Tag: Startup

Ryan Gilbert, the founder of venture capital firm LaunchPad Capital, talks about the failure of the bank that used to be the go-to lender for tech firms…

Yesterday at around noon in Los Angeles, investor Mark Suster of the venture firm Upfront Ventures began urging “calm” on Twitter. Silicon Valley Bank had bungled its messaging on Wednesday around an effort to strengthen its balance sheet, and startup founders were beginning to fear that their deposits at the tech-friendly, 40-year-old institution were at…

Like all of its peers in the tech industry, Microsoft has a carbon pollution problem. The software giant’s emissions are on the rise, in spite of a pledge from the company to be carbon negative by 2030. This ticking clock explains Microsoft’s latest deal to address its environmental toll: It’s turning to Running Tide to…

Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to Linkedin Holographics head-up display developed by UK-based Envisics. Envisics The latest rage in vehicle head up displays features stunning alternative reality holographic images and a British company specializing in that technology has attracted a multi-million windfall from a group that includes a tier one supplier and investment arms of…

Some of Silicon Valley Bank’s customers are struggling to transfer funds out of their bank accounts, numerous sources tell TechCrunch. The seeming wave of attempted withdrawals comes after SVB announced yesterday that it lost $1.8 billion in the sale of U.S. treasuries and mortgage-backed securities that it had invested in, owing to rising interest rates.…

Amazon is offering a rare 75% off immediate discount and an additional $20 coupon on this power whall Cordless Vacuum Cleaner…

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In a way, fruit flies are just like us. They have eyes, legs, nervous systems, and they love fruit. Unlike us, however, they only have a few thousand neurons in their brains, which means scientists can map not just all the cells but all the connections between them — producing for the first time a…

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The Japanese electric vehicle maker recalls certain vehicles for repairs to prevent potential crashes…