December 2, 2025

The Download: AI’s impact on the economy, and DeepSeek strikes again

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. The State of AI: Welcome to the economic singularity —David Rotman and Richard Waters Any far-reaching new technology is always uneven in its adoption, but few have been more uneven than generative AI.…

Rocket engine startup Ursa Major quietly closed $100M in new funding

April 25, 2023

Ursa Major has quietly closed $100 million in new funding, according to documents viewed by TechCrunch and multiple sources. Funders to the Series D include BlackRock and Space Capital. The funding was reportedly closed last October. The new capital came less than a year after the company closed an $85 million Series C. All told, […]

Rocket engine startup Ursa Major quietly closed $100M in new funding by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch

Bobsled raises $17M Series A to make cross-cloud data sharing easier

April 25, 2023

Bobsled, a startup that is building a cross-cloud data sharing platform, today announced that it has raised a $17 million Series A funding round co-led by Greycroft and Madrona Venture Group. This round follows a $7 million seed round led by .406 Ventures. In this most recent round, Bobsled’s valuation was $87 million. Prior to […]

Bobsled raises $17M Series A to make cross-cloud data sharing easier by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch

News app Artifact can now summarize stories using AI, including in fun styles

April 25, 2023

Artifact, the personalized news aggregator from Instagram’s founders is further embracing AI with the launch of a new feature that will now summarize news articles for you. The company announced today it’s introducing a tool that generates article summaries with a tap of a button, in order to give readers the ability to understand the […]

News app Artifact can now summarize stories using AI, including in fun styles by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

How to Shift Your Company’s Culture to be More Human-Focused

April 25, 2023
John Sergides is the CEO of MUFG Investor Services. He sat down with Jessica Abo to discuss the challenges facing the asset servicing industry, how his company is facing them and his advice for leaders trying to connect with their employees.

ispace loses contact with lunar lander seconds before landing

April 25, 2023

Japanese company ispace lost communication with its Hakuto-R lander just moments before it was supposed to touch down on the lunar surface. “At this moment, we have not been able to confirm successful landing on the lunar surface,” ispace CEO Takeshi Hakamada said on the company’s livestream. “Currently, we have not confirmed the communication from […]

ispace loses contact with lunar lander seconds before landing by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch