Category: Startups

Bill Gurley says that right now, the worst thing you can do for your career is play it safe “The number one thing is to get out of your head this ideal that gets passed around in the self-help world: ‘go get a mentor,’ and everyone runs out and cold

Can the creator economy stay afloat in a flood of AI slop? On the latest episode of Equity, we debated what’s next for the creator economy, and whether there will be any room for the next generation of creators to stand out. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/22/can-the-creator-economy-stay-afloat-in-a-flood-of-ai-slop/

Trump says Netflix will face ‘consequences’ if it doesn’t fire board member Susan Rice Netflix board member Susan Rice had predicted that corporations that “take a knee” to Trump will be “held accountable” when Democrats return to power. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/22/trump-says-netflix-will-face-consequences-if-it-doesnt-fire-board-member-susan-rice/

Sam Altman would like remind you that humans use a lot of energy, too “It also takes a lot of energy to train a human.” Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/21/sam-altman-would-like-remind-you-that-humans-use-a-lot-of-energy-too/

Google VP warns that two types of AI startups may not survive As generative AI evolves, a Google VP warns that LLM wrappers and AI aggregators face mounting pressure, with shrinking margins and limited differentiation threatening their long-term viability. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/21/google-vp-warns-that-two-types-of-ai-startups-may-not-survive/

Microsoft’s new gaming CEO vows not to flood the ecosystem with ‘endless AI slop’ Is Microsoft’s gaming division doubling down on AI? Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/21/microsofts-new-gaming-ceo-vows-not-to-flood-the-ecosystem-with-endless-ai-slop/

Wikipedia blacklists Archive.today after alleged DDoS attack Wikipedia editors have decided to remove all links to Archive.today, a web archiving service that they said has been linked to more than 695,000 times across the online encyclopedia. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/21/wikipedia-blacklists-archive-today-after-alleged-ddos-attack/

OpenAI debated calling police about suspected Canadian shooter’s chats Jesse Van Rootselaar’s descriptions of gun violence were flagged by tools that monitor ChatGPT for misuse. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/21/openai-debated-calling-police-about-suspected-canadian-shooters-chats/

Swiss CLIMATEX secures €3.5M in round led by Collateral Good CLIMATEX AG, a Swiss textile technology company focused on circular textile technologies and patented solutions, has closed a €3.5 million (CHF 3.2 million) financing round led by the Collateral Good Textile & Fashion Innovation Fund, with participation from existing investors.

Profile: Justin Basini, CEO of London fintech making IPO plans On the homepage of The Times website this week, nestled between a review of the new Wuthering Heights film and a comment piece about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s ex-wife, was a story about how a podcaster-cum-novelist “broke the internet” with an Instagram poll