Max Q: Umbra is a Silicon Valley outsider — they prefer it that way
Hello and welcome back to Max Q! In this issue: A closer look at Umbra News from Rocket Lab, Astranis and more Umbra is a Silicon Valley outsider — they prefer it that way Umbra co-founder Gabe Dominocielo’s last name is roughly translated from the Latin as “lord of the skies.”
Read MoreMicrosoft’s Bing Chat comes to Chrome and Safari in tests for ‘select users’
Microsoft’s AI chatbot, Bing Chat, is coming to non-Microsoft browsers, the company confirmed today following various reports of the AI chatbot being spotted in other browsers like Google Chrome and Apple’s Safari. The expansion will make Microsoft’s ChatGPT-like AI chatbot available to a broader set of users, as it was
Read MoreOneTrust hauls in another $150M on a $4.5B down round valuation
OneTrust has been raising money by the bushel since it was founded in 2016, raising a $200 million Series A in July 2019, a $210 million Series B in February 2020, and a $300 million Series C in December 2020. Those rounds came with valuations of $1.3 billion, $2.7 billion
Read MoreCall for volunteers: Work your way to TechCrunch Disrupt 2023
We’re less than two months away from TechCrunch Disrupt 2023, which takes place September 19–21 in San Francisco. If you’re looking for a no-cash-flow way to go, listen up. We have the perfect opportunity for you. How to get a free pass to TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 We’re looking for a
Read MoreBlow for Flutterwave as Kenyan court declines request to withdraw case
Plans by Kenya’s Assets Recovery Agency (ARA) to withdraw its second case against African fintech giant Flutterwave have been shot down by the High Court, Kenya’s third highest court. In August last year, the agency had frozen $3 million belonging to Flutterwave, Hupesi Solutions, and Adguru Technology Limited on suspicion
Read MoreChanging customer needs, AI, automation, and security key to shifting business priorities: Salesforce State of IT report
Salesforce’s new State of IT Report, released last week, highlights the key priorities and pain points of businesses, based on a survey of over 4000 IT leaders worldwide, including 200 in Canada. The surveyed group zeroed in on the need to recalibrate IT to adapt to the increasingly volatile economic
Read MoreWhat to do about your traction slide when you don’t have revenue yet
When I work with early-stage startups on how they can tell their story, the traction slide is often a sticking point. How do you show traction when you haven’t brought a product to market yet, or when your revenue is more of a trickle than a downpour? To answer the
Read MoreTechnical Encounter: Low Code With Streamlit
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Read MoreTwitter (now X) CEO Linda Yaccarino claims usage at ‘all time high’ in memo to staff
Twitter, now X’s, newly established CEO Linda Yaccarino touts the company’s success and X’s future plans in a company-wide memo obtained by CNBC. The exec once again claims, without sharing any specific metrics, that the service’s usage is at an “all time high,” and hints at what’s to come in
Read MoreNetflix rolls out ‘My Netflix,’ a new tab for trailers, reminders and more
Netflix launched today a new shortcut option for mobile users who want to quickly find their favorite and need-to-watch titles. Dubbed “My Netflix,” the feature acts as a dedicated space for recently watched movies and TV shows, downloaded titles, trailers, reminders for upcoming titles, liked (thumbs up) titles “Continue Watching,”
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