United Airlines Grounds All Departing Flights Nationwide Due to ‘Equipment Outage’
The ground stop was lifted just after 2 p.m. EST on Tuesday.
The Download: kids’ thoughts on AI, and female clones of male mice
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. How kids feel about AI, in their own words —Jen Swetzoff and Keeley McNamara, the founding editors of Anyway, an independent print magazine for tweens and teens When we set out…
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E-commerce loan startup Wayflyer secures $1B deal from Neuberger Berman
Wayflyer, which provides financing to e-commerce startups in exchange for a portion of their future revenue, today announced that it secured $1 billion in capital from investment management firm Neuberger Berman. In a press release, Wayflyer describes the funding as an “off-balance sheet program,” meaning that the company was allowed to keep certain assets and […]
Could Arm be worth more than $51B?
Would Arm be able to wrangle a price-sales and price-earnings premium to Intel and TSMC? We think so.
Okra raises $12M as it brings solar power to grids in developing areas
It’s been fun watching Okra Solar’s journey over the last few years. I first encountered the firm on a trip to Shenzhen, before it won our 2019 Hardware Battlefield competition in that city. Today it’s announcing a $12 million Series A aimed at serving wide swaths of the world that presently lack access to electricity. […]
Using AI to talk to trees with Graham Hine from ePlant
Welcome back to Found, where we get the stories behind the startups. This week Becca and Dom are joined by Graham Hine, the co-founder and CEO of ePlant, a startup that creates sensors that monitor the health of trees. Hine talked about what got him interested in the tree space to begin with and […]
The Middle Class Is Dead. Spend Your Advertising Dollars on This Demographic Instead to Triple Your Profit.
If you’re only focusing on the middle class, you’re missing out on a ton of money. Here’s the group you need to be targeting instead.
Inside the Secretive World of Superyachts, Where the World’s Elite Gather to Relax and Broker Deals Away From Prying Eyes
“We’re not talking about what you would call ‘celebrities.’ This is a different wealth group.”
Is Your Marketing Broken? Here Are 10 Signs It’s Time to Make a Change.
10 signs to help you identify whether or not you need to rethink your current marketing plans.
Student Loan Payments Resume in October: Here’s Everything You Need to Know
It’s almost time to start paying back your student loan. Are you ready?
Last call! Volunteer your way to attend TechCrunch Disrupt 2023
It takes a small army to produce a world-class tech conference, and we’re searching for a battalion of smart, eager volunteers to lend a hand at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 on September 19–21 in San Francisco. If you’re willing to roll up your sleeves and help us make Disrupt an amazing experience for more than 10,000 […]