No, startups shouldn’t always take the highest valuation, seed VCs say
One of the lessons that the wild Silicon Valley venture funding environment of the past few years has clearly taught is this: Bigger valuations are not always better. “I think we’ve all kind of seen the negative impact of having a valuation too high from the last, call it, three
Read more12 Must-Read Books Every Tech Leader Needs to Succeed as a Product Manager
Many professionals transition to product management from various fields like DevOps, data science, and marketing. This role requires new skills in market research, stakeholder engagement, and change management. Recommended books cover responsibilities, strategy, and innovation, essential for success in product management, especially for those with a tech background.
Read moreChatGPT Search is not OpenAI’s ‘Google killer’ yet
OpenAI's search offers a glimpse of what an AI-search interface could one day look like. But it's too impractical as a daily driver right now. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreWhen do moments determine a function?
The use of the word “moment” in mathematics is related to its use in physics, as in moment arm or moment of inertia. For a non-negative integer n, the nth moment of a function f is the integral of xn over the function’s domain. Uniqueness If two continuous functions f
Read moreHow Can You Recognize and Avoid Black Friday Scams?
With the surge in online shopping expected to continue this year after Standard Bank recorded the highest increase in 2023, the banking group advises clients to remain alert to the heightened risk of cybercrime during Black November. During the Black Friday weekend in 2023, Standard Bank customers’ online purchases surged
Read moreU.S. laws regulating AI prove elusive, but there may be hope
Can the U.S. meaningfully regulate AI? It’s not at all clear yet. Policymakers have achieved progress in recent months, but they’ve also had setbacks, illustrating the challenging nature of laws imposing guardrails on the technology. In March, Tennessee became the first state to protect voice artists from unauthorized AI cloning. This summer,
Read moreBamboo Unveils Remittance App for Global Investment Access
Bamboo, an investing platform that allows Africans to invest abroad with real-time access to global markets, has announced the debut of its remittance app, “Coins by Bamboo.” The new remittance software, available for download is backed by the Canadian Money Service Business license and now allows Nigerians in the diaspora to
Read moreVanguard cuts Indian ride-share startup Ola’s valuation to $2B
Vanguard has revised its valuation of Indian ride-hailing startup Ola to about $2 billion as of the end of August. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreHow Are AI & Journalism Shaping the Future of News?
Journalism is undergoing a transformative shift in an era defined by rapid technological advancements. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is at the heart of this evolution, enhancing the capabilities of news organizations worldwide. This article explores the dynamic collaboration between human journalists and AI. The Emergence of AI in Journalism The integration
Read moreThreads now has 275M monthly active users
Meta's social network, Threads, now has 275 million monthly active users, the company said on Sunday. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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