Deal Dive: Elder tech is expanding beyond reactive solutions
Bold creates personalized exercise programs for seniors to reduce injury. It's one of the latest companies expanding the eldertech sector.
Read moreVarda Space puts off orbital factory reentry pending Air Force and FAA green light
The U.S. Air Force denied a recent request from Varda Space Industries to land its capsule at a Utah training area, pushing back the startup’s plans to show off the fruits of its in-space manufacturing, TechCrunch has learned. The company is also still awaiting a reentry license from the U.S.
Read moreTiming attacks
If you ask someone a question and they say “yes” immediately, that gives you different information than if they pause and slowly say “yes.” The information you receive is not just the response but also the time it took to generate the response. Encryption can be analogous. The time it
Read moreHow angel investors lose their money, in 7 easy steps
Welcome to Startups Weekly. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Friday. I know it’s perhaps unfair to assume that angels have the same approach to investors as professional, institutional pre-seed investors. And yet, amateur investors could def do with taking a couple of leaves out of
Read moreSuperorder raises $10M to help restaurants maintain their online presence
Raghav Poddar was studying computer science at Columbia University when he became intrigued by the challenges restaurant owners were facing maintaining an online presence. A self-described “foodie,” Poddar — who didn’t have much time to cook meals — was a heavy user of food delivery and pickup services in New
Read moreDo Apple’s environmental claims live up to its own highly polished hype?
Apple has made some bold claims about its environmental impact. Can the new Series 9 watch live up to them?
Read moreFirefly and Millennium Space’s Victus Nox mission sets a new record for responsive launch
Firefly Aerospace successfully launched a satellite for the U.S. Space Force last night with just 24 hours’ notice, in a record-setting demonstration of rapid launch capabilities for national security missions. The Space Force gave Firefly notice to launch on September 13, at which point the 24-hour clock started ticking. Within
Read moreIs Instacart’s new IPO price range justified?
In its S-1, Instacart describes itself as a "grocery technology company." But does that warrant a tech valuation?
Read moreX continues to throttle links to competitors
Twitter is called X now, and the logo still looks weird to anyone who was used to the blue bird. | Illustration: The Verge The platform formerly known as Twitter still takes a surprisingly long time to load a few bytes of data — at least, if that data leads
Read moreAnswering AI’s biggest questions requires an interdisciplinary approach
Ethical AI requires a deep understanding of what there is, what we want, what we think we know, and how intelligence unfolds.
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