AI has become a fundamental cornerstone of how tech companies are building tools for salespeople: they are useful for supercharging (and complementing) the abilities of talented humans, or helping them keep themselves significantly more organised; even if in some cases Read more
SpaceX conducted yet another high-altitude test flight of its Starship prototype spacecraft on Tuesday, the fourth of these so far. Like all the flight testing and construction of Starship prototypes, this one took off from SpaceX’s Boca Chica, Texas development Read more
Cybersecurity training is one of those things that everyone has to do but not something everyone necessarily looks forward to. Living Security is an Austin-based startup out to change cybersecurity training something you look forward to, not dread. And the Read more
Michael Cohn became a celebrity in the Atlanta startup ecosystem when the company he co-founded was sold to Accenture in a deal valued somewhere between $350 million and $400 million nearly six years ago. That same year, Sean O’Brien also Read more
The tweet “;l;;gmlxzssaw”, posted to US Strategic Command’s Twitter account, causes confusion. Source: BBC
Hacked firm’s IT Manager named and shamed by hackers in extortion technique. Source: BBC
Campaigners say the Welsh government has “missed an opportunity” to update election laws. Source: BBC
Drones are being used to track bees that have been trained to sense chemicals in landmines. Source: BBC
During every economic boom, there are startup investors who appear on the scene from new corners. Some churn out; others earn the respect of the old guard over time. Jake Paul would be happy to be in the latter camp. Read more
LIVEKINDLY Collective, the shouty parent company behind a family of plant-based food brands, has snagged cash from the global impact investing arm of $103 billion investment firm TPG to close its latest round of funding at $335 million. The company’s Read more
We’ve got the details on Boston Dynamics’ upcoming warehouse robot Stretch, Apple releases security patches and Cazoo is going public via SPAC. This is your Daily Crunch for March 29, 2021. The big story: Boston Dynamics shows off its next Read more
Earlier this year Divvy, a Utah-based software company that provides corporate spend management software, raised a $165 million round at a $1.6 billion valuation. It followed its competitor Brex to unicorn-status as the market for financial services software and corporate Read more
Swiss automation and technology company ABB has announced a collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to create a cloud-based EV fleet management platform that it hopes will hasten the electrification of fleets. The platform, which the company says will help Read more
Oh hello. What’s this then? A Niantic-branded AR headset? Perhaps? John Hanke, CEO of the Pokémon GO developer teased what could be a first-party head-mounted wearable, as the company makes a more aggressive push into augmented reality. “Exciting to see Read more
A growing number of companies have emerged over the last few years determined to reduce waste in the electric vehicle battery market. Chief among these is recycling firm Redwood Materials, which has quickly expanded since its launch in 2017 by Read more
Another proptech is considering raising capital through the public arena. Knock confirmed Monday that it is considering going public, although CEO Sean Black did not specify whether the company would do so via a traditional IPO, SPAC merger or direct Read more
Michael Proman Contributor Share on Twitter Michael Proman is a managing director at Scrum Ventures and heads the firm’s SmartCityX program. More posts by this contributor The future of sports tech: Here’s where investors are placing their bets Cities traditionally Read more
Thierry Henry tells BBC Newsnight about his decision to remove himself from social media, saying that “it is time to take a stand” against online abuse. Source: BBC
The campaigners behind the challenge say deleted messages pose a risk to transparency. Source: BBC
Dominik Schiener Contributor Share on Twitter Dominik Schiener is co-founder and chairman of the IOTA Foundation. He has been in the blockchain space since 2011, with several startups in Switzerland, the U.K. and Germany. His primary focus is how to Read more