There are tears in the audience as Patrick Darling’s song begins to play. It’s a heartfelt song written for his great-grandfather, whom he never got the chance to meet. But this performance is emotional for another reason: It’s Darling’s first time on stage with his bandmates since he lost the ability to sing two years…
The promise of electric aviation has been weighed down by the limited range of batteries and the long certification process. Regent co-founder and CEO Billy Thalheimer, who previously worked at Aurora Flight Sciences, has looked to maritime — and more specifically, electric seagliders — for the answer to these two challenges. “How can we do […]
OpenAI, one of the best-funded AI startups in business, is exploring making its own AI chips. Discussions of AI chip strategies within the company have been ongoing since at least last year, according to Reuters, as the shortage of chips to train AI models worsens. OpenAI is reportedly considering a number of strategies to advance […]
The “glass ceiling” may not be the primary hurdle for women in the workplace. Instead, it’s the “broken rung” that occurs early in women’s careers, according to a new report.
Welcome to Startups Weekly. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Friday. As I sat down to write this week’s Startups Weekly, I do what I do every week: Read every story on TechCrunch. This week, that meant reading 212 stories on the site, and you know what I’m left with? An […]