October 2022

Merge raises $55M Series B for its unified API

October 24, 2022

The funding environment may have changed in recent months, but startups with strong fundamentals are still able to raise. Merge, a startup that offers an API integration service with a focus on HR, payroll and accounting systems (among others), today announced that it has raised a $55 million Series B round led by Accel, with […]

Merge raises $55M Series B for its unified API by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch

Seeing startups tackle the health of our planet is giving me life

October 24, 2022

Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. We are back from Disrupt, which means we’re picking up the pieces of our work lives, getting back on track. Equity is now on its regular schedule, which is good. A big thanks […]

Seeing startups tackle the health of our planet is giving me life by Alex Wilhelm originally published on TechCrunch

Level’s new Level Lock+ with Apple Home Key is smart lock perfection

October 24, 2022

Smart lock startup Level has a new version of its lock available, and this one includes Apple Home Key out of the box. Th new Level Lock+ is almost identical to its predecessor, the Level Lock Touch, in every other way — but the addition of Home Key takes what was already a super strong […]

Level’s new Level Lock+ with Apple Home Key is smart lock perfection by Darrell Etherington originally published on TechCrunch

Fermyon raises $20M to build tools for cloud app dev

October 24, 2022

Matt Butcher and Radu Matei worked on container technologies for years, “containers” in this context referring to software packages containing all the necessary elements to run in any environment, from desktop PCs to servers. As engineers at Deis, and then DeisLabs once Microsoft acquired it in 2017, their team explored the container landscape and built […]

Fermyon raises $20M to build tools for cloud app dev by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

The Download: US Navy drone swarms, and inside animals’ minds

October 24, 2022
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. The US Navy wants swarms of thousands of small drones The US Navy is working on ways to build, deploy, and control thousands of small drones that are able to flock together to…

The Logitech G Cloud and Shadow are a match made in cloud gaming heaven

October 24, 2022

It’s time to accept that cloud gaming is the future of gaming. At least for some people and even though Stadia failed. But that group of people is becoming larger every year. For the past few weeks, I have been playing video games on a brand new device — the Logitech G Cloud. But my […]

The Logitech G Cloud and Shadow are a match made in cloud gaming heaven by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch

Australia to toughen privacy laws with huge hike in penalties for breaches

October 24, 2022

Australia has confirmed an incoming legislative change will significant strengthen its online privacy laws following a spate of data breaches in recent weeks — such as the Optus telco breach last month. “Unfortunately, significant privacy breaches in recent weeks have shown existing safeguards are inadequate. It’s not enough for a penalty for a major data […]

Australia to toughen privacy laws with huge hike in penalties for breaches by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch

The US Navy wants swarms of thousands of small drones

October 24, 2022
The US Navy is working on ways to build, deploy, and control thousands of small drones that are able to flock together to overwhelm anti-aircraft defenses with sheer numbers, budget documents reveal. The conflict in Ukraine has proved the worth of small drones, including consumer quadcopters, which have carried out reconnaissance, guided artillery fire, and…