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For founders and investors alike, hard tech problems present a challenge — how to build a successful company over a long time horizon. How to land investors who fund game-changing companies by Tim De Chant originally published on TechCrunch... →

Stability AI, the venture-backed startup behind the text-to-image AI system Stable Diffusion, is funding a wide-ranging effort to apply AI to the frontiers of biotech. Called OpenBioML, the endeavor’s first projects will focus on machine learning based approaches to DNA sequencing, protein folding, and computational biochemistry. The company’s founders describe OpenBioML as an “open research […] Stability AI backs effort to bring machine learning to biomed by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

This week Amanda Silberling and I went live on LinkedIn and Twitter Spaces to talk about Elon Musk’s questionable plans for blue checks on Twitter. Then, I talk with Natasha Mascarenhas about a new startup, Rewind, that wants to help humans have perfect memory. And as always, we break down the biggest stories in tech. […] Buying your own identity on Elon’s Twitter and other news by Darrell Etherington originally published on TechCrunch... →

After Warner Bros. Discovery reported its third-quarter earnings results yesterday, the company told investors and analysts in a call that the forthcoming combined HBO Max/Discovery+ streaming service will now launch in the U.S. earlier than previously announced. CEO David Zaslav said the yet-to-be-named service is now getting a spring 2023 launch instead of in the […] Combined HBO Max/Discovery+ service gets an earlier launch date, price hike is to be expected by Lauren Forristal originally published on Te... →

Fintech unicorns and decacorns are not immune to challenging economic and fundraising conditions. VCs unpack what's going on. VCs decipher the recent fintech layoffs — and why they’re happening now by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch... →

TechCrunch Sessions: Space returns on December 6, and among our distinguished guests is Dr. Carolyn Mercer, chief technologist for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate, who will share the agency’s tech and science ambitions and priorities in the Artemis era. Mercer is a NASA veteran and started as a research engineer at Glenn before ascending through the […] Hear NASA’s science and tech ambitions from Carolyn Mercer at TC Sessions: Space by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch... →

Education options during and after incarceration have never been particularly extensive, despite the best intentions of educators. Emerge Career is working on changing that and its early success in putting formerly incarcerated folks to work is attracting investment from both VCs and government programs. It was only August when Emerge first appeared as it came […] Emerge Career’s pre-release job training lands $3.2M seed and new state contracts by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch... →

Santa Claus makes a list and checks it twice. Can your e-commerce startup make the same claim this holiday season? TechCrunch+ roundup: TAM tough love, ‘building in public,’ 6 key SaaS metrics by Walter Thompson originally published on TechCrunch... →

Shares of Coinbase and Robinhood up? In this economy? Yes. Why Robinhood and Coinbase gained ground after reporting earnings by Anna Heim originally published on TechCrunch... →

"If the founder has that deep personal connection and is willing to put what it takes to take it to those next few levels, that's where the TAM starts to look exciting.” What investors really think about the TAM slide in your pitch deck by Walter Thompson originally published on TechCrunch... →

Стас Хрусталев из Just Be Nice поделился своим обзором трендов в создании логотипов... →

As mass layoffs begin at Twitter, major advertisers are pausing their campaigns on the social network — a move that’s gotten the attention of newly-minted CEO Elon Musk. In a tweet this morning, Musk blamed a “massive drop” in Twitter revenue on “activist groups pressuring advertisers,” likely referring to an open letter sent Tuesday by […] Musk blames ‘activist groups’ for major advertisers pausing spending on Twitter by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

So let’s say hypothetically, you’re an extremely online billionaire who just bought a social media platform for $44 billion, a purchase you presumably regret given the fact that you spent months in legal limbo trying and failing to get out of the deal. You’re probably wondering how you can turn a company that operated at […] Should Twitter embrace porn and compete with OnlyFans? by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch... →

A month after Hulu raised the subscription prices of its on-demand streaming service, it is now targeting the subscribers of its live TV streaming bundle. Parent-company Disney announced in August that it would increase the cost of the Hulu Live TV bundle later in the year. Starting on December 8, Hulu Live TV subscribers will […] Hulu set to raise the cost of the Hulu Live TV bundle in December by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch... →

As a startup, when you’re trying to stay as lean as possible, outsourcing is the name of the game; if you can get someone else to do the work for you (and manage the team, deal with hiring and HR, etc.), that’s a win. The major exception is anything that creates core intellectual property and […] Why ButcherBox built two dry ice factories during the pandemic by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch... →

Uber has applied to withdraw a petition in Kenya challenging the new ride-hailing regulations that capped commissions at 18%, and required taxi apps operating to acquire licenses. Coulson Harney, the law firm representing Uber, filed the notice of withdrawal bringing to an end its push to have the new digital ride-hailing regulations annulled. “Take notice […] Uber withdraws petition to annul new ride-hailing regulations in Kenya by Annie Njanja originally published on TechCrunch... →

Etsy is is launching a new image search feature that is designed to help users find what they’re looking for faster. Up until now, the only way to search on Etsy was through keywords. Now, users on iOS can tap the new camera icon in the search bar and upload or take a photo, after […] Etsy begins rolling out visual search, starting with iOS users by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch... →

Surfe, the startup that was originally named Leadjet, is an interesting browser extension if you spend a lot of time on LinkedIn and are tired of switching between your CRM and the professional social network. When you install Surfe’s browser extension, you get some nifty syncing features between your CRM and LinkedIn. For instance, you […] Surfe brings your CRM data to LinkedIn — and vice versa by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch... →

TechCrunch Sessions: Space is back! Happening December 6 — our third dedicated space event. This is a live, in-person event featuring the most influential people in the space industry, across public, private and defense. 2022 was a year that saw the commercial space industry undergo a lot of change, including significant consolidation, as well as […] Take off with us at TechCrunch Sessions: Space in Los Angeles by Darrell Etherington originally published on TechCrunch... →

AfroTech CEO Morgan DeBaun said this year’s event aims to bridge the gap between music, culture, technology, and fintech. AfroTech Conference heads to Austin for first in-person event since 2019 by Dominic-Madori Davis originally published on TechCrunch... →