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With fewer than 400,000 inhabitants, Iceland receives more than its fair share of tourists — and of venture capital. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Kobo put out a handful of new e-readers a few weeks back: color versions of the excellent Libra 2 and Clara, as well as an updated monochrome version of the latter. But after testing them all out, I can say … Continue reading →

In an interview at his home near Reykjavík, the entrepreneur-turned-VC shared thoughts on his ventures and the journey that led him from Unity to climate tech, a homecoming of sorts. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Welcome back to TechCrunch’s Week in Review — TechCrunch’s newsletter recapping the week’s biggest news. Want it in your inbox every Saturday? Sign up here. Over the past eight years, famed vehicle designer Henrik Fisker suggested his EV startup would … Continue reading →

What is AI? We’ve put together this non-technical guide to give anyone a fighting chance to understand how and why today’s AI works. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

President Joe Biden has vetoed H.J.Res. 109, a congressional resolution that would have overturned the Securities and Exchange Commission’s current approach to banks and crypto. Specifically, the resolution targeted the SEC’s Staff Accounting Bulletin 121, which presents guidance around how … Continue reading →

How large a role humanoids will play in that ecosystem is, perhaps, the biggest question on everyone’s mind at the moment. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

VCs are clamoring to invest in hot AI companies, willing to pay exorbitant share prices for coveted spots on their cap tables. Even so, most aren’t able to get into such deals at all. Yet, small, unknown investors, including family … Continue reading →

The fashion industry has a huge problem: Despite many returned items being unworn or undamaged, a lot, if not the majority, end up in the trash. An estimated 9.5 billion pounds of returns ended up in landfills in 2022 alone, … Continue reading →

Tumblr officially shut down “Tips,” an opt-in feature where creators could receive one-time payments from their followers.  As of today, the tipping icon has automatically disappeared from all posts and blogs with the feature enabled. Creators that use the feature … Continue reading →