Hello, and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This is our Wednesday show, where we niche down to a single person, think about their work and unpack the rest. This week, Mary Ann hopped on the mic with number one […]
SecureSave’s secret weapon: Suze Orman by Theresa Loconsolo originally published on TechCrunch
Snapchat today announced the launch of a new generative AI feature that will allow Snapchat+ subscribers to send Snaps of what they’re up to in order to receive a generative Snap back from the in-app chatbot, My AI. The feature has been previewed at last month’s Snap Partner Summit along with the news that the My […]
Snapchat launches a new generative AI feature, ‘My AI Snaps,’ for paid subscribers by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch
After expanding its footprint in manufacturing smartphones and other tech devices, India is looking to become the electronics repair capital of the world, taking the crown from China and Malaysia, which currently dominate the industry. On Wednesday, the country’s Ministry of Information and Technology launched a pilot project called Electronics Repair Services Outsourcing (ERSO) to […]
India kicks off a pilot to become electronics repair capital of the world by Jagmeet Singh originally published on TechCrunch
The IPCC, has said the world needs to remove 10 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere by 2050 in order to avoid a climate cataclysm. And, yes, there are now multiple methods for carbon removal today such as planting more trees (afforestation), sucking CO2 out of the sky (direct air capture), and […]
Climate startup CUR8 raises $6.5M from GV for its market-making platform for carbon removals by Mike Butcher originally published on TechCrunch
Netflix announced Wednesday the official release date of “Black Mirror” season six alongside an unsettling new trailer. The series is set to premiere on the streamer on June 15. The trailer kicks off with a preview of the first episode, showing viewers a haunting scenario that – much like every “Black Mirror” episode – is […]
The first episode of ‘Black Mirror’ S6 is a subscriber’s worst nightmare by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch
Blink CEO Gil Barak says there have been three distinct periods when it comes to security operations automation. The first required experts to code workflows, taking weeks or months to produce a single one. More recently, low code approaches let users drag and drop components into a workflow, creating the code in the background almost […]
Blink launches Blink Copilot to bring generative AI to security operations by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch
From Foursquare to Zenly, there hasn’t exactly been a shortage of location-centric social networks outside the usual Big Tech ecosystems, but for one reason or another things have never really worked out. Snap acquired Zenly and eventually shut it down despite its enduring popularity, and Foursquare is still chugging along with its back-end location data […]
Social mapping platform Atly launches with $18M to be a Reddit for real-world locations by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch
Vartana, a business-to-business (B2B) sales closing and financing platform, today announced that it raised $20 million in a Series B funding round led by Activant Capital with participation from Mayfield and Audacious Ventures. The financing, which brings Vartana’s total raised to $39 million, will be put toward hiring and expanding the company’s product offerings, according […]
Vartana lands a $20M investment to scale its sales closing platform by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch
Bluetooth-enabled devices are ubiquitous, but how those devices are used is constrained by the relatively short range provided by Bluetooth technology. Seattle-based startup Hubble Network wants to completely upend that status quo, by launching a satellite network that any Bluetooth-enabled device can connect to, anywhere in the world. The company’s aim is to build out […]
Hubble Network wants to connect a billion devices with space-based Bluetooth network by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch