Startup News

Facial recognition ban on California police body cams headed to Newsom 0
- Startup News, Uncategorized
- September 13, 2019
Police in California will be banned from using facial recognition on body cams if Gov. Gavin Newsom signs a bill that the state assembly sent to him Thursday. Assembly Bill 1215, written by Assemblyman Phil Ting, D-San Francisco, calls for a three-year moratorium on the technology, which privacy and civil rights groups have voiced concerns…
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WeWork and Uber are proof valuations are meaningless 0
- Startup News, Uncategorized
- September 13, 2019
Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. This week Kate and Alex were back to cover a lot of late-stage news, which they rounded up with some early-stage notes towards the end. As a reminder, come check out the show at Disrupt SF if you…
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Want to Start a Business? Ask Yourself Why.0
- Startup News, Uncategorized
- September 13, 2019
Sometimes your success depends on why you are starting a business in the first place.
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Oracle co-CEO Mark Hurd takes medical leave of absence 0
- Startup News, Uncategorized
- September 12, 2019
Oracle Co-CEO Mark Hurd is taking a leave of absence from the software giant to deal with an unspecified medical illness. Hurd, 62, has been serving as co-CEO at Oracle with Safra Catz for five years; they took over from Oracle founder Larry Ellison, who took on the company’s chief technology officer position. Ellison hired…
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RYOT co-founder Bryn Mooser launches a new documentary studio called XTR 0
- Startup News, Uncategorized
- September 12, 2019
Bryn Mooser, co-founder of virtual and augmented reality studio RYOT, said he’s “hanging up my VR and AR hats to really focus on more, shall we say, traditional nonfiction storytelling.” Back in 2016, Mooser sold RYOT to The Huffington Post and AOL (TechCrunch’s parent company, now known as Verizon Media), and he left RYOT at the…
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Why Your Next Startup Should Be Purpose-Driven 0
- Startup News, Uncategorized
- September 12, 2019
There needn’t be a division between what’s best for humanity and the bottom line.
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