Building a startup is hard. Building a company that helps startup is similarly difficult. That’s the takeaway from TechCrunch reporting on Techstars and Newchip. In the case of Newchip, the accelerator appeared to promise a bit more than it could deliver. Mix in a culture that appeared to be turbulent at best, and you have […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only ..read more

An international coalition of police agencies have resurrected the dark web site of the notorious LockBit ransomware gang, which they had seized earlier this year, teasing new revelations about the group. On Sunday, what was once LockBit’s official darknet site reappeared online with new posts that suggest the authorities are planning to release new information […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only ..read more

Deep tech founders often had to go it alone. But today, there are a wealth of options from incubators to accelerators. Here's how to pick one. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only ..read more

News that Jack Dorsey is out at Bluesky caused a stir this weekend. After all, Dorsey is a former Twitter co-founder and CEO, so his investment of time into the rival social network carried weight. The decentralized social networking service said that it is looking for a new board member. But while we had to […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only ..read more

The first bit of news out of the Automate conference this year arrives by way of Alphabet X spinout Intrinsic. The firm announced at the Chicago event on Monday that it is incorporating a number of Nvidia offerings into its Flowstate robotic app platform. That includes Isaac Manipulator, a collection of foundational models designed to create […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only ..read more

OpenAI is collaborating with Stack Overflow, the Q&A forum for software developers, to improve its generative AI models’ performance on programming-related tasks. As a result of the partnership, announced Monday, OpenAI’s models, including models served through its ChatGPT chatbot platform, should get better over time at answering programming-related questions, the two companies say. At the […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only ..read more

President Joe Biden’s administration is looking to fund efforts that improve semiconductor manufacturing by using digital twins. Digital twins are virtual models used to test and optimize physical objects and systems. For example, auto manufacturers are looking to use digital twins of their factories to experiment with new manufacturing processes without disrupting production. The Biden […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only ..read more

Quora CEO Adam D'Angelo talks about the challenges and opportunities in AI today, how to build and support a developer community, and more. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only ..read more

Lee, a specialist in early-stage investing, explains how Sequioa approaches identifying product-market fit for its startups through three archetypes. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only ..read more

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Before I jump into the all the news — and boy there was a lot! — I have an important update for all of you lovely readers. TechCrunch Mobility is moving to Thursdays! It will be the same […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only ..read more