General Catalyst posted VC rage bait and it worked, especially on a16z | TechCrunch
One of the most entertaining moments in VC this week was a piece of rage-bait marketing from General Catalyst. In a now-viral post on X that parodies the old Mac…
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Airbnb co-founder taps Peter Arnell as first US chief brand architect | TechCrunch
…In his four-decade career as a brander and marketer, Arnell has worked with major brands like Donna Karan New York, Samsung, Unilever, Pepsi, Reebok, Chrysler, The Home Depot, and others. Now…
Silicon Valley’s vacationland needs a new energy provider just as AI is driving prices up | TechCrunch
…The timing couldn’t be worse. Energy markets are harsh environments these days, squeezed by surging demand and tightened supplies made worse by the Trump administration’s decision to attack Iran. Lake…
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani takes to Twitch to chat with New Yorkers | TechCrunch
…Twitch especially has evolved far beyond gaming over the past several years, becoming a surprisingly influential political platform where audiences watch discussions about current events in real time, such as influencers like…
Potholes cost cities millions: This company is using AI and trucks to fix them | TechCrunch
…Even as that number grows, Samsara believes it will be able to collect more data and, crucially, more repeat data from the same locations that show how potholes change over time. Samsara…
Venmo's biggest makeover in years comes at a very interesting time | TechCrunch
The timing is notable. PayPal, which owns Venmo, is restructuring to spin Venmo off as a stand-alone business unit — a move widely seen as laying the groundwork for a potential sale…
Exclusive: Barocal can cool your food and drink by squeezing a hunk of plastic crystals | TechCrunch
…To prepare the technology for market, Barocal has raised a $10 million seed round, the startup exclusively told TechCrunch. Investors in the round included World Fund, Breakthrough Energy Discovery, Cambridge Enterprise Ventures…
SpaceX scrubs first Starship V3 launch just before liftoff | TechCrunch
…The company pushed back the Thursday liftoff a number of times and ultimately tried to send the rocket into space near the end of its expected launch window. Starship and its massive…
Instructure strikes deal with hackers who breached it twice | TechCrunch
…The hackers last week breached the company for a second time, defacing the Canvas login pages on school websites , as part of efforts to pressure the company into paying their ransom. Instructure…
Musk mulled handing OpenAI to his children, Altman testifies | TechCrunch
…Altman was immediately asked what he thought of Musk’s allegation that OpenAI’s other founders “stole a charity” when they launched a for-profit subsidiary to market products based on the…