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Defense tech Theseus landed Y Combinator, the US Special Forces, and $4.3M from a tweet
April 17, 2025 by Charles Rollet
On February 18, 2024, Ian Laffey posted on X that he and two others he’d just met built a cheap drone at a hackathon that calculated its coordinates simply by […]
Ramp is trying to get the US government as a customer after seeing a tweet from DOGE
April 17, 2025 by Mary Ann Azevedo
Expense management startup Ramp is being considered for a charge card pilot program by the U.S. government’s General Services Administration, the company confirmed to TechCrunch on Thursday. The government’s internal […]
OpenAI launches Flex processing for cheaper, slower AI tasks
April 17, 2025 by Kyle Wiggers
In a bid to more aggressively compete with rival AI companies like Google, OpenAI is launching Flex processing, an API option that provides lower AI model usage prices in exchange […]
Carbon removal startup Holocene bought by oil and gas giant Occidental
April 17, 2025 by Tim De Chant
The deal was executed through Oxy Low Carbon Ventures for an undisclosed amount.
As the trade war escalates, Hence launches an AI ‘advisor’ to help companies manage risk
April 17, 2025 by Rebecca Bellan
President Donald Trump’s tariffs have underscored the increasing geopolitical risk that almost all businesses now face. As the situation continues to shift with Trump’s unpredictable deal-making, it’s also becoming clear […]
Chinese shopping app Taobao joins DHgate in Top 5 on US App Store
April 17, 2025 by Sarah Perez
The Chinese e-commerce marketplace app DHgate, which is now the No. 2 free iPhone app in the U.S., isn’t the only one that’s oddly benefiting from President Trump’s tariffs on […]