A team of scientists believe they’ve discovered how Venus has lost its oceans, and the reason is surprising — it’s not because the planet roasts at 900 degrees Fahrenheit.
Samsung Medison to acquire French AI ultrasound startup Sonio for $92.7M
Samsung Medison, a medical device unit of Samsung Electronics that specializes in developing diagnostic imaging devices, said on Wednesday it plans to acquire Sonio, a Paris-based startup that […]
After a $20M Series A funding, Germany’s Insempra plans eco-friendly lipid production
Lipids are fatty, waxy or oily compounds that, for instance, typically come in the form of fats and oils. As a result they are heavily used in the […]
Bloom is reinventing how e-bikes are made in the US
The pandemic ushered in an e-bike boom. But like so many other pandemic trends, that boom didn’t last. The last year has seen e-bike startups VanMoof and Cake […]
India’s Oyo, once valued at $10 billion, seeks new funding at 70% discount
Oyo, the Indian budget-hotel chain startup, is negotiating with investors to raise a new round of funding that could cut the Indian firm’s valuation to $3 billion or […]
Inside Mercury’s competitive push into software and Ramp’s potential M&A targets
Welcome to TechCrunch Fintech! This week, we’re looking at Mercury’s latest expansions, wallet-as-a-service startup Ansa’s raise and more! To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important […]
Met Gala 2024: Why the internet is comparing it to ‘The Hunger Games’
The 2024 Met Gala has been met with certain parallels, as a humanitarian crisis and college protests are ongoing.
Exclusive: Wayve co-founder Alex Kendall on the autonomous future for cars and robots
UK-based autonomous vehicle startup Wayve started life as a software platform loaded into a tiny electric ‘car’ called a Renault Twizy. Festooned with cameras, the company’s co-founders and […]
Wiz raises $1B at a $12B valuation to expand its cloud security platform through acquisitions
Wiz, the buzzy startup building an all-in-one cloud security platform, is on an acquisition march to expand its business quickly en route to an IPO. Now, it has […]