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Welcome , folks , to TechCrunch Week in Review ( WiR ) , a compilation of the past few days in tech happening .
As I spell this , snow ’s decorate New York City — an increasingly rare dainty thanks to our change climate . And that feels fitting in light of the Apple Vision Pro ’s close at hand launch . After all , one of the promises of headset like the Vision Pro is that they enthrall the wearer aside from the stresses of everyday life to more affirmative realness — at least for a spell .
Brian wenthands onwith the Vision Pro this week . His impression ? It ’s transporting , all right — but very costly .
There ’s a seemly chunk of word to recapitulate this week , so let ’s get to it . But first , a reminder tosign up hereto get WiR in your inbox every Saturday if you have n’t already done so .
News
“ smooth supersonic ” jet : NASA and Lockheed Martin have finally take the wraps off the X-59 , an aircraft that may shape the future of both military and civilian air change of location , Devin writes .
Byju ’s valuation cut : BlackRock has slue the time value of its holding in Byju ’s , slashing the implied valuation of the Indian inauguration to about $ 1 billion from $ 22 billion in other 2022 .
belief launches a calendar app : Notion , the incredibly popular note - pickings and project direction service , has found a stand - alone calendar inspection and repair . Frederic has the full story .
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Samsung ’s Galaxy S24 : Samsung held a press conference this week where it foretell its latest flagship earpiece — all powered by AI in some build or another .
Layoffs at Google : After repose off over 1,000 workers across multiple divisions last week and cutting 100 jobs at YouTube , Google CEO Sundar Pichai air a memorandum to its stave monish more layoffs are expected this year .
Analysis
CES chase off sexuality tech : Despite being an industry that caters to a universal human experience , sexual practice tech has always had an uneasy association with CES , Haje writes . And this year , the conference effectively manage to furrow the sex technical school industry off its show flooring — for better or bad .
OnEquity , Alex and Mary Ann chewed through financing rhythm galore from Pomelo , Tandem and Briq — and also talk over how C - entourage executive feel about AI and the endeavor .
FoundfeaturedMagic Spoon co - beginner and CEO Gabi Lewis . Magic Spoon creates grain flavors that act on our nostalgia for Froot Loops and Cocoa Puffs with a grown - up gamy - protein twirl .
And onChain Reaction , Jacquelyn interviewed Monica Long , the president of Ripple , the blockchain - based digital payment net and protocol .
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Unicorn club : Cowboy Ventures ’ founder Aileen Lee penned a long - expect follow - up to her original 2013 article in which she coined the term “ unicorn . ”
Private equity in 2024 : Alex and Anna write about how PE firms could be the last resort for startups struggling to pass .
Reddit , IPOing : Reddit could in the end go public this year . Alex try out what that could intend for the company — and others attempt IPOs this year .
