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After raising $100M, AI fintech LoanSnap is being sued, fined, evicted
The company has been sued by at least seven creditors, including Wells Fargo.
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The women in AI making a difference
As a part of a multi-part series, TechCrunch is highlighting women innovators — from academics to policymakers —in the field of AI.
Sanil Chawla remembers the meetings he had with countless artists in college. Those creatives were looking for one thing: sustainable economic infrastructure that could help them scale rather than drown…
Pinterest announced today that it is evolving its Creator Inclusion Fund to now be called the Pinterest Inclusion Fund. Pinterest teamed up with Shopify’s Build Black and Build Native programs…
What’s one to do after creating a billion-dollar startup? Well, if you’re Rubrik co-founder Arvind Jain, you simply start another one. Jain co-founded Glean, an…
Chinasa T. Okolo researches AI policy and governance in the Global South.
If raised, this new fund, the firm’s third, would be its largest to date.
Crowdaa is an app that allows non-developers to easily create and release apps on the mobile store.
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Meta’s new AI council is composed entirely of white men
Meanwhile, women and people of color are disproportionately impacted by irresponsible AI.
Gavet has had a rocky tenure at Techstars and her leadership was the subject of much controversy.
Some startups choose to bootstrap from the beginning while others find themselves forced into self funding by a lack of investor interest or a business model that doesn’t fit traditional…
Seven orgs so far have signed on to standardize the way data is collected and shared.
Terri Burns, a former partner at GV, is venturing into a new chapter of her career by launching her own venture firm called Type Capital.
To give AI-focused women academics and others their well-deserved — and overdue — time in the spotlight, TechCrunch has been publishing a series of interviews focused on remarkable women who’ve contributed to…
Rachel Coldicutt is the founder of Careful Industries, which researches the social impact technology has on society.
Interest in male birth control has increased in the past few years, especially since the U.S. overturned Roe vs. Wade, which protected a woman’s right to have an abortion. Since…
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The Kendrick-Drake feud shows how technology is changing rap battles
It seems we’re all in agreement: Kendrick Lamar defeated Drake in one of the most engrossing rap battles of the decade. To add insult to injury, Drake also threw himself into legal hot water when he deepfaked the late rapper Tupac. The tension between Lamar and Drake goes back decades,…
The warehouse was dim and slightly misty. But the bar was open, and a photographer was snapping away anyway. On Friday, the crowd followed the white rabbit to Brooklyn for…
Catherine Breslin is the founder and director of Kingfisher Labs, where she helps companies develop AI strategies.
Tara Chklovski is the CEO and founder of Technovation, a nonprofit that helps teach young girls about technology and entrepreneurship.
The downturn in venture capital funding has impacted startups, VC firms, and accelerators alike. One company in the final category, Techstars, has been shaking up…
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Inside the ‘cold war’ at Techstars as CEO Maëlle Gavet hires, fires, fights to force change
Financial losses, founder revolts, public firings and overflowing office sewage mark the storied institution’s annus horribilis.
Joselyn Lai appeared on TechCrunch’s Found to discuss her company and its hopes of driving down the cost of a proven technology to address the…
Bump allows creators to track income and market value, which can help them negotiate better deals and see how much money they are owed from partners.
There has been much evolution in the personalized phone protector market, but nothing has truly captured screens yet.
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Don’t blame MKBHD for the fate of Humane AI and Fisker
Humane AI raised more than $230 million before it even shipped a product. And when it finally released its Ai Pin — which costs $699 plus a $24 monthly subscription — pretty much every tech reviewer came to the same disappointing realization: This much-hyped product, which promises to disrupt the…
Founded by Louis Tremblay, FLO is looking to build robust EV charging infrastructure that will create a reliable web for drivers to get to where…
It actually makes sense that in an era of oversaturation, people would escape to a more quiet and rather peaceful corner of the internet to dream once more.
The global demand for wood could grow by 54% between 2010 and 2050, according to a study by the World Resources Institute. While some building…
As we did on Wednesday, a number of the TechCrunch crew watched the entire run of presentations, picking out a handful of favorites to highlight.
