Crypto neo-bank Shield announced on Monday that it has raised a five million dollar seed round led by Giant Ventures. The company launched in 2022 and pivoted to its current payments focus in 2024. It enables exporters and importers to…
For years, the most dangerous hacking threats originated from nation-state actors conducting espionage, Russian ransomware gangs targeting critical infrastructure, and governments using sophisticated spyware against journalists. However, a new phenomenon has emerged as a top global threat. This threat comes…
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Commonwealth Fusion Systems has agreed to sell Italian energy company Eni more than one billion dollars worth of power from its first fusion reactor. The power plant, named Arc, will be built outside of Richmond, Virginia. This location is notable…
U.K.-based fintech Tide has entered the unicorn club with a fresh funding round of $120 million led by TPG. The startup now serves over 1.6 million micro and small enterprises globally, with more than half of them based in India,…
The MBA-to-VC pipeline remains a very real thing, but that path is a little shakier than it once was according to PitchBook reporting and new academic research. Harvard placed 50 of its 1,004 MBA graduates into VC roles in 2024,…
The Trump administration has been discussing a potential TikTok deal this weekend. President Donald Trump told Fox News on Sunday that Rupert Murdoch and his son Lachlan are likely to be involved. He specifically mentioned Lachlan Murdoch and noted that…
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for all things “future of transportation.” Seven or eight years ago, anyone consuming business tech news might have come across the phrase “the race to build autonomous vehicles.” In private conversations, company executives…
Travelers at major European airports including Heathrow, Brussels, and Berlin faced significant delays this weekend. The disruption followed what Collins Aerospace described as a “cyber-related incident.” Collins Aerospace manufactures the technology used for airline check-in desks. Following the apparent cyberattack,…
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