Shohei Ohtani’s first big-league postseason hasn’t quite gone to plan, at least not on a performance level. Yes, the Dodgers are in the NLCS. And yes, the 30-year-old superstar has had his moments. But they’ve been few and far between, especially for a slugger of his caliber. The NL MVP frontrunner looked destined for another […]
Aaron Judge home run: Yankees slugger breaks out of October slump with ALCS Game 2 blast
The Yankees took a commanding 2-0 series lead over the Guardians in the ALCS on Tuesday thanks to a 6-2 win in Game 2. While the game included sloppy play on both sides, the highlight of the day came from biggest name in the series: New York slugger Aaron Judge. With a man on and […]
Polestar is getting a new CEO amid EV sales slump
Just weeks ago, during an interview with TechCrunch, Thomas Ingenlath laid out his plan to turn Polestar into a self-sustaining company. Now, he’s out. Polestar said Tuesday Ingenlath has resigned as CEO, a position he has held since the EV startup spun out of Volvo in 2017. He will be replaced by Michael Lohscheller, who was […]
Valuations of startups have quietly rebounded to all-time highs. Some investors say the slump is over.
Generative AI businesses aside, the last couple of years have been relatively difficult for venture-backed companies. Very few startups were able to raise funding at prices that exceeded their previous valuations. Now, approximately two years after the venture slump began in early 2022, some investors, like IVP general partner Tom Loverro, are saying that the […]
Match-owned Archer hits over half a million installs amid dating app slump
It’s been almost one year since Match Group announced the launch of Archer, the online dating giant’s first app for gay, bi, and queer men. Since rolling out to New York last June, Archer has been downloaded more than 685,000 times, according to estimates from market intelligence firm Sensor Tower. Archer completed its U.S. rollout […]