At a glance Microsoft Research publishes breakthrough in Nature on glass-based data storage that could preserve information for 10,000 years. New technique extends technology from expensive fused silica to ordinary borosilicate glass found in kitchen cookware. Innovations enable faster parallel writing, simplified readers (one camera instead of three), and easier manufacturing. Phase voxel method requiresContinue Reading

The creator economy is evolving fast, and ad revenue alone isn’t cutting it anymore. YouTubers are launching product lines, acquiring startups, and building actual business empires. In fact, MrBeast’s company bought fintech startup Step, and his chocolate business is outearning his media arm. This isn’t just one creator’s strategy. For many, it’s the new playbook. On this episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, hosts Kirsten Korosec, Anthony Ha, and Rebecca Bellan unpack howContinue Reading

Yariv Adan, General Partner, ellipsis venture There has never been a better time to be an AI engineer. If you combine technical chops with a sense of product design and a keen eye for automation, you might have even built a highly useful app over a weekend hackathon. So, isContinue Reading