Here’s how Rainforest, a budding Stripe rival, aims to win over software companies
Rainforest raises $8.5M and PayPal gets hit with a lawsuit. We take a look at this and other hot fintech news from the previous week.
Women and underrepresented founders aren’t going to wait for the VC industry to transform itself
You will only have one shot to impress your future financial backers — make sure you are confident and ready.
Netflix faces stiff competition despite growth in India
Netflix’s partnership with Reliance Jio hasn’t yielded the expected growth in India. A report by AllianceBernstein, as covered by TechCrunch, reveals Netflix’s 6.5 million subscribers, trailing behind Amazon Prime
Sam Altman backs teens’ startup, Google unveils the Pixel 8 and TikTok tests an ad-free tier
Hiya, folks, and welcome to Week in Review (WiR), TechCrunch’s digest of the past week in tech news. It’s TC’s column that highlights the major stories over the past few days, and — we humbly submit — it’s a darn
Microsoft ventures into AI chip development, reducing reliance on Nvidia
Microsoft might soon unveil its first, in-house processor tailored for artificial intelligence tasks, according to The Independent’s reporting earlier today. The tech giant aims to reduce costs and reduce reliance
Gameplay: Web3 Gaming Summit 2023
The Web3 Gaming Summit 2023, a groundbreaking event in the gaming industry, took place on September 11th and 12th in Singapore at the Marina Bay Sands Hotel. The conference, organized by the Asia Gaming Alliance
The power and paradox of X’s Community Notes
In the ever-evolving landscape of social media, X’s Community Notes feature stands out as a beacon of transparency and accountability. Yet, this very tool is now under the microscope, accused of causing a
Crypto is about a lot more than a former golden boy turned villain
“Number Go Up: Inside Crypto’s Wild Rise and Staggering Fall” by investigative reporter Zeke Faux has several chapters on FTX’s founder, Sam Bankman-Fried, but it’s also about crypto more broadly.
Deal Dive: The future of social media is vertical
While many startups are looking to be the next Twitter, those targeting specific communities may find a better outcome.
How NVIDIA became a major player in robotics
[A version of this post appeared in TechCrunch’s robotics newsletter, Actuator. Subscribe here.] The last time I’d spoken with the NVIDIA at any length about robotics was also the last time we featured Claire