Startups Weekly: Drama at Techstars. Drama in AI. Drama everywhere.
Welcome to Startups Weekly — Haje‘s weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Friday. Well, folks, it looks like Techstars’ drama just got a new plot twist. CEO Maëlle Gavet is making her exit, leaving
Read moreFrom Plaid to Figma, here are the startups that are likely — or definitely — not having IPOs this year
Last year’s investor dreams of a strong 2024 IPO pipeline have faded, if not fully disappeared, as we approach the halfway point of the year. 2024 delivered four venture-backed tech IPOs, Reddit, Astera Labs, Ibotta and Rubrik, in March and April, which made it seem like this year could spur
Read moreGetting ready for a pre-hire assessment: 6 tips
If you have a pre-hire assessment coming up, it’s natural to feel a little nervous. There may be a lot at stake for you! That’s why we made this checklist for you to review before you sit down to take the assessment. Knowing you’ve got these items covered will help
Read moreFeds add nine more incidents to Waymo robotaxi investigation
Federal safety regulators have discovered nine more incidents that raise questions about the safety of Waymo’s self-driving vehicles operating in Phoenix and San Francisco. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened an investigation earlier this month into Waymo’s autonomous vehicle software after receiving 22 reports
Read morePitch Deck Teardown: Terra One’s $7.5M Seed deck
Terra One's pitch deck has a few wins, but also a few misses. Here's how to fix that. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreWomen in AI: Chinasa T. Okolo researches AI’s impact on the Global South
Chinasa T. Okolo researches AI policy and governance in the Global South. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreDisrupt 2024 early-bird tickets fly away next Friday
TechCrunch Disrupt takes place on October 28–30 in San Francisco. While the event is a few months away, the deadline to secure your early-bird tickets and save up to $800 is fast approaching. You have until May 31 at 11:59 p.m. PT to take advantage of this great deal! The
Read moreRegular Vigilance Crucial for Spotting Software Breaches
Chief Technology Officer for Obsidian Systems, Karl Fischer, says “Constant vigilance is essential to identifying software security breaches.” Fischer recounts, “In late March, a critical security breach was uncovered in the upstream source code of XZ Utils, a set of open-source tools and libraries for the XZ compression format. The
Read moreUS pharma giant Cencora says Americans’ health information stolen in data breach
About half a million patients have been notified so far, but the number of affected individuals is likely far higher. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreStandard Bank, MiDA, Acorn Launch Green Housing Initiative
Acorn Holdings, a well-known real estate developer, is collaborating with Standard Bank and MiDA Advisors to raise USD $700 million (KES equivalent) in long-term blended finance for environmentally friendly, reasonably priced student housing in Kenya. If authorized, the deal will involve a maximum of USD $180 million from the US
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