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Poppi founders are going after PepsiCo's Gatorade with new beverage startup Jetty
Poppi founders Allison and Stephen Ellsworth are launching Jetty, an everyday hydration brand with bottled drinks and electrolyte powders. The new brand pits the Ellsworths against PepsiCo, which bought Poppi for $1.95 billion last year. Jetty is…
Fal raises $1.3 billion as AI inference startup doubles valuation to $16B
Fal, a San Francisco startup that runs AI image, video and audio models for developers, has raised $1.3 billion in a Series F funding round led by Bessemer Venture Partners. The deal, announced November 3, values the five-year-old company at $16…
Lenovo: Global AI Could Offer Big Opportunities (OTCMKTS:LNVGY)
Lenovo is well-positioned to benefit from accelerating AI infrastructure investments outside the U.S., notably in China, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. LNVGY trades at a low 0.35 Price/Sales and 0.38 EV/Sales, with profitability improving as adjusted…
TechCrunch Mobility: The Cybertruck experiment is over
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, the role AI is playing in it. To get this in your inbox, sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility ! Almost seven years ago…
He arrested a hacker, then spent 18 months clearing his own name. Now he's a cybersecurity VC.
Every time venture capitalists write a check, they're secretly running numbers in their heads about different exit scenarios. It's their job as fiduciaries. But nearly all will tell you (publicly, anyway) that every portfolio company is headed for…
Peggy Johnson took humanoid robots to Wall Street. Now she has to make them profitable.
When Peggy Johnson began her career as an engineer in 1985, personal computers were only beginning to make their way into homes, the World Wide Web had yet to be invented, and humanoid robots were largely the stuff of science fiction. Four decades…
SoftBank, ABB consider China carve-out to salvage robotics deal
SoftBank and Swiss engineering group ABB are exploring ways to salvage a blocked transaction, including carving out the Chinese part of a giant robotics deal, according to people familiar with the matter, Bloomberg reported. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH…
Poppi founder still thinks water's boring-her new beverage company is betting consumers feel the same
After selling her first company, prebiotic soda brand Poppi, to PepsiCo for nearly $2 billion in May 2025, Allison Ellsworth finally got to take time off. 'I went to the doctor for the first time in 10 years and started working out,' says…
Gitea, Forgejo, and the GitLab Divide - TechNewsDaily - Technology News & Reviews
Gitea idles at 512 MB of RAM, while GitLab Community Edition demands a baseline of 8 vCPUs and 16 GB to boot comfortably. This resource gap defines the current market split, forcing teams to choose between lightweight self-hosting and full-stack…
Rent-a-grandchild: Businesses offering companions to elderly grow in India
New Delhi, India – Both daughters of S Budhiraja live in the United States. Yet, when he and his wife head out to the market in Gurugram, a bustling business district on the outskirts of India's capital, a young man walks beside them. It is…
The hottest new job perk is helping employees buy a house
With competition in the pricey San Francisco housing market reaching new heights, Hilary Petee and her husband had given up on the dream of homeownership. 'We brushed it off as something that we couldn't do,' Petee, 42, told Business Insider. 'We…
From coding to calling the shots: How SPRIBE founder David Natroshvili built a gaming empire and learned to let go
A Georgian entrepreneur turned a small software startup into a global online gaming powerhouse with more than 77 million monthly players. Now, his biggest challenge isn't building the next hit. It's knowing when to get out of the way. For most…
Brava Security Emerges From Stealth With $15 Million in Funding
Security operations startup Brava Security has emerged from stealth mode with $15 million in a seed funding round led by F2 Venture Capital and Pitango VC, with support from several angel investors. Tel Aviv-based Brava was founded in 2024 by…
Amazon's Astro home robot has fans but looks destined for the 'trash heap.' Why it's trying again
Amazon has formed a new home robot team and is hiring for a “new-to-world robot product,” according to CNBC's analysis of job posts. The company has tried to break into the consumer robotics market before with the launch of its $1450…
PAVE Space Targets 2028 Orbit Test as European Security Projects Advance
Three European efforts to improve satellite security are moving through different stages, including a Swiss startup's planned spacecraft test in 2028, a U.K. defense contract and an EU-funded capture-technology study. In an update dated Nov. 4…
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