May 2023

How 5-minute battery swaps could get more EVs on the road

May 17, 2023
Charging has emerged as the primary way people keep their EV batteries full of juice while on the go, but some companies have an alternative in mind that they think could be even quicker than the fastest chargers today: battery swapping. Today, a San Francisco–based startup called Ample demonstrated its new battery-swap system, which it…

Years after its Audm acquisition, The New York Times launches its own audio app

May 17, 2023

Several years ago, The New York Times acquired audio journalism app Audm with the goal of using it as the basis of its own audio product. Today, the media company is unveiling the result of that work with the official debut of New York Times Audio — a new mobile app that combines the publication’s […]

Years after its Audm acquisition, The New York Times launches its own audio app by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

Varda Space raising new tranche of funding at $500M post-money valuation

May 17, 2023

Varda Space Industries, the in-space manufacturing startup that wants to revolutionize the production of pharmaceuticals, semiconductors, and more, is in the process of raising $25 million in new capital that would put its valuation at around $500 million after investment, according to documents viewed by TechCrunch. The fundraising comes at a crucial time for Varda, which is preparing to send […]

Varda Space raising new tranche of funding at $500M post-money valuation by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch

From root to crown, Mast Reforestation is regrowing the tree economy for the 21st century

May 17, 2023

Here’s the problem: the planet is burning, and there’s not much we can do about it. Forests are in peril not just because of the ravages of climate change, but because the industries that support them remain traditional and under-resourced. Mast Reforestation is building a tech-forward forest-as-a-service company that vastly simplifies and accelerates the process […]

From root to crown, Mast Reforestation is regrowing the tree economy for the 21st century by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch

Traefik Labs launches Traefik Hub, a Kubernetes-native API management service

May 17, 2023

Traefik today announced the general availability of Traefik Hub, its cloud-native API management solution for publishing, securing and managing APIs. Founded in 2016 by Emile Vauge, Traefik Labs had an early focus on its open source projects: Traefik Proxy and Mesh — a cloud-native reverse-proxy solution and service mesh. Back in 2015, Vauge was a […]

Traefik Labs launches Traefik Hub, a Kubernetes-native API management service by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch