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Consumer tech is bound for a comeback among unicorns, but maybe not just yet

Cowboy Ventures predicts that “given the hard shift to enterprise,” we can “hope and expect more exciting consumer unicorns will be born in coming years.” © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Apple excludes video and news partners from new App Store rules around external payments

Apple this week updated its App Store rules to comply with a court order after the Supreme Court declined to hear the Epic Games-initiated antitrust case against Apple over commissions. As a result, developers can now promote alternative means to … Continue reading

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BMW’s future growth depends on EVs, and it’s finally going all in

The German automaker previously wavered on EVs. But after posting strong EV sales in 2023, it’s appears to have made up its mind. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Web monitors say Gaza week-long internet outage is longest yet

Internet monitoring firms say a near-total internet blackout in Gaza is reaching its seventh day, the longest outage of the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict so far. Doug Madory, the director of internet analysis at Kentik, told TechCrunch in a Signal message … Continue reading

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EU dials up attention on larger platforms over data access for risk research

The European Commission has sent requests for information (RFI) to a full 17 platforms subject to algorithmic transparency regulations under the bloc’s Digital Services Act (DSA), it said today. These asks are specifically in relation to requirements that platforms provide … Continue reading

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What happened to Artifact?

Last week, Artifact, a buzzy news app from Instagram’s co-founders, announced it was shutting down after failing to gain critical mass. The news came as a surprise as the app was generally well-received by its core audience, smartly leveraged AI … Continue reading

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YC’s Tom Blomfield will speak at TechCrunch Early Stage 2024 about raising money with no regrets

What does it take to raise your first round of funding? That’s just one of the many topics that will be featured at TechCrunch Early Stage 2024 on April 25 in Boston. At this daylong event, experienced founders, VCs and … Continue reading

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4 startup fundamentals to help avoid epic product fails

There are ways companies can better understand their customers’ pain points to develop the right products that solve the right problems at the right time. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Welcome back to the Unicorn Club, 10 years later

Aileen Lee is the founder of Cowboy Ventures. She partners at the earliest stages with enterprise and consumer-oriented startup teams to build products customers love, and to help teams build aspirational companies. She has over two decades of experience starting at … Continue reading

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Digital Onboarding grabs $58M to help banks with profitable customer engagement

Financial institutions spend hundreds of dollars in marketing and awareness to get a customer to open an account that often doesn’t get used. Digital Onboarding wants to help. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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