March 14, 2025

Tern AI’s low-cost GPS alternative actually works

We’ve all experienced that moment of frustration when the GPS glitches and you miss an exit on the highway. The team at Tern AI, which is building a low-cost GPS alternative, says that’s because the current technology is limited by its reliance on satellite positioning.  Tern AI says it has figured out how to locate […]

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Amazon CloudWorks Internet Monitor lets you track connection-related performance issues

November 28, 2022

When it comes to performance issues, it’s hard to know where the problem lies. This is especially true when your monitoring dashboard shows an all-clear, yet you’re still hearing slow app complaints from your users. In these cases, there’s a good chance those problems could be related to an internet connection issue. These kinds of […]

Amazon CloudWorks Internet Monitor lets you track connection-related performance issues by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch

AirTree and Greycroft return to lead Australian regtech FrankieOne’s Series A+

November 28, 2022

FrankieOne, a Melbourne-based startup that provides an API platform for identity verification and fraud detection, said it has added $23 million AUD (about $15.4 million USD) in a Series A+, taking its Series A’s total to $45 million AUD (about $30 million USD). FrankieOne says this is the largest amount of VC funding raised by […]

AirTree and Greycroft return to lead Australian regtech FrankieOne’s Series A+ by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch

Logistics and procurement on autopilot is the future Cofactr wants to live in

November 28, 2022

Cofactr is a logistics and supply chain tech company that provides scalable warehousing and procurement for electronics manufacturers. The company today announced it raised a $6 million round of seed funding, to “lead the next generation of agile hardware materials management.” The company raised on a SAFE note with a $25 million cap. We spoke […]

Logistics and procurement on autopilot is the future Cofactr wants to live in by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch

AWS announces Digital Sovereignty Pledge

November 28, 2022

Right on time for its annual post-Thanksgiving re:Invent festivities in Las Vegas, AWS last night announced its “AWS Digital Sovereignty Pledge” — and before you click away, let me just point out that this is definitely more important than the prosaic name implies. As nations across the globe introduce legislation that governs how and where […]

AWS announces Digital Sovereignty Pledge by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch

Cyber Monday sale – save 50% on passes for TC Sessions: Space

November 28, 2022

Cyber Monday savings are here — for today only book a pass to TC Sessions: Space 2022 and save 50% on all available passes. This one-day exploration event is focused on early-stage space startups, trends, science and technology across the private, public and defense universe takes place on December 6 in Los Angeles. Don’t miss […]

Cyber Monday sale – save 50% on passes for TC Sessions: Space by Lauren Simonds originally published on TechCrunch

Bionaut Labs gets $43.2M for its tiny drug delivery robots

November 28, 2022

Founded in 2017, Bionaut Labs arrived out of stealth in March 2021, with plans to commercialize longstanding research around drug delivery robots. The Los Angeles-based startup today followed up its initial $20 million funding announcement with a $43.2 million Series B, bringing its total raise up to – you guessed it — $63.2 million. This […]

Bionaut Labs gets $43.2M for its tiny drug delivery robots by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch

Google, Microsoft-backed VerSe Innovation cuts 5% of workforce, reduces salaries

November 28, 2022

India’s VerSe Innovation — the $5 billion Indian startup behind news aggregator Dailyhunt, short-video platform Josh, and hyperlocal video app PublicVibe — has cut 150 employees, or 5% of its workforce of 3,000, TechCrunch has learned and confirmed. The Bengaluru-based startup informed impacted employees on Friday and separately held a town hall meeting on Monday […]

Google, Microsoft-backed VerSe Innovation cuts 5% of workforce, reduces salaries by Jagmeet Singh originally published on TechCrunch