Why Trump’s digital media company is different from other money-losing startups
Former president Donald Trump’s digital media company is losing money, and lots of it. But why is that any different from other “startups,” which often struggle to post a profit for years, if they ever do? There are a couple reasons. First, as a recap: Trump Media and Technology Group
Read moreChat app Telegram challenges Meta with the launch of new ‘Business’ features and revenue-sharing
Telegram Business introduces options like a customized start page, plus the ability to set business hours, use preset replies, greeting and away messages, chatbots, tags for chats, and more. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreLearn startup best practices with Fidelity and others at Early Stage 2024
At Early Stage in Boston, Massachusetts, on April 25, 2024, TechCrunch will gather some of the startup world’s leading companies — but our partners provide more than just financial support. Their presence at Early Stage gives new and prospective founders the tools, knowledge and community they need to build a
Read moreChatGPT no longer requires an account — but there’s a catch
OpenAI is making its flagship conversational AI accessible to everyone, even people who haven’t bothered making an account. It won’t be quite the same experience, however — and of course all your chats will still go into their training data unless you opt out. Starting today in a few markets
Read moreTerraform Industries converts electricity and air into synthetic natural gas for the first time
The modern world is dependent on a vast network for extracting, processing, transporting and ultimately consuming hydrocarbons like crude oil and natural gas. But these resources come with a cost: they’re finite, difficult to extract and take carbon dioxide out of the ground and release it into the air. Instead
Read moreChris’ Corner: Hard Things
Julia Evans has an extremely relatable and extremely charming talk in Making Hard Things Easy. Julia has a way of putting her finger on technology concepts that are notoriously difficult and making them easier to understand. She does this both by sharing her own tactics, like learning a reduced set
Read moreThe AltStore, an alternative app store coming to the EU, will offer Patreon-backed apps
To comply with the new European law, Apple is introducing APIs and frameworks that allow developers to distribute apps independently of the App Store. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreTechCrunch Minute: Amazon bets $4B on Anthropic’s success
The current AI wave is a never-ending barrage of news items. To understand what I mean, ask yourself how long you spent considering the fact that Amazon put another $2.75 billion into Anthropic AI last week. Right? We’ve become inured to the capital influx that is now common in AI,
Read moreWomen in AI: Urvashi Aneja is researching the social impact of AI in India
To give AI-focused women academics and others their well-deserved — and overdue — time in the spotlight, TechCrunch is launching a series of interviews focusing on remarkable women who’ve contributed to the AI revolution. We’ll publish several pieces throughout the year as the AI boom continues, highlighting key work that often
Read moreAds on Discord, AT&T passcode resets and podcast changes for Android users
Hello, and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This is our Monday show, where we dig into the weekend and take a peek at the week that is to come. We’ll talk more about it Wednesday,
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