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.
Tech layoffs are all but a thing of the past
Provided that tech stocks don’t drop by a surprise 10%, I suspect that we’re entering a period in which tech companies once again grow their headcounts
OpenAI’s GPT-4 with vision still has flaws, paper reveals
When OpenAI first unveiled GPT-4, its flagship text-generating AI model, the company touted the model’s multimodality — in other words, its ability to understand the context of images as well as text. GPT-4 could
Alchemist Accelerator’s latest startups range from sneakernet for energy to solar panel cleaning bots
This morning is Alchemist Accelerator’s demo day, and there are 22 companies making their debut across a wide range of industries. Whether you’re building a construction business, cleaning solar panels or exploring
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. The
Photo-sharing app Lapse hits top of the App Store by forcing you to invite your friends
Forget invite-only social apps, Lapse is testing a new technique to acquire its users: it forces you to invite your friends in order to get in. The reinvention of a social camera app first introduced in 2021, Lapse
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 from SignalFire
Apple Podcasts adds original programming from Apple Music, Apple News+ and other apps
As Google is shifting its podcast listeners over to YouTube Music, Apple today announced an upgraded experience for its own Apple Podcasts app, following the release of iOS 17. With the software update, the service
Meta Connect 2023: How to watch the Quest 3 reveal
Meta’s annual Connect conference kicks off with a keynote tomorrow September 27 at 10AM PT/1PM ET.  Facebook’s parent is expected to make the Meta Quest 3 the centerpiece of the event. The latest version of the
Google Podcasts to shut down in 2024 with listeners migrated to YouTube Music
Google announced this morning it will be shutting down its Google Podcasts app later in 2024 as part of its broader transition to move its streaming listeners over to YouTube Music. The company earlier this year