Los Angeles-based electric vehicle startup Canoo is bringing its first vehicle to market next year. The company said Monday its electric microbus-slash-van will be available to buy in 2022 at a base price of $34,750 […]
With $21M in funding, Code Ocean aims to help researchers replicate data-heavy science
Every branch of science is increasingly reliant on big data sets and analysis, which means a growing confusion of formats and platforms — more than inconvenient, this can hinder the process of peer review and […]
Rocket Lab recovered the first stage from its failed May 15 launch, a silver lining for its reusability program
Rocket Lab may have experienced mission failure and total payload loss during the company’s 20th planned mission on May 15, but it wasn’t all bad news, the company said in an update Monday. Importantly, the […]
Ankorstore raises another $102 million for its wholesale marketplace
French startup Ankorstore has raised a $102 million Series B funding round (€84 million). Tiger Global and Bain Capital Ventures are leading today’s funding round with existing investors Index Ventures, GFC, Alven and Aglaé also […]
Industrial automation startup Bright Machines hauls in $435M by going public via SPAC
Bright Machines is going public via a SPAC-led combination, it announced this morning. The transaction will see the 3-year-old company merge with SCVX, raising gross cash proceeds of $435 million in the process. After the […]
Why Starfield won’t be on PlayStation 5
Starfield won’t launch on PlayStation 5 because it’s worth more to Microsoft as a means of growing Game Pass.Read More
Volocopter debuts a bigger eVTOL aimed at the city-suburban commute
Germany electric aviation startup Volocopter revealed Monday a new electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft targeting the suburban-to-city commuter. The four-seater VoloConnect is designed to have a range of 62 miles, making it well-suited for […]
Amount raises $99M at a $1B+ valuation to help banks better compete with fintechs
Amount, a company that provides technology to banks and financial institutions, has raised $99 million in a Series D funding round at a valuation of just over $1 billion. WestCap, a growth equity firm founded […]
Hardware hacker brings online multiplayer to the original Game Boy
Move over, Xbox and PlayStation. A new foe has appeared in the world of online multiplayer gaming! It’s the… uh, Game Boy. As in that unbreakable, gray, 4.19Mhz tank from 1989. While the Game Boy […]
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