8 Latin American VCs share why they’re brimming with optimism about the region’s startups
We asked Latin American investors where they are placing their bets, when they think Brazil’s IPO window might reopen, how to best pitch them, and more.
MIT Technology Review is a 2026 ASME finalist in reporting
The American Society of Magazine Editors has named MIT Technology Review as a finalist for a 2026 National Magazine Award in the reporting category. The shortlisted story—“We did the math on AI’s energy footprint. Here’s the story you haven’t heard”—is part of the publication’s Power Hungry package on AI’s energy burden. AI is often described…
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Caesars Entertainment says customer data stolen in cyberattack
Hotel and casino giant Caesars Entertainment said Thursday that hackers stole a huge trove of customer data in a recent cyberattack, confirming recent media reports. Caesars said in an 8-K notice with federal regulators filed before markets opened on Thursday that hackers stole a copy of the company’s loyalty program database, which includes driver’s license […]
Hackers claim MGM cyberattack as outage drags into fourth day
MGM Resorts continues to battle a widespread outage after a cyberattack forced it to shut down systems across its properties. The hotel and entertainment giant, which operates a number of hotels and casinos on the Las Vegas Strip including the Bellagio, Aria and Cosmopolitan, shut down large parts of its internal networks on Sunday. This […]
Make Business Travel Easier With This 3-in-1 Charging Cable, Only $16.99
It comes with cables that can support USB-C, Lightning, and MicroUSB devices.
These Retirees Just Wanted Their Cats to Drink More Water. Now Their Remote Side Hustle Makes $80,000 a Year.
This couple wanted to make and sell something from the comfort of their home. Now they’re offering up their playbook for others.
Shell (SHEL), Devon Energy (DVN), and Par Pacific (PARR): Energy Stock Buy, Hold or Sell?
Growing demand worldwide and constrained crude supply aggravated by extended production cuts by Saudi and Russia are expected to push oil and gas prices higher, boosting the energy sector’s prospects….
Defence AI startup Helsing breaks the record for European AI, raising a $223M Series B
Helsing, a ‘Defence AI’ startup backed by Spotify founder Daniel Ek which had previosuly raised €102.5 million, has today pulled in another €209 million ($223 million) in a Series B funding round led by General Catalyst. Swedish heavy industry and defence group Saab is joining as a strategic investor, deepening what was previously an existing […]
Pixis, an AI-powered full-stack marketing platform, raises $85M
Pixis, an AI-powered platform for brands to monitor and orchestrate their marketing campaigns, today announced that it raised $85 million in a Series C1 round led by Touring Capital with participation from Grupo Carso, General Atlantic, Celesta Capital and Chiratae Ventures. The funding brings Pixis’ total raised to $209 million, and comes at a time […]
Former DCG, Blockchain Capital investors launch $20M early-stage fund at crypto advisory firm Reverie
After a couple years of dabbling in angel investments, crypto advisory firm Reverie is now bringing a bigger checkbook to bear. The firm is launching a flagship $20 million fund to invest in pre-seed and seed-stage crypto companies, its co-founder Larry Sukernik exclusively told TechCrunch. The fund, anchored by two U.S.-based institutional investors that Sukernik […]
Patronus AI conjures up an LLM evaluation tool for regulated industries
It turns out that when you put together two AI experts, both of whom formerly worked at Meta researching responsible AI, magic happens. The founders of Patronus AI came together last March to build a solution to evaluate and test large language models with an eye towards regulated industries where there is little tolerance for […]