February 17, 2026

The Download: the rise of luxury car theft, and fighting antimicrobial resistance

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 curious case of the disappearing Lamborghinis Across the world, unsuspecting people are unwittingly becoming caught up in a new and growing type of organized criminal enterprise: vehicle transport fraud and theft. Crooks…

The 2025 all-electric Ram 1500 Rev has an absolutely massive battery

April 5, 2023

The electric trucks war has prompted automakers to throw all kinds of technological and EV-inspired bells and whistles into their pickups in hopes of pulling in new buyers and capturing a greater slice of the market. This one-upmanship has also led to increasingly bigger battery packs. It’s a phenomenon that seemed to peak with the […]

The 2025 all-electric Ram 1500 Rev has an absolutely massive battery by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch

Mozart Data announces free tier to encourage smaller businesses to get on platform

April 5, 2023

Mozart Data came out of the Summer 2020 Y Combinator cohort with an idea to provide a data stack in a box for companies. Since then, it has raised $19 million and attracted 100 customers, but the founders recognize that to attract new users to the platform, especially in today’s economic environment, might take some […]

Mozart Data announces free tier to encourage smaller businesses to get on platform by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch

Creator CRM company Pico rebrands to Hype, raises $10 million

April 5, 2023

Creator CRM company Pico is now rebranding as Hype and launching Hype Kits, which are pre-designed web templates for different kinds of creators looking to build a landing page. The company is also raising $10 million in Series A funding led by King River Capital with other investors including Bullpen Capital, Precursor Ventures, Bloomberg Beta, […]

Creator CRM company Pico rebrands to Hype, raises $10 million by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

The 2024 Hyundai Kona will be one the most affordable cars with over-the-air updates

April 5, 2023

It’s no secret that Hyundai’s design department is kind of the one to beat right now. But when the redesigned 2024 Hyundai Kona goes on sale this summer, this compact crossover’s upgrades are more than just skin-deep. The 2024 Hyundai Kona will also feature over-the-air updates — the ability to wireless transmit software updates just […]

The 2024 Hyundai Kona will be one the most affordable cars with over-the-air updates by Patrick George originally published on TechCrunch

Coast, a demo platform for ‘API-first’ companies, lands $2.1M

April 5, 2023

Spencer Levitt and Austin Pager met early on as classmates at Northwestern University and spent the next several years building apps powered by a wide range of APIs. After developers kept tapping them to help with API integrations, they set out to build a tool for “API-first” companies to offer simpler integration experiences. “During Y […]

Coast, a demo platform for ‘API-first’ companies, lands $2.1M by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch