- February 14, 2024
This gaming startup tries to show ‘AI + crypto’ is not a fad
Before the world became fixated on artificial intelligence, thanks to generative AI’s advances, cryptocurrency was the darling of many investors. So when some venture capital
Uber hits a profit milestone, Ford builds an EV skunksworks and Fisker fumbles
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Car-sharing company Getaround cuts one-third of US workforce
Getaround, a company that helps vehicle owners rent out their cars, trucks and SUVs to other peers, is cutting 30% of its North American workforce
EV startup Arrival looks to sell off assets, intellectual property of UK division
Commercial EV startup Arrival’s business continues to unravel. Arrival announced Monday in a regulatory filing that its U.K. division is entering administration, the country’s version
Stalkerware apps PhoneSpector and Highster appear to shut down
The makers of two phone surveillance services appear to have shuttered after the owner agreed to settle state accusations of illegally promoting spyware that his
The Taylor Swift deepfake debacle was frustratingly preventable
You know you’ve screwed up when you’ve simultaneously angered the White House, the TIME Person of the Year, and pop culture’s most rabid fanbase. That’s
Disney’s VR treadmill, OpenAI fixes ‘lazy’ GPT-4, and Apple rolls out stolen device protection
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Self-driving vehicle company Aurora cuts 3% of its workforce
Aurora Innovation, the autonomous vehicle technology company aiming to launch a “driverless” self-driving trucks business by the end of 2024, laid off dozens of workers
Flexport taps Shopify for cash, behind the wheel of the Kia EV9 and where Amazon wants to invest
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Back in the Unicorn Club with Cowboy Ventures’ Aileen Lee
Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts. Hello, and welcome back to Equity, the podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and