Connie Loizos
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gm and editor-in-chief, @techcrunch; founder @strictlyvc, cohost of "strictlyvc download" podcast, panini press enthusiast. tips to [email protected]
San Francisco
Joined September 2006
How DeepSeek changed the AI landscape for Silicon Valley
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Chinese AI lab DeepSeek provoked the first Silicon Valley freak-out of 2025. Here's what it could mean for American AI policy.
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hi, all, an opinion piece that ran on our site yesterday did not go through our standard review process and was unfair to both our readers and our staff. that post has since been updated to reflect our standards, and we'll ensure that this doesn't happen again in the future.
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eek. data giant snowflake is at the center of a recent spate of alleged data thefts. scoop by techcrunch's zack whittaker
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Snowflake is the latest company in a string of high-profile security incidents and sizable data breaches caused by the lack of MFA.
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After raising $100M, AI fintech LoanSnap is being sued, fined, evicted via @techcrunch.
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The company has been sued by at least seven creditors, including Wells Fargo.
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RT @alexvoica: On Tuesday, @TechCrunch returned to London with a @StrictlyVC event which had two highlights for me. First, @ingridlunden h….
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1000 x this. know she is v appreciative of the support.
Hey folks, I'm sure a lot of you on here know @SarahPerezTC, an amazing writer, single mother and human. She suffered a total loss house fire this morning. She and her daughter are safe but if you can help at all please do so.
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!! i phoned julie on my very first day as eic and i'm *so* pumped to call her a colleague at long last.
Thrilled that I’ve joined @TechCrunch as editor of the Startups/VC desk working with some of the best startups reporters in the business! @alex @rebecca_szkutak @DominicMadori @bayareawriter @jacqmelinek @ChristineMHall; all under the fab @Cookie; & I’m reunited with @MattRosoff.
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RT @MattRosoff: Shortly after Fisker board member Wendy Greuel took delivery of her Ocean SUV, the vehicle lost power on a public road. Thi….
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Internal documents viewed by TechCrunch show a series of problems with the Fisker Ocean SUV including sudden power loss and brake problems.
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yikes.
VCs look the other way as they give $205M more to Verkada, whose tech has been abused repeatedly by @TechCrunch @Cookie here's more examples 🧵.
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I talked with @theryanking Friday about his move from CEO to executive chair of Bolt. "The operating and scaling headspace is very different than the creative headspace. I've played both until now. This allows me to stay in the creative headspace."
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Ryan Breslow, who founded the "one-click" checkout tech company Bolt as a Stanford student and dropped out of college to build it, is stepping away as the
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Please note that if you received an email purportedly from us about a voicemail or otherwise looking for information, it was not us (which you probably figured out but in case not) and you should definitely delete this. 🎉🎉.
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RT @bobbywhithorne: .@Cookie: "People love a good comeback story.". @parkerconrad sat down with @StrictlyVC to discuss the future of @Rippl….
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StrictlyVC Download · Episode
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RT @EclipseVentures: Excited to partner w/ @StrictlyVC for its only in-person event of 2021 on 11/11 at 5 pm in SF. Great time to reconnect….
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RT @khoslaventures: "It only takes 12-15 entrepreneurs to solve the climate crisis" Join @vkhosla in a talk with Connie Loizos @Cookie (@Te….
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How Robert Reffkin went from being a C-average student to the founder of Compass via @techcrunch.
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friends/strangers, just an fyi if you're online and have kids or are a magic fan. we just watched an hour-long zoom show hosted by @Justin_Willman and it was a sheer joy. highly recommend. next show is at 3 pm PST. (and justin, if you see this, thank you!)
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RT @sullydish: “Stand back and stand by.” A president just said that to white supremacists on national television. This is not a drill.
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