• European startups are making batteries both punchy — and portable

    When engineers working for the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) have some welding to do out on a section of track, they don’t have to fire up a diesel generator anymore. They can plug their tools into a portable battery instead. A silent, emissions-free battery that can also power lights and measuring instruments. The SBB now has around 80 batteries made by Instagrid, a fast-growing startup headquartered in Germany. Welding requires a significant burst of energy so the batteries have to come...

  • Amazon pours additional $2.75bn into AI startup Anthropic

    Extra financing will bring technology giant’s total investment in OpenAI rival to $4bnAmazon said on Wednesday it will pour an additional $2.75bn into Anthropic, bringing its total investment in the artificial intelligence startup to $4bn.The technology giant will maintain a minority stake in San Francisco-based Anthropic, a rival of ChatGPT maker OpenAI. Continue reading

  • Meet Uzbekistan's first unicorn: e-commerce startup Uzum

    Uzum, an e-commerce startup offering online shopping, fintech and food deliveries to millions of customers in Uzbekistan, has raised $114 million in funding, becoming the country’s first unicorn with a valuation of $1.16 billion. Uzbekistan is fertile ground for startups, given the fact that people aged below 30 constitute about 60% of its population of […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

  • Cameron Diaz and Benji Madden Announce Birth of Baby No. 2

    Cameron Diaz and Benji Madden are parents of two! Diaz, 51, and Madden, 45, announced the arrival of baby No. 2 on Friday, March 22. “We are blessed and excited to announce the birth of our Son, Cardinal Madden❤️🙏,” the duo wrote in a joint Instagram statement. “He is awesome and We are all so happy he is here!” The pair noted that they wouldn’t be sharing any photos for “safety and privacy” reasons but assured fans that “he’s a really cute” baby. “We are feeling so blessed and grateful...

  • Why Is TripAdvisor (TRIP) Down 2.8% Since Last Earnings Report?

    A month has gone by since the last earnings report for TripAdvisor (NASDAQ:TRIP). Shares have lost about 2.8% in that time frame, underperforming the S&P 500. read more

  • Amazon pours an additional $2.75 billion into AI startup Anthropic

    Amazon said Wednesday it is pouring an additional $2.75 billion into Anthropic, bringing its total investment in the artificial intelligence startup to $4 billion. Amazon will maintain a minority stake in San Francisco-based Anthropic, a rival of ChatGPT maker OpenAI. “Generative AI is poised to be the most transformational technology

  • Romanian Startup Nordensa Secures €1.65M for European Football Support

    Romanian startup Nordensa, which wants to revolutionize football talent discovery through a fan-based platform, has secured €1.65 million in a seed funding round, according to TechStartups. Following the funding round, Nordensa has added some big names from the industry to the Advisory Board, such as Alan Pace, owner of Burnley FC, and Chris Kay, Marketing […]

  • WATCH: Virat Kohli's first appearance since son Akaay's birth

    NEW DELHI: The wait to see Virat Kohli back in the public eye since the birth of his son, Akaay, ended on Saturday as India's batting maestro was spotted at the airport in his first appearance ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 season.Also See: How to watch IPL Cricket 2024 in USA and CanadaVirat, who was absent during the five-match Test series against England, took time off from cricket to be with his wife, Anushka Sharma, during the latter stages of her pregnancy. 108559605A video...

  • POLL: Majority Of Israelis Think Netanyahu Performance Subpar Since War Started

    A recent survey conducted by the Israel Democracy Institute reveals that a majority of Israelis view Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s performance since October 7 as subpar, significantly lower than that of Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and other senior officials. Out of over 700 respondents, 57% of the public rates Netanyahu’s performance as “poor or very […]

  • B Capital closes $750 million fund; Startup Mahakumbh Day 2

    Multi-stage global investment fund B Capital has closed its second Opportunities fund at $750 million. Details on this and more in today's ETtech Top 5.Also in this letter:■ No slowdown in online commerce■ Ola Electric ropes in Byju's Jitesh Shah■ Explained: Nvidia’s Blackwell AI chipB Capital closes second Opportunities fund at $750 million 108621993B Capital cofounders Raj Ganguly (left) and Eduardo SaverinGlobal investment firm B Capital, which has backed the likes of Byju’s,...

  • Startup Mahakumbh: PM may visit event, more than 2,000 ventures to participate

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi may visit Startup Mahakumbh, starting on Monday, which is being held at a much larger scale, a senior government official said on Sunday. While speaking at the curtain raiser event of Startup Mahakumbh, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh said the government is playing a backseat kind of anchor for the three-day startup ecosystem event to be held in Pragati Maidan from March 18. We hope to get the Prime...

  • 57% of Israelis think Netanyahu's performance since October 7 has been subpar, poll finds

    A majority of Israelis believe that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's