Sierra Space raises $290M at a $5.3B valuation Sierra Space has raised $290 million in a Series B round to scale its Dream Chaser spaceplane and commercial space station projects, bringing its valuation to $5.3 billion. The company has now raised ...
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Sierra Space raises $290M at a $5.3B valuation | TechCrunch
Sierra Space has raised $290 million in a Series B round to scale its Dream Chaser spaceplane and commercial space station projects.
Deepfake election risks trigger EU call for more generative AI safeguards The European Union has warned more needs to be done to address the risks that widely accessible generative AI tools may pose to free and fair debate in democratic societies, with the bloc’s values and...
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Deepfake election risks trigger EU call for more generative AI safeguards | TechCrunch
The European Union has warned more needs to be done to address the risks that widely accessible generative AI tools may pose to free and fair debat...
TechCrunch+ Roundup: Slashing SaaS costs, FedNow’s ‘game changer,’ diverse cap tables Software is a company’s third-largest expense, but because it’s spread across multiple departments, it’s the CFO’s responsibility to find places to cut.
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TechCrunch+ Roundup: Slashing SaaS costs, FedNow's 'game changer,' diverse cap tables | TechCrunch
Software is a company’s third-largest expense, but because it’s spread across multiple departments, it’s the CFO’s responsibility to find p...
The FTC just hit Amazon with a major antitrust lawsuit The Federal Trade Commission made its big move against online shopping giant Amazon on Tuesday, accusing the company of illegally stifling competition on its way to becoming a ubiquitous retail presen...
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The FTC just hit Amazon with a major antitrust lawsuit | TechCrunch
Amazon faces a major new lawsuit from the FTC, which accuses the online retail giant of abusing its power to crush competitors.
Bootstrapping is cool once again Network or no, startup founders are increasingly having to figure out sources of financing that's not venture capital.
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Bootstrapping is cool once again | TechCrunch
Network or no, startup founders are increasingly having to figure out sources of financing that's not venture capital.
Uber is getting tighter with taxi companies When Uber first launched its ride-hailing service, the company was more pariah than partner to the taxi industry. Some 12 years later, it seems to be the latter. Uber announced Tuesday a multi-year pa...
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Uber is getting tighter with taxi companies | TechCrunch
Uber struck a multiyear partnership with five taxi fleet companies in Southern California that will refer rides to taxi drivers.
Found: Live from TechCrunch Disrupt with cybersecurity trailblazer Window Snyder from Thistle Technologies Welcome back to Found, the podcast where we get the stories behind the startups.
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Found: Live from TechCrunch Disrupt with cybersecurity trailblazer Window Snyder from Thistle Technologies
Welcome back to Found, the podcast where we get the stories behind the startups.
Byju’s to cut as many as 5,000 more jobs amid business restructuring Byju’s plans to cut as many as 5,000 jobs in the coming weeks, a person familiar with the matter said, as the Indian edtech giant looks to pare down costs amid a broad restructuring of its business fo...
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Byju's to cut as many as 5,000 more jobs amid business restructuring | TechCrunch
Byju's plans to cut as many as 5,000 jobs in the coming weeks, a person familiar with the matter said, as the Indian edtech giant looks to par...
Kolena, a startup building tools to test AI models, raises $15M Kolena, a startup building tools to test, benchmark and validate the performance of AI models, today announced that it raised $15 million in a funding round led by Lobby Capital with participation fro...
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Kolena, a startup building tools to test AI models, raises $15M | TechCrunch
Kolena, a startup building a platform to test and validate AI models, has raised $15 million in a venture funding round.
Hollywood strikes could soon extend to the video game industry SAG-AFTRA members voted overwhelmingly on Monday to authorize a strike against the video game industry. The union — which includes video game performers like voice, motion capture and stunt actors — h...
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Hollywood strikes could soon extend to the video game industry | TechCrunch
SAG-AFTRA members voted overwhelmingly on Monday to authorize a strike against the video game industry, and AI is sparking concern.