Elon Musk buying Twitter after all, the ‘next Mark Zuckerberg’ and fare thee well, Stadia

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The sudden demise of the gaming service Stadia was the fault of one entity alone, according to the author. He writes that people don't trust Google. People are wary of investing in even its more popular products because of its poor understanding of what people want and need.

When he waded into the Russia-Ukraine war with his version of a peace plan that wasn't very well-received, he stepped in. The trial between the two, which was scheduled to start October 17, did not happen and so the Musk parties sent a letter expressing their intention to go through with the purchase. It is possible that another wrench could be thrown into the works due to Musk's chaotic nature.

An app that limits social isolation on college campuses received a $4.5 million investment this week. The founder wanted to build an app for college students that would help them feel less lonely and more connected on campus.

Users of the new Lock Screens aren't restricted only to Apple features. GOOGLE made good on its promise to make its apps available aswidgets Search and apps are on the way.

South Korean search company Naver plans to purchase apparel marketplace Poshmark for over a billion dollars.

The Los Angeles Unified School District was the target of a cyberattack that resulted in the release of a cache of data.

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Didn't have time to listen to all of the shows? If you missed it, here's what you missed.

• For Found this week, we rereleased an episode on delivering remote abortion care with Kiki Freedman from Hey Jane. She also tells us about how her experience at Uber informed her founder mentality and how the startup hopes to change the healthcare industry.
• Chain Reaction connected with Edward Saatchi, an expert in the web3 space and the founder of The Culture DAO and Fable who discussed how emerging technologies can enable new forms of storytelling and how sectors like crypto and AI are changing what the metaverse might look like.
• Amanda joined Alex this week on the Wednesday episode of Equity to chat about the creator economy.
• On The TC Podcast, Haje Jan Kamps, stepping in for Darrell Etherington, talks with Dominic-Madori Davis about how conservative VCs are shaping the startup landscape and, by extension, the world. He also talked with Taylor Hatmaker about all things Elon.
• And check out the TechCrunch Live podcast, which is the audio version of our weekly TechCrunch Live show. This week, hear how Mammoth Biosciences Trevor Martin attracted the best partners to form the company, including Mayfield partner Ursheet Parikh, who wrote an early funding check. Step one? It starts with the vision and mission.

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Early-stage startups may not know if the tech can be protected and the best way to use it. Matthew Horton, senior counsel and intellectual property lawyer at law firm Foley & Lardner, provided guidance for young companies in this post.

Vori raised a $10 million Series A and now has a pitch deck. Do you want your pitch deck to be on the show? More information can be found here. You can find all our Pitch Deck Tear Downs and other pitching advice in one place. What do you think about this?