Sales of Valve Index VR Headset Are Waning After Years of Longevity
Valve’s Index VR headset is now more than four years old. Despite its age, the headset continued to sell at a surprising rate over...
Passes acquired Fanhouse, but some creators are apprehensive
The creator monetization platform Fanhouse announced yesterday that it was acquired by Passes, a similar startup that only launched in beta in December. “We only...
Colleen Ballinger’s toxic gossip train won’t stop chugging on
The YouTuber apology video is an art form. A penitent creator must be remorseful, but not theatrical. Concise, but not rehearsed. Honest, but not defensive....
The bittersweet tale of two seed markets
Venture funding has been declining since the first quarter of 2022. But that trend has largely spared the seed stage until now. Or has it?...
First Amendment org challenges restrictions on TikTok at Texas universities
Through a new lawsuit, a free speech group and research coalition that studies technology’s effect on society are pushing back against a ban on TikTok...
Workers that made ChatGPT less harmful ask lawmakers to stem alleged exploitation by Big Tech
Kenyan workers who helped remove harmful content on ChatGPT, OpenAI’s smart search engine that generates content based on user prompts, have filed a petition before...
The venture capital market is doing better than you think
Did the global venture capital market bottom out in the first quarter of this year? The second? There’s good reason to believe that the massive...
Startups, be careful who you sell to
Welcome to Startups Weekly. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Friday. As a photographer, the saga of Amazon buying Digital Photo...
All money is not created equal: What raising venture debt looks like
David Spreng is a seasoned venture and growth debt lender with 30 years of experience, the founder and CEO of Runway Growth Capital, and the...