for the first time. In the past, the Google-owned company only livestreamed three stages. The music festival kicks off on April 14 at 7 PM ET and resumes April 21 at the same time. “This year we will be […] YouTube will livestream all six Coachella stages across both weekends by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch... →

Warner Bros. is giving DC fans a “Blue Beetle” movie, set to hit theaters on August 18. The trailer was released today, providing a glimpse into the world of the bug-legged superhero. “Blue Beetle” stars “Cobra Kai” actor Xolo Maridueña as Jamie Reyes, a recent college graduate who gets his Iron Man-style powers from an […] Warner Bros. gives DC fans an official ‘Blue Beetle’ trailer by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch... →

Spend management company Airbase found itself trying to access its own funds while also helping customers make payments through Silicon Valley Bank during the bank's collapse. How a fintech company handled a fintech crisis by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch... →

Kaszek Ventures, one of Latin America’s first venture firms, has raised $975 million across two funds. Specifically, the São Paulo-based firm has closed on Kaszek Ventures VI, a $540 million early-stage fund and Kaszek Ventures Opportunity-III (KVO-III), a $435 million vehicle for later stage investments.  In recent years, there has been an explosion of global […] Kaszek earmarks nearly $1B in new funds for Latin American startups by Mary Ann Azevedo originally published on TechCrunch... →

Yik Yak users are enraged over the changes being made to the anonymous social app after its quiet acquisition by the similarly-focused campus chat app, Sidechat. While Yik Yak had focused on anonymous posting within a local community, Sidechat is working to build private communities for colleges. Initially, Yik Yak had been pushing its users […] Yik Yak users are protesting the app’s makeover after acquisition by Sidechat by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch... →

Keeping up with an industry as fast-moving as AI is a tall order. So until an AI can do it for you, here’s a handy roundup of the last week’s stories in the world of machine learning, along with notable research and experiments we didn’t cover on their own. In one of the more surprising […] The week in AI: The pause request heard ’round the world by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

The picture is one of a country that's seeing markedly smaller VC investments that are taking longer than has been the case for a few years. Venture interest in Chinese companies remains muted after slow 2022 by Alex Wilhelm originally published on TechCrunch... →

Убыток компании сократился 62%... →

To keep a company secure in today’s digital universe, it takes a village — specifically, all the company’s employees, who have to be on their guard pretty much all the time to avoid phishing, credit stuffing and other kinds of common attack vectors and techniques that lead to their data and that of their businesses […] Push Security raises $15M to help SaaS users lower their online vulnerability by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch... →

EV automaker Rivian said Monday it produced 9,395 vehicles at its factory in Normal, Illinois in the first quarter, lower than the previous period but still on track to hit its 50,000 production goal for the year. Rivian said it delivered 7,946 of those vehicles in the first quarter. Rivian’s first-quarter delivery numbers just missed analysts […] Rivian sticks to 2023 production goal for EVs despite quarterly dip by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch... →