The TechCrunch Podcast

Welcome back to the TechCrunch Podcast. This week Amanda Silberling is here to talk about how Dungeons and Dragons creators are fighting to keep their livelihoods and Rebecca Bellan comes on to talk about how a tweet has gotten Elon Musk into legal trouble...again. And as always, Darrell breaks down the biggest stories in tech.

Articles from the episode:

• Dungeons & Dragons content creators are fighting to protect their livelihoods
• Musk stands to lose billions in trial over ‘funding secured’ tweet

More from TechCrunch

• Discord acquires Gas, a compliments-based social media app for teens
• Norton LifeLock says thousands of customer accounts breached
• Amazon fined by regulators for unsafe warehouse work conditions
• Boston Dynamics’ latest Atlas video demos a robot that can run, jump and now grab and throw

Credits: The TechCrunch Podcast is produced by Maggie Stamets, hosted by Darrell Etherington, and edited by Kell.

Welcome back to The TechCrunch Podcast where you’ll hear everything you need to know about the week’s top stories in tech from the people who wrote them. This week our host, Managing Editor Darrell Etherington, talks with Natasha Mascarenhas about the ongoing tech layoffs, Anita Ramaswamy about WeWork founder Adam Neumann moving into the crypto space with backing from a16z, And Devin Caldewey about AI-generated images. Plus a rundown of the week’s top news on TechCrunch.

Articles from the episode:

• A third straight week of tech layoffs in the books
• Latch, a proptech meets SaaS play, conducts two consecutive weeks of layoffs
• Adam Neumann’s blockchain-based redemption story now sponsored by a16z
• OpenAI: Look at our awesome image generator! Google: Hold my Shiba Inu

Other news from the week:

• It’s official: Broadcom to acquire VMware in massive $61B deal
• Jack Dorsey steps down from Twitter’s board
• Twitter investors sue Elon Musk over acquisition shenanigans

Extras:

• Hana Mohan’s Twitter thread on the YC advice to founders
• Hana Mohan’s episode of Found
• Equity’s episode: We think founders need a quick Heart to Heart about the market

Credits: The TechCrunch Podcast is produced by Maggie Stamets, hosted by Darrell Etherington, and edited by Kell.

This week on the TechCrunch Podcast, TC climate writer Harri Weber comes on to talk about Tesla’s underperforming solar roofing business and new TC reporter, Kyle Wiggins, does a deep dive into Butler Hospitality’s recent layoffs and how they are a cautionary tale for other food and hospitality tech businesses. And of course, Darrell gives you a rundown of biggest stories in tech this week

Articles from the episode:

• Sure, Tesla, a solar trailer
• Tesla reportedly nowhere near goal of installing 1,000 solar roofs a week
• Butler shows hundreds of employees the door after raising $50M for room service delivery

Other news from the week:

• Microsoft lays off a portion of its workforce as part of a ‘realignment’
• Twitter sues Elon Musk to force him to seal the deal
• Twitter v. Elon brings us a meme-driven lawsuit for the books
• Uber facing lawsuit from dozens of women over sexual assaults by drivers
• YouTube ends Lofi Girl’s two-year-long music stream over bogus DMCA warning

Credits: The TechCrunch Podcast is produced by Maggie Stamets, hosted by Darrell Etherington, and edited by Kell.

This week instead of a typical interview we’re going to share a bit from our friends over at the Equity who are talking about what Google's antitrust lawsuit means for startups, how the downturn impacted the way companies are hiring and why femtech stood out in 2022. But first, Darrell goes over some of the top news from the week. Be sure to listen to Equity where ever you listen to podcasts: pod.link/equity

Articles from the episode:

• US sues Google over ‘anticompetitive, exclusionary, and unlawful’ ad tech monopoly
• Startups should expect more scrutiny from VCs on their hiring plans
• Crypto recruiters see opportunity to snatch up talent amid Big Tech layoffs

More from TechCrunch

• With Starship testing, SpaceX moves one step closer to making science fiction a reality
• Amazon launches RxPass, a $5/month Prime add-on for all-you-need generic drugs covering 80 conditions
• LastPass owner GoTo says hackers stole customers’ backups

Credits: The TechCrunch Podcast is produced by Maggie Stamets, hosted by Darrell Etherington, and edited by Kell.

This week we're revisiting Inside Startup Battlefield, the four-part series that takes you behind TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield competition. If you haven't already be sure to get your tickets to TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco on September 19-21. Save an additional 15% with promo code CRUNCH. Visit techcrunch.com/disrupt to learn more.

In this episode, our host and Startup Battlefield Editor Neesha Tambe breaks down how the Battlefield companies are selected for the TechCrunch Disrupt stage. Then we take a deep dive into what makes a pitch-perfect with pitch coach and TechCrunch writer Haje Jan Kamps and Startup Battlefield judge and VC Nisha Dua. You’ll also hear from: Julia Somerdin from Labby, Young-Jae Kim and Tara Peters from Anthill, Quddus Pativada from Digest AI, Blessing Adesiyan from Mother Honestly, Hikari Senju from Omneky, Mitch Tolson from Ally Robotics, Elizabeth Lawler from App map, Aaron Hall from Intropic materials. Sheeba Dawood from Minerva.

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Credits: The TechCrunch Podcast is produced by Maggie Stamets, hosted by Darrell Etherington, and edited by Kell.