As a founder, how do you address climate change?

September 1, 2023
Welcome to Startups Weekly. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Friday. It’s sometimes hard to remember that, as a startup founder, you have influence over aspects of your business that you wouldn’t have if you were a cog in a giant machine somewhere. In one of my past companies, we went […]

Meet Google, JPMorgan, Mastercard, DeepBrain AI and more at TC Disrupt 2023

September 1, 2023
TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 kicks off in just two weeks, and we can’t wait to meet you there! This is the startup world’s main event, and it’s where you’ll find the knowledge, tools and connections you need to grow a successful business. Helping startups reach their full potential takes a global village, and we could not […]

Apple-backed Globalstar inks $64M launch contract with SpaceX

September 1, 2023
Globalstar, a satellite network operator backed by Apple, has purchased launches from SpaceX worth $64 million, according to regulatory filings. The launches, which are scheduled for 2025, will send at least 17 new satellites to low Earth orbit to replenish Globalstar’s existing constellation. Globalstar entered into a $327 million purchase agreement with MDA for those […]

Tesla packs higher-end Model S and X features into Model 3 refresh

September 1, 2023
Tesla (or at least Tesla Europe) is finally ready to talk about its long-awaited, mid-cycle Model 3 refresh. The revamped vehicle will ship with several features that were previously exclusive to Tesla’s pricier models. Among them: ambient lighting, ventilated seats, claimed range improvements, a streamlined dashboard, an upgraded front touchscreen, the addition of a rear […]

X’s privacy policy confirms it will use public data to train AI models

September 1, 2023
X’s recently updated privacy policy informed its users it would now collect biometric data as well as users’ job and education history, Bloomberg spotted earlier this week. But it appears that’s not the only thing that X plans to do with user data. According to an update to another section of the policy, the company […]