As always, there was a lot happening in startup land this week, and the Equity team had so much fun breaking it down for you.
On today’s episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, Mary Ann and Rebecca discussed Robinhood’s plans to buy European crypto exchange Bitstamp for $200 million in cash and why they weren’t really surprised by the news.
The duo then dug ... Show More
Yesterday
OpenAI and Anthropic are making their play for healthcare, and we're not surprised
AI companies are clustering around healthcare and fast. In just the past week, OpenAI bought health startup Torch, Anthropic launched Claude for Health, and Sam Altman-backed MergeLabs closed a $250 million seed round at an $850 million valuation. The money and products are pouri ... Show More
32m 35s
Jan 14
The multibillion-dollar AI security problem enterprises can't ignore
AI agents are supposed to make work easier. Instead, they're creating a whole new category of security nightmares. As companies deploy AI-powered chatbots, agents, and copilots across their operations, they're facing a new risk: how do you let employees and AI agents use powerful ... Show More
31m 15s
Jan 9
CES 2026 was all about “physical AI” and robots, robots, robots
After years of chatbots and image generators, AI is finally leaving the screen. At CES 2026, that shift became impossible to ignore. The annual tech showcase in Las Vegas was dominated by "physical AI" and robotics, from Boston Dynamic's newly redesigned Atlas humanoid robot to A ... Show More
33m 38s
Sep 2017
330: Gurbaksh Chahal - Gravity4 Launches Lydian, its BlockChain Marketing Cloud Token
Gurbaksh Chahal is a die hard entrepreneur with a passion for innovation & building amazing companies. He is the founder of ClickAgents, BlueLithium, RadiumOne, Gravity4 & The Chahal Foundation. Back in 2008, Oprah Winfrey introduced Gurbaksh to her audience by saying “My next gu ... Show More
32m 47s
Jan 2024
#57: "Exploring Bitcoin's ETF Milestone, Airdrop Craze & Meme Coin Mania on Ethereum, Avalanche, Injective"
Send us a textIn Episode 57 of the Crypto Unplugged podcast, join your hosts Doc and Oz as they delve into the groundbreaking announcement of the Bitcoin Spot ETF and its implications for investors and the crypto market. Discover how this major development is poised to reshape th ... Show More
55m 47s
Feb 2024
Reddit’s IPO, Consumer vs. Enterprise AI, and Sam Altman’s New Fund and more! | E1903
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1h 12m
Feb 2024
#981 - How High Can Tech Fly? with Dave Mazza
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Dave Mazza, chief strategy officer at Roundhill Investments, joins Ash Bennington to discuss the recent market action after a record-setting week, where he sees the tech sector headed from here, and the outlook for ... Show More
40m 5s
Sep 2023
Apple peut-il encore nous surprendre ? - 12/09
Ce mardi 12 septembre, François Sorel a reçu Jérôme Colombain, journaliste spécialisé des technologies et animateur du podcast "Monde Numérique", Julien Villeret, directeur de l'innovation chez EDF, et Lucas Perraudin, fondateur de Mula Digital. Ils se sont penchés sur la capacit ... Show More
27m 19s
Feb 2024
E167: Nvidia smashes earnings (again), Google's Woke AI disaster, Groq's LPU breakthrough & more
(0:00) Bestie intros: Banana boat! (2:34) Nvidia smashes expectations again: understanding its terminal value and bull/bear cases in the context of the history of the internet (27:26) Groq's big week, training vs. inference, LPUs vs. GPUs, how to succeed in deep tech (49:37) Goog ... Show More
1h 20m