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Daily Crunch: ‘The bitcoin network is not a payments network,’ says FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried

TechCrunch

I loved this interview Aria did with high-flying (geddit …) startup Astra. Developers, developers, developers: He Rose to the occasion : Kevin Rose is a partner at the VC firm True Ventures, but his latest project is an NFT startup called Proof Collective, which recently launched a much-hyped 10,000 NFT collection of pixelated owls.

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JD pushes livestreaming appearances of founder Richard Liu’s avatar ahead of  618 e-commerce festival

TechNode

Although the virtual Lius nearly 40-minute-long slot made for only a short section of the 11-hour-long e-commerce event, its appearance still suggests that the company sees use of the avatar as a headline- and hype-generating strategy as it looks to boost consumption on its platforms.

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Artifact co-founder Kevin Systrom on the SVB crisis, its further impacts and future of tech

TechCrunch

The founder disclosed in a recent interview the team had 100% of Artifact’s funds at SVB prior to the bank’s failure. Systrom also acknowledged in the interview the fortunate position he and Instagram co-founder Mike Krieger were in with regard to SVB’s failure and its impact on their new business.

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Caliphate’s bad source shows the dangers of the podcasting gold rush

The Verge

This is a monumental moment for the Times , for sure, but also for the much-hyped and growing podcasting industry. In an interview with NPR today , New York Times executive editor Dean Baquet admitted that the paper wanted Caliphate ’s story so badly that it didn’t adequately vet the facts. “I

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Psychedelic biotech, Gogoro’s SPAC, H-1Bs for Ukrainians

TechCrunch

“Gogoro will use the fresh funds from its IPO to continue to expand in Taiwan as it branches outward to larger markets like China, India and Indonesia,” writes transportation reporter Rebecca Bellan. Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. “Our engineers are excited about this move,” said Pellisé.

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AI chip startup Mythic rises from the ashes with $13M, new CEO

TechCrunch

. “While economic conditions are challenging right now, this new funding will help Mythic focus on its technology offering, go-to-market strategy and customer acquisition,” Dave Fick, Mythic’s newly appointed CEO, told TechCrunch in an email interview. In 2022, there was $7 billion invested in VC-backed U.S.

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The Nonprofit Weekly Roundup: Visual Content, The Seven-Point List, and Allyson Kapin Talks Crowdfunding.

Connection Cafe

I haven’t seen anything like it since the Women’s World Cup Finals in 1999, when the US beat China in penalty kicks and my parents’ living room erupted with the screams of 20+ miniature, wannabe Mia Hamms and Brandi Chastains. Maybe it was the hype ads or maybe we all just love rooting for the underdog.

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