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Why founders shouldn’t chase massive TAMs

Not every investor will be impressed by a founder’s massive prospective TAM, short for total addressable market. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Startup Battlefield 200: Celebrating outstanding achievements

This year, TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 showcased the incredible talent and groundbreaking ideas of our 2024 Startup Battlefield 200 cohort. Out of thousands of applications, we selected 200 of the most promising startups, each bringing unique innovations to their respective industries. … Continue reading

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How Elon Musk stands to cash in on Trump’s presidential victory

Tesla CEO Elon Musk poured at least $130 million into a pro-Trump campaign effort after an assassination attempt on the former president in July.

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The Creator of Houseparty Is Back. This Time He’s Taking on Slack and Discord

Ben Rubin, cocreator of hit pandemic chat app Houseparty, has launched a new group messaging platform that aims to solve the problems undermining trust in public conversation—using blockchain. If it fails, that’s OK by him.

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Back In Stock: Get a Lenovo Chromebook For Just $60

Perfect for commuters or remote workers, this Chromebook features a 11.6-inch HD display, a rugged design, and a $60 price tag that’s too good to pass up.

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Anthropic teams up with Palantir and AWS to sell its AI to defense customers

Anthropic on Thursday announced that it’s teaming up with Palantir, the data-mining firm, and Amazon Web Services (AWS) to provide U.S. intelligence and defense agencies access to Anthropic’s Claude family of AI models. The news comes as a growing number … Continue reading

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Canada orders shutdown of TikTok offices over security risks (but won’t block app)

With all eyes on how a new Trump administration in the U.S. will interface with China Tech in the years ahead, its neighbor to the north has levelled a blow to one of the biggest apps to come out of … Continue reading

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Roblox announces new safety features for under-13s

The gaming platform has previously been criticised for allowing young users to be exposed to harmful content.

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Glint Solar grabs $8M to help accelerate solar energy adoption across Europe

Solar energy is booming, which is good news for Glint Solar. The Norwegian software-as-a-service startup has built a platform that’s helping energy giants and large solar developers such as E.ON, Recurrent Energy, and Statkraft cut the time it takes to plan … Continue reading

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Payments giant Adyen reports 21% jump in third-quarter sales

Adyen, whose technology allows firms to accept payments online and in-store, reported third-quarter net revenue of 498.3 million euros, up 21% year-over-year.

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