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  • OpenAI-backed Ghost Autonomy shuts down

    Ghost Autonomy, a startup dealing with independent driving programming for automaker accomplices, has closed down, TechCrunch has learned.The startup, which had raised almost $220 million, posted a note on its site that it finished overall tasks and unwound the organization as of Wednesday. The organization utilized around 100 individuals and More

    OpenAI-backed Ghost Autonomy shuts down
  • StealthMole raises $7M Series A for its AI-powered dark web

    StealthMole, an artificial intelligence fueled dim web knowledge startup that has practical experience in checking digital dangers and identifying cybercrime, reported Thursday that it has raised a $7 million Series A financing round.The Singapore-settled startup with a Research and development office in South Korea will utilize the new money to More

    StealthMole raises $7M Series A for its AI-powered dark web intelligence platform
  • Why does every startup want to help you get paid?

    Welcome to TechCrunch Fintech (previously The Trade)! This week, we're taking a gander at the steaming hot worldwide finance space, neobank Dave's monetary outcomes and related stock lift, and that's only the tip of the iceberg!To get a gathering of TechCrunch's greatest and most significant fintech stories conveyed to your More

    Why does every startup want to help you get paid?
  • 12 Fastest Growing Companies & Startups In 2024

    The startup world is evolving quick.Higher loan costs, absence of VC financing and a sluggish economy implies that numerous new companies need to change how they work.In spite of the difficult climate, few new organizations are seeing quick development.From tech to online business, this is our rundown of the quickest More

    12 Fastest Growing Companies & Startups In 2024
  • Technology, Innovation, and Great Power Competition – 2022 Wrap Up

    We just wrapped up the second year of our Technology, Innovation, and Unconfined Power Competition class – now part of our Stanford Gordian Knot Center for National Security Innovation.Joe Felter, Raj Shah and I designed the matriculation to 1) give our students an appreciation of the challenges and opportunities for More

    Technology, Innovation, and Great Power Competition   2022 Wrap Up
  • A Winter Conference Heats Up Finland's Startups

    The Slush Startup Conference takes place every year in mid-winter in Helsinki and is a large gathering of startups, investors and enthusiasts. Furthermore, it is a key factor in the Finnish tech startup ecosystem.Why it matters: Despite being a country with fewer than 6 million inhabitants, Finland surpasses others in More

    A Winter Conference Heats Up Finland's Startups