Toronto-based startup Kepler Communications closed another tranche of capital to continue building out its on-orbit data network. The new funding, which comes to $92 million, will be used to launch a constellation of optical communications satellites next year. Those satellites will join Kepler’s existing network of 19 radio-frequency satellites operating in sun-synchronous orbits (SSO). Two […]
Kepler Communications closes $92M Series C to grow real-time satellite data relay network by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch
Did someone just leak the front half of Tesla’s long-awaited Model 3 refresh? Car internet is abuzz over a photo that — some Redditors suspect — could show an update to the automaker’s sedan, with a revised face that has inspired some comparisons to the Roadster. Here’s the photo that’s now making the rounds: Tesla […]
Internet abuzz over suspected redesigned Tesla Model 3 by Harri Weber originally published on TechCrunch
Law enforcement officials arrested a 21-year-old on Thursday after tracing a trove of classified secrets that found their way to the public through the chat app Discord. The suspect, U.S. Air Force National Guard member Jack Teixeira, was identified by The New York Times prior to his arrest. Teixeira reportedly led a private Discord group […]
Classified intel leaked to Discord server leads to 21-year-old’s arrest by Taylor Hatmaker originally published on TechCrunch
No matter what the year brings, the percentage of funding to women has been stagnant for so long that to harp on about it feels rather fruitless.
At just 2.1% of all VC investment, funding for women remains ‘meh’ in Q1 2023 by Dominic-Madori Davis originally published on TechCrunch
About 10 months ago, Solana announced the launch of Saga, an web3-focused Android smartphone. The phone is now being rolled out, and we got to test one ahead of its launch.
Call me, beep me, if you wanna reach me by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch
In a sign that the seed-stage AI segment is still alive and kicking, Betaworks, the startup studio and VC firm, is launching a new program that’ll award around ten companies working on AI $500,000 in funding. Scheduled to run from mid-June until mid-September, Betaworks’ program — the ninth of its kind — will provide startups […]
Betaworks’ new ‘camp’ aims to fund transformative early-stage AI startups by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch