TechCrunch

MARCH 16, 2023

Systrom tells us that after the government took control of SVB, Artifact has since recovered all funds and has no more problems on that front. “And that creates problems in the long run.” On the latter, he reflected that the tech industry is much different now than when he started Instagram.

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TechCrunch

JULY 22, 2022

Quantum computing trades the bits of conventional computers for quantum bits, and in theory, quantum machines may be better suited for solving some highly complex problems in fields like chemistry and machine learning. ” The idea of applying quantum tech to climate change mitigation apparently isn’t all that far-fetched.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Rahman and Solh joined to form Flexbase so companies would have easier access to capital so that cash flow problems could be avoided. Another is that banks don’t like construction companies because of that cash flow problem, so the company is less likely to get short-term capital. “You

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

The hype so far has largely centered on chatbots and avatars, but “ AI’s emergence will cut through material use cases in real estate tech ,” says Kunal Lunawat, co-founder and managing partner of Agya Ventures. How are they currently solving this problem? What do investors need from your problem slide?

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The Verge

OCTOBER 4, 2021

One part definition, one part aspiration, one part hype In recent months you may have heard about something called the metaverse. On one hand, emulating the virtual worlds of Snow Crash or Ready Player One is less deliberately creepy than naming your tech initiative “Skynet” or your nutrient shake after Soylent Green.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Many tech workers have never experienced a job market like this one. Depending on where you worked and what you did, you may already have the experience investors are looking for when it comes to reaching product-market fit and solving engineering problems. Losing a job unexpectedly is more than a financial shock.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 24, 2022

Hypefeast: How Hype Fuels The Economy And The Unique Opportunity Startups Have To Take Advantage. NFTs For Real-World Problems. How To Build A Tech Team To Hack Government Bureaucracy. How To Build A Tech Team To Hack Government Bureaucracy. Traction vs. Funding: The Chicken-Or-Egg Problem For Deep Tech Startups.

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TechCrunch

JULY 20, 2021

Historically the key problem was the lack of real-time access to actual stocks which prevented producers and distributors from going online. Despite the hype, construction tech will be hard to disrupt. Similar to Shopify, this has allowed many thousands of previously offline businesses to start accepting orders online.”.

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TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2021

Despite the hype, construction tech will be hard to disrupt. From the way construction projects are funded to complicated local regulations, there’s no one-size-fits-all solution for the construction industry’s tech problems. Despite the hype, construction tech will be hard to disrupt.

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TechCrunch

MAY 13, 2023

Tech has never been more newsworthy. The venture capitalist was one of many at an AI confab last month, but he — and many others — has not yet made a new AI investment during the current hype cycle. In my next role, I’ll be covering the same beat and the same city, focusing on deeply researched feature pieces and scoops. It’s been fun.

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The Verge

MAY 14, 2021

SpaceX’s satellite internet service is a technological marvel — when it works The problem with reality is that it is very irritating. Starlink has also run into communications problems with other satellite operators.). Starlink beta testers have gone to hilarious and wonderful DIY lengths to solve this problem. (If I feel you.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 13, 2023

As everyone not deemed an essential worker was told to stay home, businesses were faced with a problem: how to keep the lights on. Another related problem emerged, as well: how to deliver goods at scale to people who can’t — or don’t want to — leave their homes. No one can accuse the category of being a hype bubble.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 7, 2022

We have a packed newsletter today, so get hype for a news digest. Twitter tries to restore service in Russia : While some tech companies are working to cut ties with Russia after the country’s government invaded Ukraine, others are trying to keep their services up in the country. has a neat model to help folks hire tech talent.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 15, 2021

A lot of the metaverse hype has been built around what you’ll do there, be it virtual reality meetings, digital concerts , and of course, blockchain and NFT-based integrations. The problem, though, is that even Intel doesn’t think that the hardware alone is going to get us to 1,000x. Crucially, Koduri doesn’t even think we’re close.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 4, 2023

The hype around ChatGPT , OpenAI’s viral AI-powered chatbot, hasn’t reached a peak yet. ” That new ventures are jumping on the ChatGPT hype train isn’t surprising, considering ChatGPT’s virality. “That’s when I knew I was onto something and had to turn this into a real company, once again.”

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 29, 2022

The tech industry loves generalizations — and don’t worry, I enjoy my fair share too — but as the downturn continues to play out, it’s increasingly important to think about the structural changes that may be forming in the venture capital landscape. Twitter’s Elon problem could soon become Apple’s Elon problem, too.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 17, 2021

Say it louder for the people in the back: As tech grows bigger by the minute and venture capital adds dollar signs by the day, a startup hub’s success is not an either/or situation. How StockX became the stock market of hype. Building tech for worker safety, Guardhat Technologies is a company that could only come from Detroit.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 24, 2021

These are just some of the things that Austin, Texas-based construction tech startup ICON has been working on. Using 3D printers, robotics and advanced materials, he believes, is one way to tackle the lack of affordable housing, a problem that is only getting worse across the country and in Austin.

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Judi Sohn

JANUARY 29, 2010

I'm not buying an iPad , nor am I buying into the hype about it. The fancrowd is saying that the iPad isn't for geeky-tech types like me. The lack of Flash is a problem no matter how Apple spins it. She doesn't care it's the reason for most of her computer problems. But I'm a realist, not a fangirl.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 6, 2025

So you’re solving their problem. At the core of Brass Knuckle Films is Rodriguezs desire to amplify his indie approach to action filmmaking and to give fans more equity in movies theyre ultimately supporting at the box office or by hyping them up on social media.

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DataRobot

JULY 13, 2021

On the other hand, customers are frustrated when chatbots don’t know how to solve their problems. Even big tech companies, with massive resources at their disposal, can fail the chatbot challenge. Despite the hype, their chatbots could only fulfill about 30 percent of requests without the intervention and assistance of human agents.

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TechCrunch

JULY 2, 2022

And when we consider the period of hype surrounding their public debuts, it’s difficult to not wonder how many retail traders got burned. The problem here isn’t that private investors lose out on juicy opportunities. The problem is that they would have declined to invest in the first place.

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Judi Sohn

JANUARY 29, 2010

I'm not buying an iPad , nor am I buying into the hype about it. The fancrowd is saying that the iPad isn't for geeky-tech types like me. The lack of Flash is a problem no matter how Apple spins it. She doesn't care it's the reason for most of her computer problems. It's for the casual consumer.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Oh, and it absolutely cannot get a beer for you — a recurring meme when companies try to hype home robots). In a survey The Verge ran in 2020 , Amazon had the most favorable impression in the US of any tech firm and was judged to be second-most trustworthy after Microsoft. Astro is also important for Amazon’s grand strategy.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 1, 2021

Mario Ciabarra, founder and CEO of Quantum Metric , is a computer scientist and tech entrepreneur helping organizations align the entire product lifecycle for many major global brands with a single version of customer-defined and quantified truth. A solution to our money problems, perhaps? Mario Ciabarra. Contributor. Share on Twitter.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 25, 2023

As is often the case with hyped sectors, they end up deflating when the market isn’t favorable. Sure, it isn’t surprising, but it still means that new startups hoping to solve problems for creators and help them generate revenue are today often struggling to raise money, and probably expand as well.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

. “In my previous work I knew that this is a problem that I had — I’d spend several hours every day communicating with different stakeholders on email and other messaging platforms,” he says. While the tech tool is still in a closed beta, the startup has just announced a $4.4 million seed raise.

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TechCrunch

MAY 9, 2023

Startups start here, which is why we’ve tailored Disrupt 2023 to showcase the game-changing ideas, technologies and industries that are shaping the future of the tech community. Sustainability Stage: Tackles social and environmental solutions such as urban mobility, sustainable tech, green infrastructure, and new mobilities.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Sam isn’t a real person — she’s a digital human created by Auckland-based tech company Soul Machines. AIF’s website offers even less insight into the nuts and bolts of their tech, aside from a similar general message about “bringing the potential of AI to everyone.”. Soul Machines stands apart for two reasons.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 25, 2025

The AI literacy divide: Beyond hype to practical mastery A recent study from Deloitte found that only 20% of leaders feel the talent at their organizations is prepared to deploy AI successfully. The problem for most organizations is simply that employees dont know how to leverage AI tools effectively. The key to surviving this shift?

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

The company’s view, as detailed by Party Round CEO Jordi Hays during an interview, is that tech founders have disrupted many methods of investing, but not the way that they raise capital themselves. His startup wants to work on the problem. The startup has put together a series of viral events, products that it calls drops.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Besides numerous administrative problems, SaaS sprawl can create fundamental security risks, especially for companies where many employees can access IP and personally identifiable information. But govtech and civic tech has a greater social impact than burger-flipping robots. The consequences of SaaS sprawl: A real-world study.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 21, 2021

In part because it’s a very classic problem that you can imagine will be solved or helped with the use of AI, and in part because it’s such a big issue on the internet today, there are a number of other startups building platforms to help manage online abuse, including harassment and to help with content moderation.

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The Verge

APRIL 8, 2022

Even more impressively, Axie Infinity was supposed to herald a new era of “play-to-earn” gaming built around crypto tech. Combining the freewheeling hype market of crypto with the complicated economic workings of a massively multiplayer game, Axie Infinity’s in-game world has spent months trying to avert a financial crisis.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Bureaucracies work to solve this problem with “ street-level bureaucrats ” like judges, DMV agents and even teachers, who can handle unique cases or decide not to enforce the policy. It is a known problem in enterprise tech that products can easily serve the CEO and not the end users. Yes, the hype around AI helps sell products.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 28, 2022

We then invited two tech founders to join us in 2020, and it took around one and a half years to reach product/market fit on a proprietary platform,” says co-founder and CEO Greg Keane on why it’s raising a seed round now. Weaver takes on a troubleshooting role in the case of problems during the build, too.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 21, 2023

Searching for a better way, he decided to build tech that could analyze sales calls automatically — powered by AI — and transfer that information directly into a CRM database. The tech grew into a company, Pilot AI , that was accepted into Y Combinator’s summer 2022 batch and recently raised $2.2

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