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Maven Ventures General Partner Sara Deshpande has been investing in the consumer tech space for a decade. Over time, the seed-stage venture firm has backed the likes of Zoom, Cruise, Hello Heart, Perplexity and x.AI and has grown to over $200 million in assets under management. Deshpande joined TechCrunch’s Mary Ann Azevedo to discuss the…

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Maven Ventures General Partner Sara Deshpande has been investing in the consumer tech space for a decade. Over time, the seed-stage venture firm has backed the likes of Zoom, Cruise, Hello Heart, Perplexity and x.AI and has grown to over $200 million in assets under management. Deshpande joined TechCrunch’s Mary Ann Azevedo to discuss the changes in the consumer landscape, how her firm is doubling down on AI and what makes a startup stand out.

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Why the AI Backlash Is Getting Worse

A Texas man has been charged with attempted murder of Sam Altman after he threw a Molotov cocktail at the tech CEO’s home last week. Prosecutors say that the suspect was carrying a document warning that artificial intelligence companies would cause humanity’s “impending extinction.” Sarah Frier joins Stacey Vanek Smith and Max Chafkin on the…

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A Texas man has been charged with attempted murder of Sam Altman after he threw a Molotov cocktail at the tech CEO’s home last week. Prosecutors say that the suspect was carrying a document warning that artificial intelligence companies would cause humanity’s “impending extinction.”

Sarah Frier joins Stacey Vanek Smith and Max Chafkin on the Everybody’s Business podcast to discuss why the backlash against all things AI is getting worse.
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NASA’s Proposed Budget ‘Slap in the Face,’ Nye Says

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Bill Nye, also known as “The Science Guy,” and The Planetary Society chief ambassador, calls the proposed budget for NASA a “slap in the face,” especially after all that was accomplished with the Artemis II mission to the moon. He spoke to Bloomberg The Close on Monday.
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