Databricks’ GPT rival and who’s investing in “underdog” founders
<div><p>Hello, and welcome to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This is our Friday episode, in which we dig through the most critical stories and themes from the week. As the week comes to a close, we’re also shutting the book on the trial […]</p>
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How a tiny 4-person startup, Supaglue, caught Stripe’s eye
<div><p>Supaglue's team will accelerate the work Stripe's been working on real-time analytics and reporting across its platform.</p>
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What is Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot and how does it work?
<div><p>You might’ve heard of Grok, X’s answer to OpenAI’s ChatGPT. It’s a chatbot and, in that sense, behaves as you’d expect — answering questions about current events, pop culture and so on. But unlike other chatbots, Grok has “a bit of wit,” as X owner Elon Musk puts it, and “a rebellious streak.” Long story […]</p>
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How data can help you understand the game industry | Joost Van Dreunen interview
Joost Van Dreunen has made a career out of helping people understand the game industry. We sat with him for a recent interview.Read More
The final countdown: Early Stage 2024 ticket savings end tonight
<div><p>The final countdown is on! Today, March 29, marks the final opportunity to grab your early-bird savings for TechCrunch Early Stage 2024 — a one-day event set to ignite your entrepreneurial journey on April 25 in Boston. Don’t miss out on this exclusive opportunity to gain invaluable insights, resources, and connections to propel your startup […]</p>
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Palmsy is a device-only “social network” to satisfy your posting itch
<div><p>When you sign up to a new social network, you have zero friend, zero follower, zero like. But as you start posting content, you might get more and more likes and comments. That could lead to new followers. And that dopamine boost will encourage you to post even more. A new app called Palmsy is […]</p>
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Digital mindfulness could help reduce the effects of technostress at work
Technology-related stress, overload, and anxiety are common problems in today’s workplace, potentially leading to higher burnout and poorer health. Many of these issues are likely to have increased since remote working became much more widespread following the pandemic. In 2022, along with colleagues at the University of Nottingham, I conducted a review of the academic literature on the downsides of digital working. We looked at nearly 200 studies from over the past decade, which revealed extens
Jeff Bezos Overtakes Elon Musk As Richest Person In The US—13th Flip-Flop This Month
Musk and Bezos have been in a month-long contest for the title of wealthiest person in the U.S., flip-flopping almost daily ...
Elon Musk Announces Significant Changes to X. Here's What to Know
Elon Musk has announced new changes to X (formerly Twitter) that will allow certain accounts to unlock premium features.
Elon Musk’s X Is Testing ‘Adult Content’ Groups for Users
X, the social network formerly known as Twitter, is testing a feature that lets users create or join communities focused on ...
Elon Musk’s xAI to Launch Improved Version of Grok Chatbot
The artificial-intelligence startup will launch an upgraded version of Grok, its rival to OpenAI’s ChatGPT, further ...
Fact Check: Fake Elon Musk call for Tyson Foods boycott stems from satirical headline
A headline reporting that Elon Musk has called for a boycott of Tyson Foods originated on a satirical website that regularly ...
Elon Musk's Neuralink brain implant to ultimately help humans merge with AI is sparking debate over safety and ethics
Elon Musk's Neuralink wants its brain chip to help treat neurological conditions, and, in the long term, to reduce the risks ...
Formula E world champion reveals how race cars accelerate EV tech
António Félix da Costa is an extremely fast worker. The motorsports star has barely caught his breath since speeding at 250 km/h per hour into sixth place at a race in Sao Paulo, but he’s already back behind another wheel on another continent. The location of his latest ride is the carmaking hub of Stuttgart, Germany, the home of Porsche and Mercedes-Benz. But you’ll never see these wheels spinning away — because they’re permanently parked. A stationary cockpit encased by screens, the device re
Google hints that Apple is set to support RCS by this fall
<div><p>Google showed a section on the new Google Messages page claiming that Apple is set to roll out (RCS) support for iPhones this fall.</p>
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Byju’s founder floats share offer to make peace with estranged investors
<div><p>Byju Raveendran, the founder of embattled edtech group Byju’s, has made a last-ditch attempt to placate disgruntled investors. He just informed them that the board is weighing an offer of renounced shares — shares that a company offers to shareholders at a discount to allow them to buy more shares — to prevent the dilution […]</p>
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X’s Grok chatbot will soon get an upgraded model, Grok-1.5
<div><p>X.ai, Elon Musk’s AI startup, has revealed its latest generative AI model, Grok-1.5. Set to power social network X’s Grok chatbot in the not-to-distant future (“in the coming days,” X.ai writes in a blog post), Grok-1.5 appears to be a measurable upgrade over its predecessor, Grok-1 — at least judging by the benchmark results and […]</p>
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Bumble’s new CEO talks about her critical mission: to spice things up at the company
<div><p>The bigger concern for Bumble is user fatigue. People aren't downloading dating apps as enthusiastically as they once were, which means less subscription revenue.</p>
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SBF’s prison sentence marks the end of the crypto grift era — so what’s next?
<div><p>Nearly everything else that's being built on or enabled by blockchains replaces something that's already being done fairly well.</p>
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Google DeepMind unveils ‘superhuman’ AI system that excels in fact-checking, saving costs and improving accuracy
Google DeepMind researchers have developed a new AI system that excels in fact-checking, outperforming human annotators and saving costs, but critics question what 'superhuman' really means in this context.Read More