Category: Startups

European nations are investing billions in space. How much will go to startups? Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/europe-space-strategy-startups/

Sokin raises $50m amid B2B fintech boom Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/sokin-raises-50m-amid-b2b-fintech-boom/

Shopify resolves outage disrupting merchants on Cyber Monday Shopify was down for many merchants this morning, preventing them from processing transactions. It appears to be fixed now. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/01/shopify-resolves-outage-disrupting-merchants-on-cyber-monday/

Zillow drops climate risk scores after agents complained of lost sales The move is a loss for homebuyers, who through Zillow had ready access to a property’s climate risk scores from First Street. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/01/zillow-drops-climate-risk-scores-after-agents-complained-of-lost-sales/

One of Google’s biggest AI advantages is what it already knows about you The promise is AI that’s uniquely helpful because it knows you. But the risk is AI that feels more like surveillance than service. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/01/one-of-googles-biggest-ai-advantages-is-what-it-already-knows-about-you/

Apple just named a new AI chief with Google and Microsoft expertise, as John Giannandrea steps down The move is being characterized as a shake-up, but was seemingly inevitable in retrospect. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/01/apple-just-named-a-new-ai-chief-with-google-and-microsoft-expertise-as-john-giannandrea-steps-down/

Nvidia announces new open AI models and tools for autonomous driving research Nvidia continues its push into physical AI with the release of a new reasoning world model and other tools for physical AI. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/01/nvidia-announces-new-open-ai-models-and-tools-for-autonomous-driving-research/

Varda says it has proven space manufacturing works — now it wants to make it boring CEO Will Bruey says people often get Varda wrong. The company isn’t “in the space industry; we’re in-space industry,” he said. Space is “just another place to ship to.” Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/30/varda-says-it-has-proven-space-manufacturing-works-now-it-wants-to-make-it-boring/

ChatGPT launched three years ago today It’s no hyperbole to suggest that ChatGPT subsequently transformed the worlds of business and tech. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/30/chatgpt-launched-three-years-ago-today/

New report examines how David Sacks might profit from Trump administration role David Sacks’ role as President Donald Trump’s artificial intelligence and crypto czar could work out very well for his investments, according to a new report. However, Sacks fired back, calling the story a “nothing burger.” Powered by WPeMatico