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In the latest twist in Bolt’s aggressive fundraising efforts, the fintech company’s CEO appears to have made a veiled threat of legal action against Silverbear Capital, the investment bank whose involvement in the deal remains in some dispute. “We believe there was some internal miscommunication at Silverbear Capital…

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Amazon announced Friday evening that it has hired Covariant’s founders — Pieter Abbeel, Peter Chen, and Rocky Duan — along with “about a quarter” of the startup’s employees. It’s also signed a non-exclusive license to use Covariant’s robotic foundation models. Earlier this year, Chen told TechCrunch that Covariant is building “a large language model…

SB 1047 has drawn the ire of Silicon Valley players large and small, including venture capitalists, big tech trade groups, researchers and startup founders. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only…

Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to LinkedinHow Ross, Warby Parker, and Cava Are Defying A Choppy Economy Shutterstock While companies like Starbucks, Home Depot, Amazon, and Macy’s cope with shrinking customer bases, some standout consumer-facing enterprises are thriving despite inflationary pressures, recession fears, and generational shifts. Three that are flourishing and warrant a closer look…

Redfin is responding to a new startup that is hoping to upend the way people search for and buy homes by offering a flat-fee service. On August 29, TechCrunch reported that a startup called Landian had emerged from stealth to offer homebuyers a way to tour and make offers on homes through a flat-fee service…

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