Falling short of analysts' estimates, Warner Bros. Discovery posts $2.1B net loss for Q4 2022

TechCrunch Newsletter [TechCrunch logo]( [The Daily Crunch logo]( By [Christine Hall]( and [Haje Jan Kamps]( Friday, February 24, 2023 Folks, we’ve got some really sad news for you. The weekend is here, which means that you have to stop working for a couple days. We know, it’s a tragedy. But don’t worry, Monday is only two short weekend days away, and then you can get back to the grindstone. Black History Month continues! Originally published in 1975, [For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow Is Enuf]( is a magnificent, passionate, and fearless story of what it meant to be a woman of color in the 20th century. Well worth a read — or seek it out onstage! Much love and hugs and such, [Christine]( and [Haje]( [ image] Image Credits: PM Images / Getty Images ​​The TechCrunch Top 3 - [Money, money, money…must be funny](: Warner Bros. Discovery revealed that it lost another $2.1 billion in the fourth quarter. This is despite the success of shows like “The Last of Us” on HBO and games like “Hogwarts Legacy.” [Lauren]( explains more. - [Fashion layoffs](: Secondhand apparel marketplace Poshmark is now laying off employees just two months after being acquired by Naver,[Kate]( reports. - [Another brick in the wall](:[Ron]( explains why a possible U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit over competition could derail the pending $20 billion Adobe-Figma deal. Startups and VC The truth of the matter is that Mobile World Congress (MWC) was never a consumer tech show, per se, but the participation of various smartphone makers transformed it into a handy launching pad. [Brian]( explores in [What we expect from MWC 2021](. In the face of conscripted co-founders and blacked-out bunkers, Ukraine’s tech industry marches on. [Mike]( explores how, a year on from Russia’s invasion, [Ukrainian startups show astounding resilience](. And we have five more for you: - Pay, pay pay:[Telecom giant Airtel eyes a stake in Paytm](, by[Manish](. - Buy, buy, buy: [Rebuy is out to change the customer buying experience, one personalization at a time](, [Christine]( reports. - Deb, dev, dev:[Alchemy launches a tool](that enables devs to start building dApps within 4 minutes, [Jacquelyn]( reports. - Ai, ai, AI: [Natasha L]( reports how [Voicemod tools up with $14.5 million to ride the generative AI (sonic)boom](. - Pic, pic, pic: [South Africa’s Envisionit Deep AI gets $1.65 million to expand access to medical imaging](, reports [Annie](. [5 questions emerging managers should ask before selecting LPs]( Before an emerging manager can start backing startups, they’ll first need to earn the trust of limited partners who are willing to bet on their investment thesis. “Each step up the decision-making ladder increases the risk of dismissal, lost information or miscommunication, which can be mitigated if you can get in front of the decision-makers early on,” says Linda Greub, co-founder and managing partner of Avestria Ventures. Drawing from her own experience, Greub shares five questions emerging managers can use “to find the investors most likely to believe in you.” Three more from the TC+ team: - Pass the chips: [Kate]( asks, [How are global chipmakers preparing for the US-China chip war?]( - RIP, unicorns: [Alex]( wonders,[When do we reach the unicorn death cliff?]( - Moar chains: [Jacquelyn]( explores how [Coinbase’s layer-2 blockchain may help expand scaling on Ethereum](. 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