Source: TechCrunch

What is Instagram’s Threads app? All your questions answered

In the last few months, Twitter alternatives — new and old — have found an audience willing to try out a new text-based social network. Mastodon, Bluesky, Spill and T2…
Ivan Mehta
Aug. 16, 2024, 11:33 a.m.
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Source: TechCrunch

UK neobank Revolut valued at $45B after secondary market sale

Revolut has confirmed a new valuation of $45 billion via a secondary market share sale, shortly after the U.K.-based neobank secured its own banking license in the U.K. and in…
Paul Sawers
Aug. 16, 2024, 11:03 a.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

Ben Horowitz Declares War on Michael Moritz

A social media spat between billionaire investors is raising questions about the journalistic independence of three-year-old news outfit SF Standard, after a reporter representing the outlet reached out to sources…
Connie Loizos
Aug. 16, 2024, 4:33 a.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

California weakens bill to prevent AI disasters before final vote, taking advice from Anthropic

California’s bill to prevent AI disasters, SB 1047, has faced significant opposition from many parties in Silicon Valley. Today, California lawmakers bent slightly to that pressure, adding in several amendments…
Maxwell Zeff
Aug. 15, 2024, 10:33 p.m.
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Source: TechCrunch

Rivian launches smaller $1,400 camp kitchen, 5 years after initial demo

The Rivian camp kitchen attracted buzz from almost the moment it appeared as a prototype in 2019 at Overland Expo West. Despite interest in the accessory, Rivian never actually sold…
Kirsten Korosec
Aug. 15, 2024, 10:03 p.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

Rivian launches smaller $1,400 camp kitchen, five years after initial demo

The Rivian camp kitchen attracted buzz from almost the moment it appeared as a prototype in 2019 at Overland Expo West. Despite interest in the accessory, Rivian never actually sold…
Kirsten Korosec
Aug. 15, 2024, 9:03 p.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

3D printing stalwart Formlabs confirms ‘small number’ of layoffs

The layoffs occurred in waves over the past two years, and as recently as the last few weeks.
Alyssa Stringer
Aug. 15, 2024, 8:33 p.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

CannonKeys launches a modern take on a classic mechanical keyboard with the Sat75 X

At a price of $111 for the Sat75 X board, this is a fun and easy way to get into building a custom mechanical keyboard without breaking the bank.
Frederic Lardinois
Aug. 15, 2024, 8:03 p.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

NASA and Rocket Lab aim to prove we can go to Mars for 1/10 the price

A pair of Rocket Lab-made spacecraft are about to embark on a two-step journey. The first step is the 55-hour, 2,500-mile stretch from California to the launch site at Cape…
Aria Alamalhodaei
Aug. 15, 2024, 8:03 p.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

Jeff Bezos’ brother’s firm has launched a debut $100M VC fund called HIPstr

HighPost Capital, a private equity firm run by Mark Bezos, Jeff Bezos’ younger brother, and PE veteran David Moross, has launched a new venture capital arm.
Marina Temkin
Aug. 15, 2024, 7:33 p.m.
5 min read
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