March 17, 2026

Gecko Robotics lands the largest U.S. Navy robotics deal yet

Gecko Robotics inked a five-year deal to help the U.S. Navy monitor and predict needed maintenance on its fleet of ships.

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DataOps.live gets $17.5M from Snowflake, others for DevOps-style tools aimed at data experts

May 24, 2023

DevOps has changed the game for how developers build, deploy, update and monitor applications across their network. Now, an eponymous startup called DataOps.live — which has built a DataOps platform based on the learnings of DevOps, but targeted at the world of data science — is announcing a round of funding on the heels of […]

DataOps.live gets $17.5M from Snowflake, others for DevOps-style tools aimed at data experts by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch

Meet the tiny, wireless sleep apnea diagnostic wearable headed for the US

May 24, 2023

UK medtech startup Acurable has gained FDA clearance for a novel wireless diagnostic device for remote detection of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). A formal launch into the US market is slated to follow this summer. Its wearable is already being used by a number of hospitals in the UK (where it launched in 2021) and […]

Meet the tiny, wireless sleep apnea diagnostic wearable headed for the US by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch

The Backbone One: PlayStation Edition mobile controller is now available for Android

May 24, 2023

Backbone One – PlayStation Edition controller, made by Sony and Backbone, is now available for Android. Last July, both companies partnered to release an iOS version of the controller with a lightning port. The idea of a Backbone controller is to slide your phone into its extended grip and play games. Both iOS and Android […]

The Backbone One: PlayStation Edition mobile controller is now available for Android by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

UK’s Moonfire VC raises its second fund at $115M to aim at early stage startups

May 24, 2023

It was back in the Pandemic era of 2021 that we reported on the launch of Moonfire, at the time a $60 million “Fund I” seed-stage “data-driven” VC geared around the new world of remote working and remote pitching. It’s new $115 million fund-raise (“Fund II”) plans to continue what it calls its “data-driven” approach. […]

UK’s Moonfire VC raises its second fund at $115M to aim at early stage startups by Mike Butcher originally published on TechCrunch

Indonesia’s Skorlife gets funding to give Indonesians power over their credit scores

May 24, 2023

Skorlife, the fintech that wants to give Indonesians more transparency into their credit scores, has raised $4 million in seed funding. The round was led by Hummingbird Ventures with participation from QED Investors, and returning investors AC Ventures and Saison Capital. The startup’s last funding round was $2.2 million in pre-seed funding announced in September. […]

Indonesia’s Skorlife gets funding to give Indonesians power over their credit scores by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch

OpenFin’s attack on the ‘toggle tax’ in financial apps secures it a $35M Series D round

May 24, 2023

Not unlike a post-Internet-era Bloomberg Terminal, OpenFin was a startup which joined the revolutionary world of user interfaces to fast-moving information, back in 2010. If you cast your mind back, those old interfaces were not good, to put it mildly. Think what it was like ordering a cab 15 years ago? Any app that made […]

OpenFin’s attack on the ‘toggle tax’ in financial apps secures it a $35M Series D round by Mike Butcher originally published on TechCrunch

California urges EPA to approve ban on new gas-powered car sales by 2035

May 24, 2023

California is urging the Biden administration to grant approval for its proposal that mandates all new vehicles sold within the state by 2035 to be exclusively electric, hydrogen-powered or plug-in electric hybrids (PHEVs), according to a letter seen and reported on by Reuters. The California Air Resources Board (CARB) approved the plan in August, but […]

California urges EPA to approve ban on new gas-powered car sales by 2035 by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

Ford to keep AM radio in cars after pressure from lawmakers

May 23, 2023

Ford has reversed its decision to build new vehicles without AM radio after pressure from lawmakers. CEO Jim Farley wrote in posts on Twitter and LinkedIn Tuesday that AM radio will be included on all 2024 Ford and Lincoln Motor vehicles, a decision the executive came to “after speaking with policy leaders about the importance […]

Ford to keep AM radio in cars after pressure from lawmakers by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch