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• Cash, cash, cash…should be humorous: Warner Bros. Discovery revealed that it misplaced one other $2.1 billion within the fourth quarter. That is regardless of the success of reveals like “The Final of Us” on HBO and video games like “Hogwarts Legacy.” Lauren explains extra.
• Style layoffs: Secondhand attire market Poshmark is now shedding staff simply two months after being acquired by Naver, Kate reviews.
• One other brick within the wall: Ron explains why a attainable U.S. Division of Justice lawsuit over competitors may derail the pending $20 billion Adobe-Figma deal.

Startups and VC

The reality of the matter is that Cell World Congress (MWC) was by no means a client tech present, per se, however the participation of varied smartphone makers reworked it right into a useful launching pad. Brian explores in What we anticipate from MWC 2021.

Within the face of conscripted co-founders and blacked-out bunkers, Ukraine’s tech trade marches on. Mike explores how, a yr on from Russia’s invasion, Ukrainian startups present astounding resilience.

And now we have 5 extra for you:

• Pay, pay pay: Telecom large Airtel eyes a stake in Paytm, by Manish.
• Purchase, purchase, purchase: Rebuy is out to vary the client shopping for expertise, one personalization at a time, Christine reviews.
• Deb, dev, dev: Alchemy launches a instrument that permits devs to begin constructing dApps inside 4 minutes, Jacquelyn reviews.
• Ai, ai, AI:  Natasha L reviews how Voicemod instruments up with $14.5 million to journey the generative AI (sonic)increase.
• Pic, pic, pic: South Africa’s Envisionit Deep AI will get $1.65 million to broaden entry to medical imaging, reviews Annie.

5 questions rising managers ought to ask earlier than choosing LPs

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Earlier than an rising supervisor can begin backing startups, they’ll first have to earn the belief of restricted companions who’re prepared to guess on their funding thesis.

“Every step up the decision-making ladder will increase the danger of dismissal, misplaced info or miscommunication, which will be mitigated if you will get in entrance of the decision-makers early on,” says Linda Greub, co-founder and managing associate of Avestria Ventures.

Drawing from her personal expertise, Greub shares 5 questions rising managers can use “to search out the buyers more than likely to consider in you.”

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Massive Tech Inc.

A brand new hacker group going by the identify CH01 defaced Russian web sites to have them show a video of the Kremlin on hearth. Lorenzo has extra.

Google One subscribers can rejoice over this information that they now have entry to Google Pictures’ new AI-powered “Magic Eraser” that can take away undesirable content material from photographs, Sarah reviews.

We have now a deal with for you: six tales as a substitute of 5: