Apple Card’s Savings account reaches over $10B in deposits

[ad_1] Apple announced today that Apple Card’s high-yield Savings account offered by Goldman Sachs has reached over $10 billion in deposits from users since launching in April. The Savings account offers an APY (annual percentage yield) of 4.15%. Since launch, 97% of Savings customers have chosen to have their Daily Cash automatically deposited into their … Read more

5 questions investors should be asking inception-stage generative AI founders

[ad_1] Navin Chaddha Contributor Navin Chaddha is managing partner at Mayfield, the inception-stage venture capital firm behind Lyft, Poshmark, and HashiCorp. More posts by this contributor 10 questions early-stage founders should be asking investors Mayfield’s Navin Chaddha: I’ve looked at clouds from both sides now We believe that we are at the dawn of the … Read more

UK privacy watchdog warns Meta over plan to keep denying Brits a choice over its ad tracking

[ad_1] The UK’s data protection watchdog has responded to Meta’s announcement yesterday that it intends to offer (other) Europeans a free choice to deny its tracking-for-ad-targeting but won’t be asking UK users for their consent to its surveillance — with some, er, pointed remarks. Take it away Stephen Almond, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)’s executive … Read more

Where founders go wrong with pitch decks

[ad_1] Here’s a 21-point checklist for your VC pitch deck I’ve broken down the wins and fails of more than 60 decks for TechCrunch+. But if we’re being honest, these pitch deck teardowns are a bit of a performance. It’s edu-tainment: Yes, you learn something about some of the things that work and don’t work … Read more

Google’s generative search feature now shows related videos and images

[ad_1] Google is adding contextual images and videos to its AI-powered Search Generative Experiment (SGE), the generative AI-powered search feature announced at May’s I/O conference. Later in the month, the company made the feature available to select users who signed up for the experiment through Google Labs. With the updates, SGE now shows images or … Read more

Voyager and Airbus will operate Starlab private space station via ‘transatlantic joint venture’

[ad_1] Voyager Space and Airbus Defence and Space are expanding their existing relationship via a new joint venture focused on the design, build and operation of the Starlab commercial space station. The two companies announced that they would be partnering on Voyager’s Starlab space station in January, saying that Airbus would provide “technical design support … Read more

Amazon now offers Fresh grocery delivery to non-Prime members in select US cities

[ad_1] Amazon is making its Fresh grocery delivery service available to people without Prime memberships in select U.S. cities. In the past, Fresh grocery delivery was only available to people who had a Prime subscription. With this expansion, people in a dozen cities, including Austin, TX, Boston, MA, Charlotte, N.C., Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, Denver, CO, … Read more

Yeah, but is that venture backable?

[ad_1] Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts. Hello, and welcome back to Equity, the podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This is our Wednesday show where we sit down with a guest, think about their work and unpack the rest. This week we had Sara … Read more