Francis Dinha is CEO and cofounder of OpenVPN Inc., a leading enterprise network security company. gettyA recent TechRadar audit of Windows VPN applications turned up some unsettling findings. More than half the apps examined were running open source code that had not been updated in over a year. Some providers, including Turbo VPN and VyprVPN,…
Naresh Prajapati—CEO/Founder, Azilen Technologies. San Francisco, CA. gettyAI companies spent the past few years building increasingly powerful models. Now they are facing a harder question: how do those models create value inside a real enterprise? In the 17th century, England faced a massive problem that sounds familiar even today—its ambitions extended far beyond its reach.…
Image Credits:Mazama Energy 5:02 PM PDT · September 17, 2026 Geothermal startup Mazama Energy raised $135 million in an oversubscribed Series B, the startup said Thursday. The fresh funding will help the company develop horizontal wells in super-hot rocks capable of generating 15 megawatts of electricity per well. Mazama plans to start generating electricity sometime…
Image Credits:Zoox 4:08 PM PDT · September 17, 2026 A regulatory cap limiting Zoox to 100 robotaxis in Nevada is set to expire this month, clearing the way for the Amazon-owned company to expand its commercial fleet of custom-built robotaxis in Las Vegas just as competition heats up. The Nevada Transportation Authority (NTA) permit that…
In an interview with TechCrunch, Al Gore suggested he isn’t losing sleep over AI data center emissions — he’s more worried about the AI industry’s own warnings about where the technology is headed…
Valor Equity Partners is handing out stock to its LPs instead of cash returns…
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Aaron Timm is the CEO of Openwater. gettyProprietary hardware was once nearly the only pathway to building a new medical device company. Every founding team faced a familiar sequence: invent the physics, build the factory, write the code and fund multiple rounds of testing and clinical trials. Today, complex devices that require extensive clinical evidence…
Robbie Morrison, CEO of Velosio, is a technology leader with 30+ years of experience driving business success through innovative solutions. gettyThe ability to innovate has drastically changed thanks to artificial intelligence (AI). With AI, more people have access to tools that allow for faster ideation, execution, refinement and multitasking. I’ve seen teams get things done…
I love these solar string lights so much that this is my second time buying them…





