Erin McGoff has 3 million followers on social media, but with the money she gets from Instagram and TikTok, she wouldn’t be able to pay for the plate of mozzarella sticks we’re sharing in a Baltimore bar. “On Instagram, I’ll have a video hit 900,000 […]
Day: January 13, 2024
NASA finally got the stuck lid off its asteroid Bennu sample container
You’d think grabbing a scoop of dirt off an orbiting space rock and then delivering it back to Earth would be the most complicated part of an asteroid sample collection mission, but the real challenge, it turns out, is actually opening that sample container once […]
Startups should use this co-selling technique for successful partnerships with cloud hyperscalers
The basis of the co-sell GTM strategy is built on understanding the problem and debunking the most common myths of the partner experience. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
The secret to making language models useful
GUEST: If you described your symptoms to me as a business leader and I typed them into ChatGPT, would you want me to generate and prescribe a treatment plan for you, sending orders to your local pharmacist — without consulting a doctor? What if you […]
Carta takes heat, Samsung unveils an upgraded Ballie, and Volkswagen brings ChatGPT to cars
In this edition of TechCrunch’s Week in Review (WiR) newsletter, we cover the recent Carta controversy, Samsung’s Ballie and Volkswagen cars with chatbots. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
When it comes to startups’ flight to quality, have we swung too far in the other direction?
Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts. Hello, and welcome back to Equity, the podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This is our new Saturday show, where we sit down with a guest, think about their […]
Anthropic researchers find that AI models can be trained to deceive
Most humans learn the skill of deceiving other humans. So can AI models learn the same? Yes, the answer seems — and terrifyingly, they’re exceptionally good at it. A recent study co-authored by researchers at Anthropic, the well-funded AI startup, investigated whether models can be […]
WowMouse turns your smartwatch into a gesture-based Bluetooth mouse
Using WowMouse to control a computer mouse. | Image: Doublepoint A company called Doublepoint announced a new app during CES this week called WowMouse that turns Android smartwatches like the Samsung Galaxy Watch into a gesture-based mouse for your computer. That means waving your arm […]
Zupyak’s unique startup journey — Building companies without a fixed idea
Avoid the safety of ordinary products and aim for innovation and distinctiveness. Dare to be different and push boundaries. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Clinatec shows brain-computer neural interface
When it comes to a brain-computer interface, Elon Musk’s Neuralink isn’t the only show in town. Clinatec has one too.