To get TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3pm PST; Register here. Well, it’s Friday again. And as the Equity Pod team noted today, “You can be wasted and not even know it. – Christine And came TechCrunch’s Top 3 Looking for more money: Mary Ann Stripe has followed up yesterday’s story by setting a deadline to make some additional information public as it reportedly tried to raise more capital at a reduced price. Look for more about this emerging story in Sunday’s…
Day: January 27, 2023
Mariposa named finalist in USA Today top travel list — Merced County Times
In 2022, Mariposa finished second in the same contest behind Clayton, New York. The charming town of Mariposa is in the national spotlight again for a cultural scene that residents and returning visitors alike know is among the best in the United States. Mariposa was named as one of 20 finalists for the 2023 USA Today 10 Best Readers’ Choice travel award in the category of Best Small-Town Cultural Scene. To be considered for the award, a town must have fewer than 25,000 residents and have outstanding examples of museums,…
Southwest Apps Technology spent up to 1.3 billion dollars
Dive Brief: Dallas, Texas-based airline Southwest will increase its technology spending for 2023. The move follows a fourth-quarter loss due to an “operational disruption” in December 2022, the company said Thursday in fourth-quarter and full-year 2022 earnings. Report it. Southwest, which spends about $1 billion a year on technology, will allocate $1.3 billion of its operating budget to investments to upgrade its IT systems, CEO Bob Jordan said on the airline’s earnings call Thursday. “The recent disruption will accelerate some of our plans to improve our processes and technology,” he…
What does selling to platform engineering teams mean for developer relations? • TechCrunch
Beginners who sell dev Devices have seen a pendulum swing in the past few years. On the one hand, developers rarely need anyone’s permission to start using their tools, which allows teams within an organization to use very different technology stacks. On the other hand, more and more companies are trying to limit this chaos at the corporate level. The latter trend is known as platform engineering and is embodied by platform engineering teams. Speaking to TechCrunch, Ballstart Ventures’ Shomik Ghosh described these as “teams typically in large organizations and…
Potawatomi Business Development Corporation to establish downtown Milwaukee office
833 East Building, 833 E. Michigan St. (Photo courtesy of Irgens) of Potawatomi Business Development Corporation It is literally and figuratively expanding its real estate presence. Business development arm The Potawatomi Community of Forest County, Wisconsinannounced Friday that it has signed a new lease for 18,357 square feet of office space 833 East Michigan Office building in downtown Milwaukee. The new location will accommodate the growth of PBDC subsidiaries such as the construction management firm. Greenfire Management ServicesWgema rental and new electric vehicle (EV) business unit, Friday press release, as…
Fashion Line to Top Amazon The Drop Influencer
Edward BerthelotGetty Images Whether you’re hitting the bars, dining, or a house party, going out needs a cover up, duh. Depending on your mood or plan, vibes range from sweet and playful to full-on smoke shows. And let’s be very clear: there is no way to define an open top. The only rule? You know a T-shirt that sticks out when you see a T-shirt that sticks out. If you’re a sought-after person with a packed social calendar, you’re likely to face a fashion dilemma: having enough tops to show…
Atomos takes $16 million in funding to build space shuttles • TechCrunch
You may not have known space shuttles were needed, but now you do — and Atomos Space has closed a $16.2 million Series A investment that will allow the company to complete a demonstration mission that will demonstrate its ability to dock and tow. The company is developing a series of Orbital Transfer Vehicles (OTV) that will enable it to maneuver satellites in space. The theory is that by enabling flying objects to move into different orbits, they would be completely devoid of navigational capabilities. Turn around and turn around.…
Warner Bros. swiped our Harry Potter wand IP, says Kano • TechCrunch
The venture-backed UK start-up, known for teaching build-your-own computer kits and software for coding and related STEM skills, has accused Warner Bros of copying one of its products and infringing its intellectual property (IP). The product in question is the Harry Potter: Magic Caster Wand, which Warner Bros. announced in October and began shipping to consumers in the US and UK just before Christmas for $150. London-based Kano saw TechCrunch this week and issued a “cease and desist” statement to Warner Bros., asking the media and entertainment giant to end…
Hear the right way to find customers from Kube and Mayfield at TechCrunch Live • TechCrunch
Finance people live and breathe spreadsheets, Mayfield’s Rajeev Batra tells me. We were talking about our upcoming TechCrunch Live event featuring him and Cube’s Christina Ross, and Rajeev was explaining how he sees Cube’s place in the marketplace. Christina Ross founded the company in 2018 to provide solutions for CFOs who rely on spreadsheets but benefit from modern data analysis, reporting and collaboration. Now, five years later, Cube is finding success and has raised over $45 million in venture capital. I hope you’ll join us at this TechCrunch Live event…
You can waste it and not even know it • TechCrunch
Hello and welcome back to Equity, the startup business podcast, where we unpack the numbers and nuances behind the headlines. This week, Natasha Mascarnhas, Mary Ann Azevedo And Rebecca Szkutak He took the mic to talk about breaking news, retrospectives, and all the blog-wide content that fits in between. Shout out to Teresa and Andrew for putting together such a unique script. Check notes… nothing. In Care Of. Dismissal! Don’t worry, there are still tensions to pay attention to in today’s market, but this episode was refreshingly about innovation, and…