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Spotify billionaire's body scan startup has come to America
Neko Health seems to be the hottest body scan in the world right now. The scan, co-founded by Spotify's David Ek and Hjalmar Nilsonne, uses advanced technology to screen for issues in the blood, skin, and metabolism. The company was founded in…
5 Startup Rules We Broke on the Way to Building a Successful Company
Startup advice is built on someone else's context. Rules like “raise as much as you can” or “move fast and break things” worked in specific situations and may not fit yours. Question advice before you follow it. Ask why…
Big Oil Perfected Sideways Drilling. A Startup Wants to Do the Same With Nuclear Waste
The thorny puzzle of how to store nuclear waste that will pose a danger to humanity for at least the next 10,000 years has historically been the kind of thing that governments turn to science fiction to help solve. Back in the 1980s, for example…
African startups showcase health innovations that could shape medical care
At the Africa HealthTech Summit in Kigali, innovators showcased technologies that are changing how health services are delivered, including tools for monitoring pregnancies, supporting community health workers, detecting illness and helping people…
Database startup Supabase raises $150M, acquires Turso - SiliconANGLE
Supabase Inc., a startup that commercializes the open-source PostgreSQL database, has raised $150 million in funding. Singapore's GIC sovereign wealth fund led the deal. It was joined by Alphabet Inc.'s CapitalG, IronArc and SquarePeg. Supabase…
FedEx (NYSE: FDX) Places $300M Order For 2,000 Electric Trucks From EV Startup Harbinger
FedEx (NYSE: FDX) has agreed to purchase 2,000 electric trucks from EV startup Harbinger in a deal valued at $300 million, marking a major milestone for the young manufacturer. Harbinger told TechCrunch that it plans to deliver all 2,000 vehicles…
Cyprus Business Now: Wizz Air, inflation, tourism, Limassol startup, real estate
In an exclusive interview with the Cyprus Mail, Szabo said the new connection was an important addition to Wizz Air's Larnaca network and reflected the airline's broader strategy of strengthening Cyprus' links with European destinations. “We…
The Week's 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Almost All About AI
Want to keep track of the largest startup funding deals in 2026 with our curated list of $100 million-plus venture deals to U.S.-based companies? Check out T he Crunchbase Megadeals Board. This is a weekly feature that runs down the week's Top 10…
Your Next Million AI Users May Not Use English. That's Why You Need to Cater to a Multilingual Market.
Multilingual markets contain users whose needs are poorly served by English-first AI products. Capturing this opportunity requires treating localized AI as a core engineering and product discipline. Audit your token economics to protect your…
It's not AI anymore, it's 'super intelligence' (according to the White House)
This week, the White House got nearly every major tech CEO in one room — Zuckerberg, Bezos, Musk, and Anthropic's Dario Amodei among them — to sign an AI safety pledge that President Donald Trump called “morally…
Opinion: Before AI can kill us the bubble will burst
Please log in to bookmark this story. Create Free Account Unchecked AI could cause a billion deaths, said Bill Gates last weekend, joining the rising chorus warning us that on its current trend, AI could destroy humanity within a matter of years.
It's time to invest in women, who hold up half the sky
A single mother walks into a bank hoping to get a loan for the small business she wants to start as a caregiver. Her business will add value to her community, but she doesn't have enough collateral to secure the loan. The projected returns in her…
Sean Parker is rebuilding Stability AI around music
Sean Parker, the Napster co-founder, has jumped back into the music industry, and he tells The Information that he's playing by the rules this time. (Asking for forgiveness rather than permission didn't work out so well last time around, he readily…
Vessev built an electric ferry that almost flies
“When will we start flying?” I asked Vessev co-founder and CEO Eric Laakmann, as we pulled away from the Brooklyn marina in the startup's VS-9 electric ferry. “We already are.” I'll admit I was a bit disappointed. I…
Social Media Strategy and Nonprofit Journalism Jobs Hiring Now
Social media hiring has shifted. Companies aren't just looking for someone to post three times a week and monitor comments. They want people who can reverse-engineer why a specific TikTok photo slideshow outperformed a Reel by 400%, then build a…
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