Google vs. Apple: How the Pixel 8's technical specs compare to the iPhone 15

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By Christine Hall Thursday, October 05, 2023

Today's top story is the matchup you didn't know you've been longing for: How does the Pixel 8 stack up against the iPhone 15? It's a close second to the Elon Musk vs. Mark Zuckerberg MMA battle that probably will never come. Let’s see how they stack up. Meanwhile, hackers are trying their darndest to spy on WhatsApp users. So it should come as no surprise that zero-days for hacking WhatsApp are now worth millions of dollars. And an open source project focused on data orchestration attracted some venture capital love. Meet Kestra, a startup bringing all that data under one umbrella for complex workflows. Read more. Image Credits: Bryce Durbin / TechCrunch

More top reads In peace: We share the legacy of Cowboy e-bikes pioneer Karim Slaoui, who passed away last week. Read more. Park it: AI-powered parking platform Metropolis raises $1.7 billion to acquire SP Plus. Learn about what they get in SP Plus. No more headlines: We all watched today as X, formerly known as Twitter, cut headlines from link previews. Here’s why. And X's leadership is at odds with just how many posts are being made on the social media site. One says 500 million, the other says 100 million to 200 million. Under the microscope: AWS, Microsoft and Google face U.K. competition probe over cloud lock-in practices. Find out the government's beef. Bridging the web3 gap: Phaver raises $7 million to help make onboarding to web3 social platforms easier. It's no longer daunting. Nothing ordinary about this: Consumer brand accelerator SuperOrdinary is now valued at $800 million after securing $58 million in Series B capital. Learn about its indie brands. Emerged: Gradient launches with $10 million in its corporate wallet to let companies deploy and fine-tune multiple large language models. Read more. Sometimes it pays to have affluent customers: Indian fintech CRED's earnings surged 3.5x to $168 million amid an expansion of financial services targeting the country's wealthiest individuals. Learn how the company got there. Bye, bye, bye: Nearly two years after its launch, Amazon decided to shutter its live radio app Amp. Here's why. And that's the way the bike folds: Look out Brompton, Bastille is coming for you with a new folding bicycle. Read more. Even more for your Thursday: Was FTX an empire 'built on lies' or a startup that 'grew too quickly'? (TC+) Section 32 closes on $525M fund, says there is 'a zone of commoditization that you have to avoid while investing in AI' Cobre secures $13M to help CFOs in Colombia automate corporate payments Alaska Airlines taps Up.Labs to build the next-generation of aviation startups Image Credits: Cowboy

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3 VCs weigh in on when to follow the hype cycle — and when to ignore it Investors are open to bandwagon jumpers, but they're looking for startups with defensible moats and qualified teams that can become market leaders. So, when should founders ignore the hype, and when should they follow the crowd? To get answers to these and other questions, Walter Thompson interviewed three early-stage investors at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023: Sophia Amoruso, founder and general partner, Trust Fund Katelin Holloway, founding partner, 776 Sarah Kunst, managing director, Cleo Capital TechCrunch+ is our membership program that helps founders and startup teams get ahead of the pack. You can sign up here. Use code "DC" for a 15% discount on an annual subscription. Read More Image Credits: Mark Reinertson The Photo Group / Flickr under a CC BY 2.0 license. (Image has been modified)

On the pods Today, we have a special episode for you: Equity teamed up with Chain Reaction to talk about the ongoing trial of former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried. The rise of FTX and its later implosion rocked the crypto world when the formerly massive crypto exchange went under last year. In the aftermath, the company's executives have been charged with financial crimes. Many have pleaded guilty and are cooperating with the government. Sam Bankman-Fried is not. Listen here. Read More Image Credits: Bryce Durbin

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Here’s all the top news from today’s Google Pixel Event 2023

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By Christine Hall Wednesday, October 04, 2023

Today, the TechCrunch team was live for the Google Pixel Event, and you all enjoyed every minute of it, making it today's top story. While I rounded up all of the Pixel and Android 14 goodness into one giant confection, here were some of your favorites: Google Pixel 8 Pro first impressions Google Assistant is getting AI capabilities with Bard Pixel 8 Pro's upgraded camera system offers dream specs for mobile photographers Meanwhile, over in India, Slice, one of the country's fintech unicorns, said it reached a milestone: an approval to merge with a bank. Find out why this is so rare. And it seems like open banking led to a fintech boom, particularly in the European Union, and some companies, including Brite Payments, are catching the tailwinds. The account-to-account company secured $60 million after a good 2022. Read more. Image Credits: Google

More top reads On their own: Yahoo spins out Vespa, its search tech, into an independent company. Here's how that came about. When I dip, you dip, VC dips: New third-quarter stats from PitchBook show that the global VC market continues to stumble. It wasn't bad everywhere, though. (TC+) More generative AI for your Meta: Meta advertisers now have their own generative AI features. Get the scoop. Tucked in: Flexible short-term housing options are everywhere now. For those who want longer stays but similar vibe, meet Habyt, an Airbnb-style platform aimed at longer stays and "flexible living." It just raised $42 million. No more standing in that post office line: Uber will do it for you. A new feature enables couriers to drop your package off at the post office. Learn about Return a Package. Identities, passwords and M&A, oh my!: We have a pair of Okta news stories for you. First up, the identity management giant scooped by Uno, a password manager, for the purpose of developing a personal tier. Read more. Next, Okta plans to weave AI across its entire identity platform using multiple models. Get the scoop. Embedded finance is indeed everywhere: Rainforest, a startup helping software companies embed financial services and payment features, raises $8.5 million. The prediction is coming true. Eat here: Resy and Eater co-founder has backed hospitality company Blackbird Labs, which raised $24 million to help restaurants create loyalty programs. Here's how. Fitness from afar: Sometimes you need a little push when it comes to exercise. CoPilot wants to get you the motivation you crave. The training app, which matches users with remote fitness coaches, raised $6.3 million. Now you have no excuse. More for your Wednesday: Recapitalization, $60M Series D support growth of e-commerce financier Clearco At One Ventures’ $375M new fund shows climate tech is still hot (TC+) Rabbit is building an AI model that understands how software works News app turned X competitor Artifact now lets users generate AI images for their posts Image Credits: SOPA Images / Contributor / Getty Images

Employee liquidity isn't a myth, but it isn't easy to provide either Offering equity to startup workers is a standard practice, but the cat is finally out of the bag: “Many employees are slowly realizing that the stock options they have been banking on are essentially worthless,” writes Rebecca Szkutak. At TechCrunch Disrupt, she interviewed three panelists to get their thoughts on how startups can retain and reward employees by offering them “early access” to liquidity as a motivator: Maria Dramalioti-Taylor, general partner, Beacon Capital Tyson Hendricksen, founder and CEO, Notice Amir Ashkenazi, founder and CEO, Switchboard TechCrunch+ is our membership program that helps founders and startup teams get ahead of the pack. You can sign up here. Use code "DC" for a 15% discount on an annual subscription. Read More Image Credits: Ri Fotoproducto / Getty Images

On the pods This week on Found, our old friend Darrell Etherington joins Becca Szkutak to talk with Professor Esther Rodriguez-Villegas from Acurable. Acurable is a medical device company that makes patient-friendly wearable devices that accurately diagnose and manage respiratory conditions at home. As a career-long academic, Rodriguez-Villegas never intended to be a founder until she learned about how the currently available medical devices made it extremely difficult to detect and treat diseases like sleep apnea and epilepsy. On this episode, they talk about balancing academic research and running a company, how to scale a medical device startup, and how Acurable has spread to hospitals throughout the U.K. by just word of mouth. Listen here. Read More Image Credits: Bryce Durbin

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