One contradiction of the digital era is that, while it’s become easier to make and distribute music, it’s also more difficult to earn a living doing it. Artists must accept the extremely low rates that streaming platforms like Spotify and YouTube pay for their songs. What does the future look like for garage bands? And…
Monthly Archives: November 2022
Roam, which bills itself as a “cloud HQ” for distributed, remote companies, today emerged from stealth with $30 million in Series A funding led by IVP with participation from undisclosed angel investors. The tranche, which comes after a previously unannounced $10.6 million seed round and values the company at $95 million post-money, will be put…
Digital creation company Picsart is adding an AI Image Generator and an AI Writer to create images and ad copy, the company announced on Wednesday. Picsart says that as text-to-image generators are growing in popularity, it’s bringing one directly into its platform. As with other models, Picsart’s AI Image Generator allows you to create images…
Retail investors entered the stock market in droves over the past couple of years. Much ink has already been spilled analyzing competition between fintech companies such as Robinhood and Public.com to capture these new customers. But there’s another implication of this trend that’s less obvious: these new investors also have the power to introduce and…
Magdalena “Mags” Kala, a self-described “lifetime degen,” is no stranger to beating the odds. Before she became an investor, she co-founded an all-female blackjack team that sought to exploit gender bias to make a profit through gaming, she told TechCrunch in an interview. It’s fitting, then, that Kala was able to raise her first fund…
As impressive as smartphone cameras are these days, even the best camera phones face a couple of major limitations. One is the selection of lenses, since there’s a limit to how many different ones you can reasonably equip a phone with, and the other is the quality of those lenses, which is limited based on…
Cassie Schoene said getting to live, work and play at Walt Disney World is truly a “magical” experience. Cassie Schoene Cassie Schoene was a sophomore in college when she got into Disney’s college program. She loves working at Epcot and says she’s saving money by using the cast discounts. However, being in the program often…
Hiya. It’s Dan DeFrancesco checking in from NYC. Today we’ve got stories on JPMorgan’s new affordable advice, BofA’s back-to-the-office push, and the best costumes from top celebrities. But first, we’ve got some changes to your service. If this was forwarded to you, sign up here. Download Insider’s app here. One Finance; Walmart; Rachel Mendelson/Insider 1….
Jerome Powell. Reuters Investors are bracing for the Fed to announce another huge interest-rate hike on Wednesday. Fed Chair Jerome Powell is set to discuss the inflation threat and the risk of a recession. Here’s why the rate decision and guidance will be critical for markets and the economy. Investors are anxiously awaiting the outcome…
The Yeezy line was reported to be worth more than 40% of Adidas’ profits. MEGA/GC Images; CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images Adidas execs held an “undramatic” two-minute call where they decided to cut ties with Ye, per Bloomberg. Management had postponed an announcement so they could seek advice from US legal firms, the report said….