text

Find trends, advice and value at these special breakout sessions during TC Disrupt 2021

TechCrunch Disrupt 2021 takes place September 21-23, and we’re here to call out just some of the awesome content we have scheduled over three very busy days. The Disrupt agenda so far features more th

text

Tim Cook paid $750m bonus after presiding over soaring Apple share price

August marks the 10th anniversary of Mr Cook's promotion to the role of chief executive. Apple gave him 5 million shares to say thank you.

text

Ocean surface climates may disappear by 2100: study

Up to 95 percent of Earth's ocean surface will have changed by the end of the century unless humanity reins in its carbon emissions, according to research published Thursday.Ocean surface climates, d

text

COVID-19 pandemic exacerbates challenges to U.S. healthcare system

According to the United Nations, everyone has the right to health, which has become even more important during the COVID-19 pandemic.In the United States, there is no u

text

After Afghanistan, now back to Vietnam: The U.S. is shameless

The failure of Afghanistan has rightly drawn parallels with the U.S. defeat in Vietnam. Despite the symbolism of the two events, which should be a wake-up call for Wash

text

COVID-19 pandemic exacerbates challenges to U.S. healthcare system

According to the United Nations, everyone has the right to health, which has become even more important during the COVID-19 pandemic.In the United States, there is no u

text

COVID-19 pandemic exacerbates challenges to U.S. healthcare system

According to the United Nations, everyone has the right to health, which has become even more important during the COVID-19 pandemic.In the United States, there is no u

text

After Afghanistan, now back to Vietnam: The U.S. is shameless

The failure of Afghanistan has rightly drawn parallels with the U.S. defeat in Vietnam. Despite the symbolism of the two events, which should be a wake-up call for Wash

text

Cruise is buying solar energy from California farmers to power its electric, self-driving fleet

Cruise, the self-driving car company under General Motors, has launched a new initiative called Farm to Fleet that will allow the company to source solar power from farms in California’s Central

text

To prevent cyberattacks, the government should limit the scope of a software bill of materials

The May 2021 executive order from the White House on improving U.S. cybersecurity includes a provision for a software bill of materials (SBOM), a formal record containing the details and supply chain

text

Sugar raises $2.5M in seed funding to connect apartment residents

Sugar, a startup that aims to turn apartment buildings into “interactive communities,” has closed on $2.5 million in seed funding. A slew of investors participated in the financing, including MetaProp

text

Watch Blue Origin launch a test of NASA’s future Moon landing tech live

Blue Origin’s last launch was its landmark first human flight, carrying Jeff Bezos, his brother, Wally Funk and Oliver Daemen to suborbital space. Today, it’s flying New Shepard again — wi

text

The secret to defeating a nationally backed, well-financed, progressive candidate

The recent special election in Cleveland attracted only passing national attention, but it deserves a closer look. Its result reveals an important national trend: Progr

text

Balance raises $25M in a Ribbit Capital-led Series A to grow its ‘consumer-like B2B checkout platform’

Balance, a payments platform aimed at B2B merchants and marketplaces, has raised $25 million in a Series A funding round led by Ribbit Capital.Avid Ventures participated in the financing, in addition

text

Cribl raises $200M to help enterprises do more with their data

At a time when remote work, cybersecurity attacks and increased privacy and compliance requirements threaten a company’s data, more companies are collecting and storing their observability data, but a

text

Forward Kitchens cooks up $2.5M to transform existing kitchens into digital storefronts

Forward Kitchens was working quietly on its digital storefront for restaurants and is now announcing a $2.5 million seed round.Raghav Poddar started the company two years ago and was part of the Y Com

text

Macro relaunches its Zoom skin to focus on self-expression and inclusion

Productivity has been a focal point for many enterprise businesses since before the pandemic hit, and even more so since its onset. But Macro founders Ankith Harathi and John Keck are taking a differe