Rocket Lab’s mission to Venus, which was originally scheduled to launch last month, is “not imminent,” a spokesperson confirmed to TechCrunch. That means the mission will likely move ahead no earlier than January 2025, the only publicly stated back-up window for launch. “Our focus right now is on delivering customer missions as a priority,” the […]
Rocket Lab’s private mission to Venus slips to 2025 by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch
You’ll have to forgive me, I spent most of the morning thinking and writing about VR. In the lead-up to Apple’s expected headset announcement at WWDC next week, I did a one-person crash course into the world of extended reality, from its birth in the laboratories in the ’50s and ’60s to the current crop […]
Meet me at the dog run by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch
Telly, the new hardware startup that is providing U.S. consumers with free smart TVs that are completely supported by advertising, claimed that 250,000 people registered within the first two weeks of launch. In the first 36 hours of launching, Telly said that over 100,000 people registered. We sat down with Telly founder and CEO Ilya […]
A quarter million people want Telly’s free smart TV, says founder by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch
Nearly every tech company seems to be working on AI tooling, and everyone is at least talking about using it. But how the heck are companies going to charge for it?
Startups may have room to innovate as enterprise providers puzzle out how to price AI tools by Alex Wilhelm originally published on TechCrunch
Designer, Microsoft’s AI-powered art-generating tool, is coming to the free version of Teams. Starting today in preview on Windows 11, Microsoft Teams users can tap Designer, a Canva-like app, to generate designs for presentations, posters, digital postcards and more to share on social media and other channels. Designer accepts text prompts or uploaded images, and […]
Microsoft’s AI-powered Designer tool comes to Teams by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch
We can’t say with scientific certainty, but security could be a leading cause of early-stage startup founder insomnia. Locking down your company, product and customer security against constantly evolving threats is an essential, if daunting task. No matter where you fall on the startup journey, you’ll benefit from expert guidance. We’re excited to announce that […]
Google’s Parisa Tabriz to discuss keeping a billion users safe and more on Disrupt’s Security Stage by Lauren Simonds originally published on TechCrunch
Vault, an online banking platform serving small-to-medium sized business (SMBs) in Canada, is launching to the public today after raising $3.7 million in seed funding. Founded in late 2021 by Saud Aziz and Ahmed Shafik (who previously worked at sunday, Revolut and Koho), Toronto, Ontario-based Vault says its mission is to “revolutionize” the banking experience […]
Revolut alums raise millions for Vault, a startup offering banking services to Canadian SMBs by Mary Ann Azevedo originally published on TechCrunch
The full-stack insurance carrier is targeting Latin America’s growing middle class that may have previously been unable to obtain financial protection.
Olé Life wants to make buying life insurance for Latin Americans easier by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch