Honda will supply last-mile delivery companies with the Fastport eQuad.
US court denies Apple’s request to dismiss antitrust case concerning iCloud
The lawsuit alleges Apple violates competition laws by forcing users of its devices to back up critical files and device settings on iCloud.
Observability startup Coralogix becomes a unicorn, eyes India expansion
Coralogix, an Israeli startup offering a full-stack observability and security platform, has raised $115 million at a pre-money valuation of over $1 billion, almost doubling in three years from its last round in 2022. With the influx of cash, the startup is looking to expand its engineering base in India and develop its AI agent. […]
Sequoia-backed Crosby launches a new kind of AI-powered law firm
The tech industry talks a lot about how AI is going to transform work. Legal startup Crosby, which just came out of stealth, is an extreme example.
Prominent global VC Endeavor Catalyst is raising $300M, sources say
Endeavor Catalyst, the co-investment fund affiliated with global entrepreneurial network Endeavor Global, is raising a new $300 million fund, its fifth and largest fund yet, as it looks to deepen its bet on high-growth startups across Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia, TechCrunch has learned. The new fund, according to sources, is […]
Google to scale up AI-powered fraud detection and security operations in India
Google has unveiled its Safety Charter in India, which will expand its AI-led developments for fraud detection and combating scams across the country, the company’s largest market outside the United States. Digital fraud in India is rising. Fraud related to the Indian government’s instant payment system UPI grew 85% year-over-year to nearly 11 billion Indian […]
Spotify’s Daniel Ek just bet bigger on Helsing, Europe’s defense tech darling
Spotify’s Daniel Ek just led a €600 million investment in Helsing, a four-year-old, Munich-based defense tech company that is now valued at €12 billion, according to the Financial Times. The deal makes it one of Europe’s most valuable privately held companies; it also highlights Europe’s scramble to build its own military muscle as the world grows messier and the U.S….
You can now set up double dates with friends on Tinder
Tinder launched a new Double Date feature, which allows users to team up with friends and chat with potential matches together.
The cracks in the OpenAI-Microsoft relationship are reportedly widening
OpenAI and Microsoft have an increasingly strained relationship, according to a recent WSJ report.
Finland warms up the world’s largest sand battery, and the economics look appealing
Pornainen recently turned on a 100 MWh thermal battery filled with ground up soapstone.