[[{“value”:” Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump now has an account on the short-form video app that he once tried to ban. Trump’s TikTok account, which launched on Saturday night, features just one post as of publication time on Sunday morning. In the video, UFC CEO Dana White declares, “The President is now on TikTok,” then […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Iceland’s startup scene is all about making the most of the country’s resources
[[{“value”:” With fewer than 400,000 inhabitants, Iceland receives more than its fair share of tourists — and of venture capital. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. “}]]
Kobo’s new e-readers are a sidegrade most can skip (with one exception)
[[{“value”:” Kobo put out a handful of new e-readers a few weeks back: color versions of the excellent Libra 2 and Clara, as well as an updated monochrome version of the latter. But after testing them all out, I can say that for most users, there’s no reason to switch. First, the color editions. I’ve been […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Unity co-founder David Helgason’s next act: Gaming the climate crisis
[[{“value”:” In an interview at his home near Reykjavík, the entrepreneur-turned-VC shared thoughts on his ventures and the journey that led him from Unity to climate tech, a homecoming of sorts. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. “}]]
Fisker collapsed under the weight of its founder’s promises
[[{“value”:” Welcome back to TechCrunch’s Week in Review — TechCrunch’s newsletter recapping the week’s biggest news. Want it in your inbox every Saturday? Sign up here. Over the past eight years, famed vehicle designer Henrik Fisker suggested his EV startup would deliver on a lot of promises, but none came true. As Fisker looks for an […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
WTF is AI?
[[{“value”:” What is AI? We’ve put together this non-technical guide to give anyone a fighting chance to understand how and why today’s AI works. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. “}]]
President Biden vetoes crypto custody bill
[[{“value”:” President Joe Biden has vetoed H.J.Res. 109, a congressional resolution that would have overturned the Securities and Exchange Commission’s current approach to banks and crypto. Specifically, the resolution targeted the SEC’s Staff Accounting Bulletin 121, which presents guidance around how banks can handle customers’ crypto assets — in effect, they must treat those assets as […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Industries may be ready for humanoid robots, but are the robots ready for them?
[[{“value”:” How large a role humanoids will play in that ecosystem is, perhaps, the biggest question on everyone’s mind at the moment. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. “}]]
VCs are selling shares of hot AI companies like Anthropic and xAI to small investors in a wild SPV market
[[{“value”:” VCs are clamoring to invest in hot AI companies, and willing to pay exorbitant share prices for coveted spots on their cap tables. Even so, most aren’t able to get into such deals at all. Yet small, unknown investors, including family offices and high-net-worth individuals, have found their own way to get shares of the […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Deal Dive: How (Re)vive grew 10x last year by helping retailers recycle and sell returned items
[[{“value”:” The fashion industry has a huge problem: Despite many returned items being unworn or undamaged, a lot, if not the majority, end up in the trash. An estimated 9.5 billion pounds of returns ended up in landfills in 2022 alone, according to data from return logistics software company Optoro. New York-based (Re)vive wants to help […] © 2024 TechCrunch….