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AI’s hype isn’t going to be simply star-studded 

TechCrunch

While Kutcher’s firm has been around for a long time and has lived through enough hype cycles to not be easily swayed one way or another, the filing made me curious. Especially since crypto, the hype train’s ol’ favorite sector, has sputtered and struggled in recent months? It’s complicated, and I may be entirely wrong.

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Meta will start using data from EU users to train its AI models

Engadget

The company notes it will only use data it collects from public posts and Meta AI interactions for training purposes. It won't use private messages in its training sets, nor any interactions, public or otherwise, made by users under the age of 18.

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Coinbase is going public via direct listing

TechCrunch

Coinbase plans to go public by way of a direct listing, the company announced in a blog post today. The public has yet to see the company’s financials, but we now know that it has opted out of the traditional IPO process. Coinbase files to go public confidentially and we’re hyped.

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Chasing hype is human nature: The tyranny of startup trends

TechCrunch

I think it’s important that we explicitly discuss something that every VC instinctively knows: The hype around a given business or category has become a form of bias for investors and founders when vetting ideas to pursue. But that’s the rule with mega-hyped markets. The hype-driven race to the bottom. What does that look like?

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The upcoming TripActions IPO has us hype

TechCrunch

News from Insider indicates that TripActions, a unicorn in the corporate travel and expense category, has filed confidential paperwork to go public. Per the publication, the company is targeting a Q2 2023 public debut at around a $12 billion price tag. Instacart clears path to IPO.

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We crowdfunded $1.7 million for a new online news publication. This is our story so far.

The Next Web

million citizens, this would be the equivalent of 450,000 subscribers for an American publication. We also wanted to build a publication on which readers can contribute their expert knowledge and experience. To put that in perspective: with the Netherlands having only 16.8 Here’s our story. From ‘news’ to ‘new’.

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Mayfield raised just shy of $1B to avoid unicorn hype

TechCrunch

“History has shown that when public markets are at their peak, venture funds are the worst performing,” Chaddha said. When public markets come low, and when you invest over those years — the period we’re in right now — those are the golden years. It’s time to lean forward.”

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