💍 Nice ice, baby: When you think of TechCrunch Disrupt, I'm sure your first question is: What did everyone wear? Even if it wasn't, we've got you covered! This year we noticed some very notable bling from our guests onstage, so we rounded up our favorites. Read more
🗯️ Series A advice: The venture market has changed so rapidly over the last few years. At TechCrunch Disrupt, panelists warned seed-stage startups in the current environment that a bigger valuation at the Series A isn't always the best idea. Read more
❗️ That's so Ohio: Columbus, Ohio, was the victim of a ransomware attack in July. At the time, officials said they had thwarted the attack, but that wasn't the case. Today it was confirmed that 500,000 people had their data stolen. Read more
🤖 New model, more money: Anthopic's newest AI model is here. Claude 3.5 Haiku is more expensive than prior models, and it can't analyze images yet, but people can use the tool through Anthropic's API or a handful of third-party platforms. Read more
☢️ Nuclear power problems: While Amazon, Microsoft, and Meta have all inked deals in recent weeks to harness nuclear energy for their data centers, regulators are saying not so fast. For now, just Microsoft will be able to proceed as planned. Read more
📚 Colorsoft conundrum: Amazon recently announced a new color Kindle, called Kindle Colorsoft, that introduced color to the e-reader. Alas, reviews haven't been great, and Amazon acknowledges there is a screen issue on a small number of devices. Read more
🗳️ Election engagement: As I'm sure you are aware, there is a U.S. presidential election tomorrow. Social media plays a big role in both informing and misinforming the public about said election. Sarah Perez takes a look at how newer entrant Bluesky is preparing for tomorrow. Read more
