June 15, 2025

The U.S. Navy is more aggressively telling startups, ‘We want you’

While Silicon Valley executives like those from Palantir, Meta, and OpenAI are grabbing headlines for trading their Brunello Cucinelli vests for Army Reserve uniforms, a quieter transformation has been underway in the U.S. Navy. How? Well, the Navy’s Chief Technology Officer Justin Fanelli says he has spent the last two and a half years focused […]

June 2023

Meet the 3 startups pitch at TechCrunch Live’s (virtual) Atlanta event!

June 6, 2023

This Wednesday TechCrunch Live is taking a virtual trip to the great city of Atlanta. You can tag along by registering HERE. The show starts on Wednesday, June 7, 2023 at 2:00pm EDT. It’s free to attend and participate. The lineup is killer and starts with a 25 minute fireside chat with Atlanta mayor Andre […]

Meet the 3 startups pitch at TechCrunch Live’s (virtual) Atlanta event! by Matt Burns originally published on TechCrunch

Indian EV two-wheeler startup River raises $15M led by Dubai’s Al Futtaim Group

June 6, 2023

River, an Indian EV startup that introduced its first two-wheeler in February, has raised $15 million in a funding round led by Dubai’s Al Futtaim Group. With today’s funding round, the startup looks to take on the likes of SoftBank- and Edelweiss-backed Ola Electric, and Ather Energy, which counts Tiger Global, Caladium Investment and Hero […]

Indian EV two-wheeler startup River raises $15M led by Dubai’s Al Futtaim Group by Jagmeet Singh originally published on TechCrunch

The Download: Apple’s headset challenges, and what AI can learn from nuclear safety

June 6, 2023
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. Apple will face an uphill battle convincing developers to build apps for its headset The ‘one more thing’ announced by Apple at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) this year was the industry’s worst-kept…

Is ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) a Buy for June?

June 6, 2023
Following underwhelming performance in two consecutive years, 2021 and 2022, Cathie Wood’s flagship fund, ARK Innovation (ARKK), is sporting approximately 34% year-to-date returns. ARKK’s portfolio focuses on disruptive innovation companies…

Zoom brings local data storage to paying European customers

June 6, 2023

Zoom has announced a slew of privacy-focused features and services, as the video communication company looks to appease customers concerned about where their data resides. With Europe pushing a digital sovereignty agenda, U.S. companies have been clambering to convince customers across the continent that they’re serious about handing over more control around data storage and […]

Zoom brings local data storage to paying European customers by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch

Apple will face an uphill battle convincing developers to build apps for its headset

June 6, 2023
The ‘one more thing’ announced by Apple at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) this year was the industry’s worst-kept secret. The Apple Vision Pro, the tech giant’s gamble on making mixed reality headsets a thing, has received a mixed welcome. Most of the concern has centered on the eye-watering $3,499 cost. But there’s a bigger…