Monarch Tractor’s collapse ends with an acquisition by Caterpillar

The startup had faced mounting pressure from dealers, farmers, and a co-founder who complained that Monarch’s tech didn’t work properly.

Ford EV and tech chief leaving automaker

Doug Field had stints at Apple and Tesla before joining Ford in 2021.

Wait, could they still actually break up Live Nation?

A federal jury found that Live Nation has acted illegally as a monopoly — but the company just came to a tentative settlement with the DOJ last month.

DeepL, known for text translation, now wants to translate your voice

DeepL says its tech could be used for real-time translation with meeting tools like Zoom and Microsoft Teams

Amazon-backed X-energy files to raise up to $800M in IPO

Nuclear startup X-energy hit the road today to sell prospective investors on its initial public offering.

This simulation startup wants to be the Cursor for physical AI

Antioch raised a $8.5 million seed round to create simulation tools for a new generation of robot builders.

Canva’s AI assistant can now call various tools to make designs for you

The latest version of Canva’s AI assistant lets users create editable designs with text prompts.

Fashion retailer Express left customers’ personal data and order details exposed to the internet

Retail giant Express was publicly spilling customer information to the open web. The bug is now fixed after TechCrunch alerted Express, but the company would not say if it plans to notify customers.

The musician-turned-biotech-founder waiting to fundraise

When Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Aloe Blacc got COVID despite being vaccinated and boosted, he tried to fund research for a better solution. What he quickly found out? You can’t just write a check in biotech. Regulators require a commercialization plan, and philanthropy doesn’t move science through clinical trials or get you a license on university IP. Now, he’s bootstrapping a cancer drug platform targeting pancreatic cancer, a disease that… Continua a leggere The musician-turned-biotech-founder waiting to fundraise

The musician-turned-biotech-founder waiting to fundraise

When Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Aloe Blacc got COVID despite being vaccinated and boosted, he tried to fund research for a better solution. What he quickly found out? You can’t just write a check in biotech. Regulators require a commercialization plan, and philanthropy doesn’t move science through clinical trials or get you a license on university IP. Now, he’s bootstrapping a cancer drug platform targeting pancreatic cancer, a disease that… Continua a leggere The musician-turned-biotech-founder waiting to fundraise