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Over the last decade or so, many venture capitalists have built vast personal fortunes. Some of the money has been made through investments in companies that have outperformed. But much of their wealth traces to management fees that added up quickly as fund sizes —  raised in faster succession than ever in history — ballooned […] VCs are pushing startups — will their investors tighten the thumbscrews, too? by Connie Loizos originally published on TechCrunch... →

In November, Netflix unveiled its long-anticipated ad-supported tier which offers customers in select markets, including the U.S., the ability to offset the cost of a Netflix subscription by allowing their viewing to be interrupted with ad breaks. At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Netflix President of Worldwide Advertising, Jeremi Gorman, offered some initial […] Despite challenges, Netflix says its ad tier is doing well by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch... →

From the desk of ‘I’m not sure this is a good idea’ at CES in Las Vegas, comes 444. The early-stage startup is planning to combine pepper spray with some electronics so a potential attack victim’s friends can be notified when they’ve had to deploy the defence spray to get themselves out of a bind. […] This pepper spray will phone your friends as you mace your assailants by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch... →

You probably haven’t heard of Brane Audio yet, but trust me on this one: You will. One of my highlights at CES in Las Vegas today was listening to the company’s debut speaker, the Brane X, side-by-side with some other well-known speaker brands. The company’s founder has a background from high-precision magnetics, and after exiting […] Brane X portable speaker packs a hell of a punch in a small package by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch... →

A sharp-eyed developer at Krita noticed recently that, in the settings for their Adobe Creative Cloud account, the company had opted them (and everyone else) into a “content analysis” program whereby they “may analyze your content using techniques such as machine learning (e.g. for pattern recognition) to develop and improve our products and services.” Some […] Is Adobe using your photos to train its AI? It’s complicated by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch... →

Hello, friends, and welcome to Daily Crunch, bringing you the most important startup, tech and venture capital news in a single package. Daily Crunch: Property management startup Doorstead raises $21.5M Series B by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch... →

HealthAtom is aiming to be the go-to cloud-based operations system for small and midsize healthcare companies across Latin America (LatAm). Although the company has been around since 2012, this is the first time it has announced fresh capital, in the amount of $10 million. HealthAtom’s medilink and dentalink software suites let clinics create schedules, manage […] HealthAtom empowers LatAm’s small healthcare offices with cloud-based ops by Andrew Mendez originally published on TechCrunch... →

We’ve met with Mojo Vision for several CESes, watching the startup’s AR contact lenses develop, year by year. These sorts of things take a lot of time and money, of course – and these days it seems increasingly difficult to find either. Today, the California -based firm announced that it is “decelerating” work on the […] Mojo Vision puts contact lens production ‘on hold’ as it lays off 75% of staff by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch... →

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The NFT marketplace SuperRare is cutting 30% of its staff, according to a Slack message from CEO John Crain. Crain posted a screenshot of the message on Twitter. I have some tough news to share: pic.twitter.com/iLDKqgyhQa — SuperRare John ... →

According to recent PitchBook market reports, the venture capital environment remains tough for startups as nontraditional investors pull back. VC deal activity fell in 2022, signaling tough times ahead by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

Verizon last month introduced a new subscription service aggregator, +Play, into open beta, allowing its customers to purchase and manage subscriptions to over 20 services, including Netflix, Disney+, Hulu, HBO Max, ESPN+, discovery+, AMC+, NFL+, NBA League Pass and NBA TV. But while the initial version of the service is expected to launch in the […] Verizon’s +Play subscription store to later open to non-Verizon customers by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch... →

Being driven around the gridlocked-streets of Las Vegas during CES can be nauseating — at the best of times. But doing so with a virtual reality headset blocking your view? Certainly, it’s a recipe for disaster. I don’t have the strongest of stomachs; and I pack Dramamine wherever I go. So it was with more than […] Finding Vegas VR nirvana in the backseat of a ’67 DeVille at CES 2023 by Tim Stevens originally published on TechCrunch... →

After surpassing 1.02 billion total hours viewed in the third week of its debut, Netflix’s “Wednesday” has been renewed for a second season, the company announced today. The series originally premiered in November with eight episodes. It’s centered around the popular “Addams Family” character, Wednesday Addams (played by Jenna Ortega), as she begins her first […] Netflix’s ‘Wednesday’ gets a second season by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch... →

Mastercard is launching a web3-focused incubator with Ethereum scaling layer-2 blockchain Polygon to help artists connect with fans. Mastercard launches web3-focused artist incubator with Polygon by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch... →

Given Logan Paul’s dubious history on YouTube, it probably doesn’t come as a surprise that his CryptoZoo NFT project has allegedly turned out to be a scam. Some investors ended up losing up to half a million dollars, according to independent YouTube reporter Coffeezilla. The development of CryptoZoo has been stalled due to alleged nonpayment […] YouTuber Logan Paul’s CryptoZoo NFT project is a total mess by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch... →

TikTok users regularly complain of hours lost on the platform, especially at night. In an effort to address these concerns, the company is testing new sleep reminders that include the option to set up alerts when it’s your bedtime and to mute notifications during the recommended seven hours of sleep. TikTok confirmed to TechCrunch on […] TikTok is testing a ‘sleep reminders’ feature that nudges you when it’s bedtime by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch... →

A definitive founder's guide would have to include chapters like, "So you've hired the wrong person," or, "Five ways to tell if an investor is lying to you." TechCrunch+ roundup: Dry powder’s slow fuse, landing page basics, generative AI hype by Walter Thompson originally published on TechCrunch... →

In some ways, the prevalent negative market forces might actually serve as an accelerant for creativity. How global unrest will impact innovation in 2023 by Ram Iyer originally published on TechCrunch... →