[[{“value”:” Welcome to Startups Weekly — Haje‘s weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Friday. In a twist that shocks absolutely no one and thrills pyromaniacs who love seeing money burn, Elon Musk’s newest venture, xAI, has snagged a casual $6 […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
a16z-backed ZeroMark wants to give soldiers guns that don’t miss against drones
[[{“value”:” The product, which ZeroMark calls a “fire control system,” has two components: a small computer that has sensors, like lidar and electro-optical, and a motorized buttstock. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. “}]]
Pitch Deck Teardown: RAW Dating App’s $3M angel deck
[[{“value”:” The RAW Dating App aims to shake up the dating scheme by shedding the fake, TikTok-ified, heavily filtered photos and replacing them with a more genuine, unvarnished experience. The app targets young professionals and students, particularly women aged 21 to 27, who seek genuine interactions. The company’s team claims it raised a $3 million friends […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
‘ThreadsDeck’ arrived just in time for the Trump verdict
[[{“value”:” Yes, we’re calling it “ThreadsDeck” now. At least that’s the tag many are using to describe the new user interface for Instagram’s X competitor, Threads, which resembles the column-based format of Twitter’s old app TweetDeck (now X Pro). Two weeks after first testing the functionality that allows Threads users to pin columns to the home […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Hackers steal $305M from DMM Bitcoin crypto exchange
[[{“value”:” Japanese crypto exchange DMM Bitcoin confirmed on Friday that it had been the victim of a hack resulting in the theft of 4,502.9 bitcoin, or about $305 million. According to crypto security firm Elliptic, this is the eighth largest crypto theft in history. DMM Bitcoin said it detected “an unauthorized leak of Bitcoin (BTC) from […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Disrupt 2024 early-bird prices end at midnight
[[{“value”:” This is not a drill! Today marks the final day to secure your early-bird tickets for TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 at a significantly reduced rate. At midnight tonight, May 31, ticket prices will increase, so act now to save up to $800 on admission to one of the most anticipated technology conferences of the year. Disrupt […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Instagram tests ‘trial reels’ that don’t display to a creator’s followers
[[{“value”:” Instagram is testing a way for creators to experiment with reels without committing to having them displayed on their profiles, giving the social network a possible edge over TikTok and a way for creators to test new content without pressure to perform. The company this week began global tests of this new “trial reels” feature […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Feds tell Zoox to send more info about autonomous vehicles suddenly braking
[[{“value”:” U.S. federal regulators have requested more information from Zoox, Amazon’s self-driving unit, as part of an investigation into rear-end crash risks posed by unexpected braking. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) opened a preliminary investigation into Zoox on May 10 after it received two reports of Zoox vehicles unexpectedly braking, leading to rear-end collisions […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Canva’s rap battle is part of a long legacy of Silicon Valley cringe
[[{“value”:” You thought the hottest rap battle of the summer was between Kendrick Lamar and Drake. You were wrong. It’s between Canva and an enterprise CIO. At its Canva Create event last week, Canva unveiled its new enterprise offerings. But few people would be talking about that if not for an unexpected rap battle that took […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
ElevenLabs debuts AI-powered tool to generate sound effects
[[{“value”:” Voice cloning startup ElevenLabs introduced a new tool for users to generate sound effects through prompts today after announcing the project back in February. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. “}]]