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Earlier this month, TechCrunch argued that startups looking to raise a Series C round were facing a uniquely difficult fundraising threshold. As Series Cs can be considered the first “late” startup stage, companies looking to raise the particular tranche appear to be running into backwash from the public markets, where tech valuations have come down…

Amazon’s Kindle lineup is arguably the gold standard for e-readers. They’re lightweight, have long battery life and can hold hundreds if not thousands of books. Amazon’s entry-level Kindle recently received what amounts to be a big upgrade, without much of a price increase. Previously, the base Kindle was $89, but the 2022 version comes in…

Brace yourself, America; VinFast is on the way. The Vietnam-based electric vehicle maker is taking the slow boat to California as it sends its first batch of 999 VF 8s, the company’s 5-seater electric SUV, to America aboard the Silver Queen, a Panamanian charter ship. The Silver Queen is expected to arrive in the Golden State…

Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to LinkedinTopline Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on Tuesday joined a growing chorus of Republicans criticizing Apple after Twitter owner Elon Musk claimed the tech giant threatened to remove Twitter from its App Store, strengthening the GOP’s ties to Musk and amplifying their shared criticism of major tech companies. Florida…

Have you ever looked longingly at the website of a posh hotel or resort and thought, “Man, I wish I could hang out there.” Well, thanks to startup ResortPass, that might not be as out of reach as you might think. The six-year-old company gives people the option to purchase day passes to more than…

If you’re thinking of starting a new business, you might be mulling where to locate it. This could help. Harrington Group International, a business software company based in Orlando, Florida, has published a survey ranking states (and Washington, D.C.) according to where it’s best to operate a business. Harrington used nine metrics that fell into…

Updated at 10:17 am EST Tesla  (TSLA) – Get Free Report investors see Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter as having both a negative impact on the carmaker’s share price and the potential to ultimately erode its underlying fundamentals, a Morgan Stanley survey indicated Tuesday. Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas, a long-time Tesla bull, noted the bank’s…

Dan Lorenc is CEO and co-founder of Chainguard. Previously he was staff software engineer and lead for Google’s Open Source Security Team (GOSST). He has founded projects like Minikube, Skaffold, TektonCD and Sigstore. SolarWinds and Log4j have made software supply chain security issues a topic of intense interest and scrutiny for businesses and governments alike.…

Deepgram, a company developing voice-recognition tech for the enterprise, today raised $47 million in new funding led by Madrona Venture Group with participation from Citi Ventures and Alkeon. An extension of Deepgram’s Series B that kicked off in February 2021, led by Tiger Global, it brings the startup’s total raised to $86 million, which CEO…

Elon Musk has built a reputation as a maverick.  He has this bombastic side which sends this message to his fans and especially to his opponents: he fears nothing. They should expect him to strike back when they attack him. And rarely does he play defense. When he feels cornered, he is ready to use…