June 21, 2025

European leaders worry they’re too reliant on U.S. tech

European governments may be reconsidering their use of American technology and services, according to a new report in The New York Times.

Sequoia India’s Surge backs healthtech startup RedBrick AI in $4.6M funding

November 23, 2022

Healthtech startup RedBrick AI has raised $4.6 million in a funding round led by Sequoia India and Southeast Asia’s Surge as it plans to expand the market for its medical imagery annotations solution. Artificial intelligence has become ubiquitous in clinical diagnosis. But researchers need much of their initial time preparing data for training AI systems. […]

Sequoia India’s Surge backs healthtech startup RedBrick AI in $4.6M funding by Jagmeet Singh originally published on TechCrunch

Ukio, a premium apartment rental platform for Europe’s ‘flexible workforce’, raises $28M

November 23, 2022

Ukio, a short-term furnished apartment rental platform aimed at the “flexible workforce,” has raised €27 million ($28 million) in a Series A round of funding. The cash injection constitutes €17 million in equity and €10 million in debt, and follows some 14 months after the Spanish company announced a €9 million seed round of funding. […]

Ukio, a premium apartment rental platform for Europe’s ‘flexible workforce’, raises $28M by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch

Ronna learn some new metric prefixes? They’re quetta upgrade

November 22, 2022

We may still be a ways from worrying how many yottabytes your computer can hold, but the international standards community has added two new prefixes for even bigger numbers than that — ronna for 1027 and quetta for 1030. At a conference in Paris last week, representatives from numerous governments got together to vote on […]

Ronna learn some new metric prefixes? They’re quetta upgrade by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch

HyperloopTT’s SPAC public debut may be going nowhere fast

November 22, 2022

Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HyperloopTT) has entered into a definitive merger agreement with special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Forest Road Acquisition Corp. II, which is led by former Disney executives Tom Staggs and Kevin Mayer. The combined company will list shares at a pre-money valuation of $600 million. In theory, hyperloop technology is a vacuum tube-based […]

HyperloopTT’s SPAC public debut may be going nowhere fast by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

Apple TV+ series ‘Severance’ gets exclusive ‘innie’ and ‘outie’ vinyl records

November 22, 2022

Fans of Apple TV+’s popular sci-fi workplace drama, “Severance,” can have their very own Lumon music-dance experience—maracas not included. Starting Wednesday, November 23, online store Mondo will have exclusive “Severance” vinyl records on sale, which contain the official soundtrack, artwork, themed packaging, and other bonus merch. Like in the show, Mondo created two variations of […]

Apple TV+ series ‘Severance’ gets exclusive ‘innie’ and ‘outie’ vinyl records by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch

FCC 86es first carrier for flouting robocall rules

November 22, 2022

When it comes to robocalls, the FCC means business, though you could be forgiven for thinking otherwise as its various efforts over the last few years have crept rather than leapt forward. But the agency has just ordered the excommunication of one carrier that has failed to comply with new anti-robocalling rules — perhaps the […]

FCC 86es first carrier for flouting robocall rules by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch