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Astek Diagnostics closed a $2 million round for its urine diagnostics system, despite the fact that raising money for medtech isn’t for the faint of heart. The company’s deck has some good stuff in it and could be a deep source for things we can learn from, too. We’re looking for more unique pitch decks…

General Motors has resumed sales of the Chevrolet Blazer EV — and at a cheaper price — more than two months after the automaker pulled the vehicle over software problems. The company temporarily halted sales of the Blazer EV in December after early customers reported problems with the SUV’s infotainment screen and charging at DC…

Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to LinkedinTopline A SpaceX employee filed suit against the company on Tuesday for sexual harassment and gender bias retaliation, alleging her supervisor pressured her into having an affair and offered her money for an abortion, and the company didn’t compensate her fairly—marking the latest lawsuit alleging discrimination at the aerospace…

Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to LinkedinSameer Malhotra is cofounder and CEO of TrueFort, a former Wall Street tech exec and an expert in IT infrastructure and cybersecurity. getty Firewall-based perimeter protection used to be enough to keep all sorts of network traffic safe, but in today’s agile, cloud-based environments, placing an electronic moat around…

SpaceX is aiming to launch its massive Starship rocket for the third time as soon as March 14, the company confirmed in a social media post Wednesday. SpaceX is still awaiting regulatory approval from the Federal Aviation Administration for the launch, without which Starship will remain grounded. But even though the FAA has yet to…

Ocean intelligence company Saildrone has just put the first of a new generation of Surveyor autonomous vessels in the water: an aluminum version that the Navy is keen to take advantage of. But don’t worry — they aren’t putting guns on them. Founder and CEO Richard Jenkins told TechCrunch that the demand for vessels like…

The Indian e-commerce giant Flipkart is planning to enter the quick-commerce business, aimed at providing customers with the convenience of receiving their orders instantly after making their purchases, a source familiar with the matter told TechCrunch. The firm, majorly owned by Walmart, plans to make the instant-delivery service available in select locations as early as…

While many entrepreneurs are currently facing the harsh reality of a VC funding crunch, Qonto isn’t one of them. The Paris-based business banking startup still has hundreds of millions of cash on hand. And it is using an undisclosed portion of its cash reserve to acquire Regate, an accounting and financial automation platform. Qonto originally…

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Roku users around the country turned on their TVs this week to find an unpleasant surprise: the company required them to consent to new dispute resolution terms in order to access their device. The devices are unusable until the user agrees. Users (at least, this user) received an email the day before saying that “we…