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What VCs are looking for in the next wave of cybersecurity startups
6:35 am PST • December 26, 2023
The next wave of successful startups will help companies harness GenAI to improve organizational productivity while preventing attacks.
For yet another year, hackers stole billions of dollars in crypto. But for the first time since 2020, the trend is downwards, according to crypto security firms. This year, hackers…
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The eternal struggle between open source and proprietary software
Whenever chaos engulfs a proprietary technology relied on by millions, the default knee-jerk reaction from many seems to be: “Hey, let’s see what the open source world has to offer.” Case in point: X’s (Twitter) steady demise since Elon Musk took over last year led many to search for more “open” alternatives, be it Mastodon…
5:05 am PST • December 26, 2023
Startups
Nonprofit Code.org sues Byju’s unit WhiteHat Jr over payment dues
3:52 am PST • December 26, 2023
Code.org, the U.S. educational nonprofit, has filed a lawsuit in a California district court alleging that Byju’s subsidiary WhiteHat Jr breached a licensing contract by failing to pay fees while…
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In a slow year for enterprise tech M&A, there were few standout deals
It was a slow year in enterprise technology M&A, and the total was the second lowest since we started compiling the data in 2018.
8:00 am PST • December 25, 2023
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Salesforce escaped from the jaws of activists to find stability in 2023
Salesforce started the year with an unusual level of turbulence, but after escaping activist investors, it ended up having a good year.
8:00 am PST • December 24, 2023
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Adobe gives up on Figma, Apple Watch sales halted and hackers access millions of accounts
1:15 pm PST • December 23, 2023
In this edition of Week in Review (WiR), we cover the collapse of the Adobe-Figma deal, bans on Apple Watch sales and more.
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Amazon’s new Echo Frames can’t touch the Ray-Ban Meta
This April marked the 10th anniversary since Google released the first generation of Glass. It may be difficult to believe with a decade of hindsight, but the limited release “Explorer’s Edition” were coveted objects. For a little while, at least, they felt like the future. The last 10 years of smartglasses has, however, been an…
11:15 am PST • December 23, 2023
Startups
Deal Dive: Thank god a startup is solving the bed bug problem
8:30 am PST • December 23, 2023
Spotta’s devices can identify bugs before they become infestations, both indoors and outdoors.
Keeping up with an industry as fast-moving as AI is a tall order. So until an AI can do it for you, here’s a handy roundup of recent stories in the world…
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Defy the odds, create a unique niche, and succeed beyond the hype
6:35 am PST • December 23, 2023
When faced with seemingly insurmountable odds or a potential windfall investment, what is most important is that you stay true to your company’s mission.
Transportation
GM stops Chevy Blazer EV sales after early software problems
6:03 am PST • December 23, 2023
General Motors has temporarily halted sales of the brand new Chevy Blazer EV after some of the first vehicles shipped encountered a number of software problems. The automaker told TechCrunch…
Decentralized social network and Twitter rival Bluesky is finally letting users look at posts on its platform without logging in. People still need an invite to create an account and…
Startups
A first look at nine new IndieBio NY companies that will present to VCs next month
6:11 pm PST • December 22, 2023
It was pure coincidence, but months before the pandemic took hold around the world, IndieBio — a startup accelerator devoted to startups using biology to solve large problems — expanded…
Firefly Aerospace sent its Alpha rocket to orbit this morning, with the company carrying to space a payload from Lockheed Martin. However, the company has yet to update the public…
Welcome to Startups Weekly. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Friday. I know I usually lead Startups Weekly with my own column (and I did write…
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Once again, Etsy’s layoffs come as no surprise
More than quantitative, Etsy’s challenge is qualitative. A viral tweet summed it up in one word: junkification.
11:30 am PST • December 22, 2023
In 2013, Elon Musk published a white paper that teased the idea of zipping from Los Angeles to San Francisco in just 35 minutes through a vacuum-sealed tube — a…
Investors aren’t scouring pitch decks as earnestly as they were in the past. There’s still a market for early-stage deals, though.
Transportation
The EV tax credit is about to get better, and also harder to find
10:15 am PST • December 22, 2023
The federal tax credit for electric vehicles is about to change in one particular way that will make it far more attractive to buyers. Starting January 1, the rebate —…
