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Tricentis, a well-funded enterprise-centric test automation platform, is on a bit of an acquisition spree these days. Last year, it acquired performance testing service Neotys. Earlier this month, the company…
Space
Rocket Lab’s Neutron will be built, launched and landed at Wallops Island, Virginia
3:15 pm PST • February 28, 2022
Rocket Lab has announced the latest expansion of its growing empire of rocket building and launching facilities. While its existing pads in New Zealand and the U.S. will continue to…
Media & Entertainment
EU confirms ban on Kremlin-backed media is expected to cover online platforms
3:01 pm PST • February 28, 2022
The EU’s ban on Kremlin-backed media outlets, Russia Today (RT) and Sputnik (plus any subsidiaries), is expected to cover online platforms and apps as well as traditional broadcast channels, TechCrunch…
This week, the biggest story in the space industry is understandably the biggest story in world events overall: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Of course, the most immediate and devastating impact…
Transportation
Lucid rolls back production goals even as demand for luxury EV rises
2:51 pm PST • February 28, 2022
Earnings season rolled along today with notes from Lucid Motors’ fourth-quarter results. The company, like other electric vehicle (EV) companies, is nascent in revenue terms, albeit further along than some.…
China’s social media giants remove ‘inappropriate’ Ukraine content
2:12 pm PST • February 28, 2022
China has stuck to its position of refusing to call Russia’s military actions in Ukraine an “invasion” or condemn Moscow, but its people are taking to social media to express…
Fintech
Shark Tank India host Ashneer Grover resigns from BharatPe board amid turmoil at Indian fintech
1:30 pm PST • February 28, 2022
Ashneer Grover, a founder and the public face of BharatPe, has resigned from the board and left the managing director position he held at the Tiger Global-backed Indian fintech startup…
Media & Entertainment
Instagram is shutting down its standalone IGTV app
1:14 pm PST • February 28, 2022
Instagram is ending support for its standalone app for IGTV, the company announced on Monday. Meta, Instagram’s parent company, confirmed to TechCrunch that the app will be removed from app…
Enterprise
After 2 rejected deals, Zendesk considers its next steps
12:48 pm PST • February 28, 2022
Zendesk now has to prove to investors that it can keep up its improving growth rates while defending its gross margins. And it has to avoid getting acquired while it…
Startups
Leverage early investors when raising a Series A, says DeepScribe’s Akilesh Bapu
12:48 pm PST • February 28, 2022
“When I walked out of the meeting, I went immediately to one of my partners, and was like, ‘Finally, I found the company that is following the right approach,” said…
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Climate
Second-time founder of climate tech company Supercritical discusses learning how to balance motherhood and being a CEO
11:33 AM PST • February 28, 2022
In this week’s episode of Found, we’re joined by Michelle You, co-founder and CEO of Supercritical, who is on a mission to help companies get…
Startups
Stämm Biotech raises $17M for its next-generation, 3D printed bioreactor
11:29 am PST • February 28, 2022
In the past year, there’s been a lot of hype around biomanufacturing — from growing cell-based meat to microbe-powered medicine manufacturing. But none of synthetic biology’s darlings can exist without…
Hardware
Huawei gets into the e-reader game with a combo note-taking device
11:24 am PST • February 28, 2022
Nearly 20 years after the release of the first e-reader, the category isn’t exactly a hotbed of activity. Amazon has ruled the roost for over a decade now, in spite…
Transportation
Cruise co-founder Kyle Vogt retakes CEO spot after GM exec’s sudden departure
11:06 am PST • February 28, 2022
Kyle Vogt, who co-founded Cruise and ran the startup for years following GM’s acquisition in 2016, is back in charge. Vogt made the announcement Monday via a tweet. Some fun…
Media & Entertainment
Ukrainians turn to encrypted messengers, offline maps and Twitter amid Russian invasion
10:36 am PST • February 28, 2022
Ukrainians have turned to offline mapping and encrypted communication apps in the wake of the Russian invasion of their country, which is displacing millions who have left their homes to…
Space
Watch Rocket Lab launch a StriX satellite from its new launch pad in New Zealand live
10:24 am PST • February 28, 2022
Update: Successful launch and payload deployment per Rocket Lab. For its first launch of 2022, Rocket Lab is sending to orbit a StriX satellite for Japanese company Synspective via an…
On Saturday, Ukraine’s official Twitter account shared two cryptocurrency wallet addresses — a bitcoin wallet address and an Ethereum wallet address. “Stand with the people of Ukraine. Now accepting cryptocurrency…
Startups
The latest list of YC-backed companies worth over $150M is the most geographically diverse yet
10:12 am PST • February 28, 2022
In 2018, Y Combinator released its first mega list of the top companies valued at $150 million or more that have gone through the accelerator. Over the past four years, it’s…
Security
US says destructive wiper malware targeting Ukraine could ‘spill over’ to other countries
10:01 am PST • February 28, 2022
A joint advisory issued by the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation has warned that the wiper malware used to attack Ukrainian organizations…
Media & Entertainment
Twitter will mark tweets with links to Russian state-backed media and limit their reach
9:58 am PST • February 28, 2022
Twitter announced on Monday new measures to prevent disinformation tied to the Russian government from spreading in light of the country’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine. The company will begin adding…
