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The 10 top government, legal startups from Disrupt Startup Battlefield
Every year, TechCrunch's Startup Battlefield pitch contest draws thousands of applicants. We whittle those applications down to the top 200 contenders, and of them, the top 20 compete on the big stage to become the winner, taking home the Startup…
College dropout' has become the most coveted startup founder credential
Although iconic founders like Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, and Mark Zuckerberg famously didn't finish college, multiple studies show that the vast majority of successful startups had founders with bachelor's or graduate degrees. Despite this data, the…
Every fusion startup that has raised over $100M
Over the last several years, fusion power has gone from the butt of jokes — always a decade away! — to an increasingly tangible and tantalizing technology that has drawn investors off the sidelines. The technology may be challenging…
How to Turn a Bad Market Into Your Startup's Biggest Advantage
Startups can succeed in economic downturns by solving urgent problems, as past successes like Airbnb and Uber demonstrate. Internal issues, rather than economic conditions, are often the true challenges facing startups in tough economies. Launching…
Bay Area tech startup collapses into bankruptcy, owing $29M to nonprofits
The idea for Flipcause was simple. Starting in 2012, the Oakland startup provided technical tools for thousands of nonprofit organizations, handling the work of online storefronts, donation systems and ticketing pages. Millions of donor dollars…
Tech startups hand out nicotine pouches as productivity perk - while doctors worry about addiction
Tech startups chasing a productivity edge are handing out free nicotine pouches to employees — stocking office fridges and vending machines with flavored stimulants that workers say sharpen focus, even as doctors warn the habit risks hooking…
Uber reportedly seeking to acquire parking startup SpotHero
Uber Technologies Inc. is in talks to buy parking startup SpotHero Inc., The Information reported today. It's unclear how much the ride-hailing giant might spend on the acquisition. SpotHero reportedly received a $290 million valuation after its…
OpenAI's pay tops every major tech startup as stock awards hit $1.5M per worker: report
Maybe they should call it Open-Pay-I. OpenAI is reportedly paying its employees more than any major tech startup, showering workers with an average of $1.5 million each in stock-based compensation — a staggering sum that amounts to nearly…
Investors predict AI is coming for labor in 2026
Concerns about how AI will affect workers continue to rise in lockstep with the pace of advancements and new products promising automation and efficiency. Evidence suggests that fear is warranted. A November MIT study found an estimated 11.7% of…
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Meta Platforms Just Bought AI Agent Startup Manus. Should You Buy META Stock?
Artificial Intelligence (AI) stocks have been at the center of Wall Street's attention lately, but behind the headlines and hype, investors are really searching for companies that can turn AI ambition into real-world products and lasting profits.
Why Your Tech Startup's Brand Matters More Than Your Code (And How to Build One)
As developers and technical founders, we often dismiss branding as 'marketing fluff' - something to worry about after product-market fit, after scaling, after we've 'made it.' I spent my first three years as a technical co-founder thinking exactly…
Everyday Traders Go From Fringe Players to Dominant Market Force
It was the year individual investors took over Wall Street. Again. In 2025, small-dollar day traders and other everyday investors played a bigger role in more markets than ever before. They traded options, sent a new class of meme stocks to the…
Trump is wrong: 'woke' policies aren't the real threat to Europe | Nouriel Roubini
Donald Trump's new national security strategy offers a misguided assessment of Europe, long regarded as the US's most reliable ally. Unrestrained immigration and other policies derided by administration officials as “woke”, it warns…
The Push to Make Semiconductors in Space Just Took a Serious Leap Forward
Space Forge plans to manufacture semiconductors from space—without the need for humans Join Our Community of Science Lovers! I agree my information will be processed in accordance with the Scientific American and Springer Nature Limited…
FYI: These Are the Asteroids You Should Mine
A new generation of rockets aims to unlock new business models in space, including the science fiction dream of extracting resources from asteroids. Researchers are taking a closer look at asteroids to figure out which of these objects makes sense…
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