Meet the b2b videoconferencing startup that's gone crazy for online dating: Natasha Lomas
Founder Andreas Kröpfl has spent almost a decade hard-grafting in the b2b unified communications space, building a videoconferencing business with a patented single-stream system and a claim of no ‘drop-offs’ thanks to “unique low-bandwidth technology”. His A…
Here are all 21 companies from Alchemist Accelerator's latest batch: Greg Kumparak
We’re down in Sunnyvale, CA today, where Alchemist Accelerator is hosting a demo day for its most recent batch of companies. This is the 23rd class to graduate from Alchemist, with notable alums including LaunchDarkly, MightyHive, Matternet, and Rigetti Compu…
Relativity Space could change the economics of private space launches: Darrell Etherington
The private launch market is an area of a lot of focus in the emerging space startup industry, not least because it unlocks the true potential of most of the rest of the market. But so far, we can count on one hand the number of new, private space launch comp…
Wikipedia now has more than 6 million articles in English: Manish Singh
Wikipedia has surpassed a notable milestone today: The English version of the world’s largest online encyclopedia now has over six million articles. The feat, which comes roughly 19 years after the website was founded, is a testament of “what humans can do to…
Playing traffic cop for drones in cities and towns nets Airspace Link $4 million: Jonathan Shieber
As the number of drones proliferates in cities and towns across America, government agencies are scrambling to find ways to manage the oncoming traffic that’s expected to clog up their airspace. Companies like Airmap and KittyHawk have raised tens of millions…
Aki acquires Eyeview's ad personalization tech: Anthony Ha
Video advertising company Eyeview shut down in December, but its technology will live on thanks to an acquisition by Aki Technologies. Aki CEO Scott Swanson told me that he’s anticipating serious growth in the demand for ad personalization, particularly as co…
Goldman says it won't take companies public without at least one "diverse" director; here's what it should have said: Connie Loizos
Some of the biggest banks in the United States are among the powerful institutions in the world. But like every incumbent, they still have to hustle to stay relevant. Morgan Stanley has increasingly gotten behind investors who say they want to see more direct…
US regulators need to catch up with Europe on fintech innovation: Alastair Mitchell
Consumer fintech adoption in the U.S. lags well behind much of Europe, where forward-thinking regulation has sparked an outpouring of innovation in digital banking services and infrastructure.
Uber's Shin-pei Tsay is coming to TC Sessions: Mobility: Kirsten Korosec
Government and policy experts are among the most important people in the future of transportation. Any company pursuing the shared scooters and bikes business, ride-hailing, on-demand shuttles and eventually autonomous vehicles has to have someone, or a team …
Firefly Aerospace investigating a fire that resulted from a test of its Alpha rocket's engines: Darrell Etherington
Space launch startup Firefly Aerospace encountered a setback as it kicked off the first “hot” tests of its Alpha launch vehicle’s engines – a fire resulted from its first test engine fire. The fire occurred at 6:23 PM local time on Wednesday during the first …
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