Hello!
I’m Greg Kumparak.
I’ll be heading up Week in Evaluate for the foreseeable long run, along with your former host Lucas Matney diving into cryptoland with the release of a publication and podcast known as Chain Reaction. He’s now not going too some distance, and I’m positive he’ll prevent again in once in a while.
If my identify turns out acquainted, it may well be as a result of I took over Week in Evaluate a couple of occasions whilst Lucas was once AFK/touching grass/now not observing a display. Or it might be since you’ve been studying TechCrunch for a very long time. I’ve been round this position for over a decade; I’ve worn numerous hats in that point. (Metaphorical hats. I’ve were given a large ol’ head, maximum exact hats don’t have compatibility proper.)
That’s all I’ll say about me, for now, as a result of this isn’t the Greg in Evaluate publication. However come say hi on Twitter. Inform me what you prefer maximum about Week in Evaluate because it has existed to this point. I don’t intend to modify a lot in regards to the layout, however I’m all the time right down to do extra of what other folks like.
the massive factor
Lucas all the time began the publication off with the week’s “giant factor”… and, neatly, the massive factor this week was once, inarguably, Elon Musk providing $44 billion to shop for Twitter, and Twitter accepting. In the event you have been taking a look at our checklist of maximum learn posts for the week, you could suppose it was once the handiest factor that took place in tech this week. No funny story.
I’m beautiful positive near to the entirety that may be mentioned about Elon, Twitter and the combo of Elon and Twitter… has been mentioned. Sizzling takes, not-so-hot takes… all takes, of all temperatures, have already been taken. I’m a believer that when you have not anything good to mention, the neatest factor you’ll be able to say is not anything.
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Thankfully, I’ve a number of good pals that experience mentioned a number of good issues!
Ron was once quick out of the gate with some ideas on how Twitter has developed since he joined in 2007, and the place it would pass from right here. Natasha identified that, with a variety of Twitter workers suddenly less happy and likely more rich, this might be the beginning of an entire new wave of startups. Devin puzzled… neatly, everything about it.
In the event you one way or the other to find your self pronouncing “Wait, Elon’s purchasing Twitter?”, right here’s our recap of the entire wild ride.
different issues
Consider it or now not, different stuff took place this week! Like:
PayPal confirmed it’s shutting down its SF office: Our personal Mary Ann Azevedo broke the inside track that PayPal is parting techniques with its SF administrative center, with the corporate pronouncing it’s comparing its “world administrative center footprint” in keeping with how the pandemic has modified the way in which we paintings. It seems like SF workers will be capable to paintings nearly or trip right down to the San Jose HQ.
Snap built a selfie drone?: It’s lovely, however I’m having a troublesome time seeing how this turns into the rest greater than a goofy aspect venture for the corporate. “Dangle on pals, don’t take that selfie. Let me get out the drone. Dangle on, let it boot up. One sec. Wait, no drones allowed right here? It’s nice, we’ll be speedy. I’m now not killing the vibe! You’re. Welp, battery is useless, gimme a minute.”
Someone found a Pixel Watch: In information that throws me again to the wild system running a blog days of 2010*, somebody discovered what seems to be a prototype of a Google-made Pixel smartwatch sitting forgotten at a cafe. Google’s giant I/O tournament kicks off in only some weeks, so I’d be expecting to listen to extra about this then. (* “Oh no, how was once the iPhone 4/Gizmodo factor over a decade in the past,” he says to himself as he crumbles to mud and blows away.)
added issues
We have now a paywalled segment of our website known as TechCrunch+. It prices a couple of greenbacks a month and it’s filled with excellent stuff! From this week, for instance:
The 9 startups developing tomorrow’s batteries: From construction smarter units to combating local weather exchange, we’d like higher batteries if we need to stay transferring ahead. However what’s in truth taking place within the area? TechCrunch newcomer Tim De Chant kicked issues off with a bang (zap?) with a deep dive on 9 firms that experience jointly raised over $4 billion in hopes of cracking the following technology of battery tech. Plus he were given a pun within the headline, which is a win in my guide.
YC’s Dalton Caldwell on how to get into YC: A couple of weeks again at our TechCrunch Early Level tournament, Y Combinator’s Dalton Caldwell led a consultation on what he seems for when a startup applies. The consultation and the Q&A thereafter have been filled with exact, actionable perception from somebody who is aware of extra in regards to the accelerator’s software procedure than most likely somebody else, and on this put up I’ve accrued lots of the bits that stood out to me maximum.
Should you put any of your 401(k) into crypto? This week Constancy introduced that it is going to permit retirement account holders to take a position as much as 20% in their 401(okay) into bitcoin. However must you? The very good Anita Ramaswamy explores the dangers and rewards.
