At the upcoming TechCrunch Early Stage 2024 event taking place in Boston on April 25, one session will stand out for early-stage companies seeking to navigate the turbulent waters of tech and staffing strategies. Titled âHow to Evolve Your Tech and Staff Strategies for Future Rounds,â the session will be led by Brad Stanton, the […]
Amazon has quietly introduced a âspecial storeâ called Bazaar in India, featuring affordable and trendy fashion and lifestyle products, as it ramps up efforts against Walmart-owned Flipkart and Relianceâs Ajio, which have made deeper inroads in the Indian fast-fashion market. The worldâs largest e-commerce firm has rolled out the new store on its India Android […]
Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai took the stage on Wednesday at a Stanford event held by the universityâs business school, offering some small insights into how he thinks about running one of the worldâs most valuable tech companies. It was a notable appearance because Pichaiâs been having a bit of a rough go lately. Google is […]
Queerie is a dating app aimed specifically at LGBTQIA+ folks. Itâs a very early-stage company thatâs raising just $300,000 â a round size that typically falls into the âfriends and familyâ category. Dating is a fiercely competitive space, and thereâs been a fair amount of M&A activity over the years, so I was eager to […]
Super Founders and Funders in AI Panel & Mixer Featuring Venture-backed Founders and VCs Hosted By: Supermomos and HBS AI ClubTime: April 22, 6pm to 8pmDescription: Join us for an intimate evening over a Founders and Funders in AI Panel & Mixer featuring venture-backed Founders and VCs, in honor of TechCrunch week! We will feature venture-backed founders and […]
The European Union and United States put out a joint statement Friday affirming a desire to increase cooperation over artificial intelligence â including in relation to AI safety and governance â as well as, more broadly, talking up an intent to collaborate across a number of other tech issues, such as developing standards for digital […]
Reuters reported on Thursday that Googleâs parent company, Alphabet, is exploring the possibility of buying Boston-based HubSpot, a CRM and marketing automation company with a market cap of over $33 billion â a number that has been climbing on those reports. If such a deal were to happen, the cost would likely be pretty substantial, […]
Every year, Time Magazine issues a list of the 200 best inventions of the past 12 months. Frankly, I donât know how the editors do it. The dirty secret of this job is that true, game-changing inventions rarely cross your desk. In fact, youâre extraordinarily lucky if you average one a year. Oculusâ Rift prototype […]
Bitkraft Ventures â a games investor based out of Denver, Colorado, but with European founders â has raised its third fund, coming in at $275 million. The fund will make seed and Series A investments in gaming studios, and platforms to support game production. The moves comes at a time when games investments have actually […]
Ford announced Thursday that itâs delaying the production of two electric vehicles, a next-generation EV pickup and a three-row EV SUV. The pair are now slated to arrive in 2026 and 2027, delays of one and two years respectively. In their place, the automaker will be introducing hybrids across its U.S. lineup. Fordâs CEO has […]