Remote driving startup Vay could grab up to $410M from Singapore’s Grab
Vay, a German startup offering remote-controlled rental cars, will get an investment of up to $410M from Singaporean super-app company Grab.
Google is still aiming for its “moonshot” 2030 energy goals
Last week, we hosted EmTech MIT, MIT Technology Review’s annual flagship conference in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Over the course of three days of main-stage sessions, I learned about innovations in AI, biotech, and robotics. But as you might imagine, some of this climate reporter’s favorite moments came in the climate sessions. I was listening especially closely…
November 2025
The Download: busting weather myths, and AI heart attack prediction
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. Why it’s so hard to bust the weather control conspiracy theory It was October 2024, and Hurricane Helene had just devastated the US Southeast. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia found an abstract…
Why a lot of people are getting hacked with government spyware
Government surveillance vendors want us to believe their spyware products are only used in limited and targeted operations against terrorists and serious criminals. That claim is increasingly difficult to justify, given the broad range of victims — journalists, activists, and now political consultants — that have come forward.
6Sense founder Amanda Kahlow raises $30 million for new human-replacement AI sales startup 1Mind
Amanda Kahlow has been quietly been back in sales and marketing tech for about a year with agentic startup 1Mind.
Scribe hits $1.3B valuation as it moves to show where AI will actually pay off
Scribe Optimize is the startup’s next major offering to help organizations identify where AI will be most useful.
Don’t Let AI Fool You — Here’s Why Every Founder Still Needs to Learn to Code
While you don’t need an advanced degree in computer science to get your vision off the ground, I still think the basics are worth your time to learn.
Lenskart recovers from tepid open to close first day slightly above IPO price
Lenskart’s public listing stirred debate over the nearly $8 billion valuation set in its IPO.
Why You Don’t Need to Be an Expert to Start Your Business
On this episode of “America’s Favorite Mom and Pop Shops®,” learn how understanding people — and listening to data — helped this entrepreneur with no professional cooking experience open Poppy’s, a thriving café in Brooklyn.
Blue Origin scrubs second New Glenn launch, will try again November 12
It’s an important launch for Jeff Bezos’ space company, which is trying to prove its rockets can be re-used while delivering its first commercial payloads.
Slow Ventures holds a ‘finishing school’ to help founders learn to be fancy
Slow Ventures hosted a three-hour “Etiquette Finishing School” this week, covering topics like the perfect handshake, public speaking, and office decorum.