As inflation persists and consumer confidence remains low, brands face a critical challenge: how to sell to a more cautious, value-driven shopper without diluting their cachet. From smarter pricing strategies to sharper audience targeting, executives must recalibrate fast to stay competitive in a volatile economy.
Executive Memo | Selling to Consumers in Uncertain Times Read More »
Navin Chaddha, managing director of the 55-year-old Silicon Valley venture firm Mayfield, is betting big on AI’s ability to transform people-heavy industries like consulting, law, and accounting. The veteran investor, whose wins include Lyft, Poshmark, and HashiCorp, recently discussed at TechCrunch’s StrictlyVC evening in Menlo Park why he believes “AI teammates” can create software-like margins […]
Why AI will eat McKinsey’s lunch — but not today Read More »
As acquisition opportunities narrow and market dynamics shift, beauty businesses require a new strategic approach to unlock sustainable growth. BoF sat down with Timicka Anderson, Citi Commercial Bank’s Global Head of Consumer and Retail, to uncover how beauty brands can better position themselves for long-term financial success.
At Citi, Unlocking New Growth Strategies for Beauty Brands Read More »
An open letter from authors including Lauren Groff, Lev Grossman, R.F. Kuang, Dennis Lehane, and Geoffrey Maguire calls on book publishers to pledge to limit their use of AI tools, for example by committing to only hire human audiobook narrators.
Authors call on publishers to limit their use of AI Read More »
Looks like Meta isn’t done poaching talent from OpenAI.
Meta reportedly hires four more researchers from OpenAI Read More »
Welcome back to Week in Review! Lots of news for you this week, including Travis Kalanick’s possible return, CoreWeave’s CEO is now worth $10 billion, Apple users aren’t happy with how the company is promoting its new F1 movie, and much more.
Week in Review: Meta’s AI recruiting blitz Read More »
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin is arguing that the digital identification approach being promoted by Sam Altman’s World project has real privacy risks.
Vitalik Buterin has reservations about Sam Altman’s World project Read More »
Researchers at Anthropic and AI safety company Andon Labs gave an instance of Claude Sonnet 3.7 an office vending machine to run. And hilarity ensued.
Anthropic’s Claude AI became a terrible business owner in experiment that got ‘weird’ Read More »
If you’re a founder looking to grow your startup, chances are you’re wrestling with more than just product or capital. Talent, scale, and smart execution are the real battlegrounds. That’s exactly what TechCrunch All Stage 2025 is built to address on July 15 at Boston’s SoWa Power Station. Rob Biederman, managing partner at Asymmetric Capital […]
Rob Biederman will help founders rethink how to scale at TechCrunch All Stage 2025 Read More »
A phalanx of designers came to support — and, no doubt, carefully scrutinise — Jonathan’s Anderson first men’s show for Dior, writes Imran Amed.
In Paris, All Eyes on Jonathan Anderson’s Dior Debut Read More »