SpaceX’s new $850 million raise confirmed in SEC filing
SpaceX hasn’t issue any public statement about the $850 million in fresh funding CNBC reported it raised last week, but a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published today confirms the round. SpaceX’s funding w.....»»
SpaceX aborts Mars prototype rocket test launch with 0.1 seconds on the clock
Another SpaceX rocket prototype was fueled and ready for a test flight Wednesday, but in the final moments before liftoff, the vehicle's engines sputtered off and the company announced it had aborted the flight......»»
SpaceX recycling vehicle for second Starship launch attempt [Updated]
Musk says he is confident Starship will be ready for a lunar flight in three years. Enlarge / Starship SN10 on the pad on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. (credit: Trevor Mahlmann / Ars Technica) Update 3:45 pm EST: The SN10 Starship prototype very n.....»»
Twitter tests new e-commerce features for tweets
Twitter confirmed it’s testing a new way to display tweets that link out to e-commerce product pages — like products on a Shopify store, for example. With a new Twitter card format, the company is experimenting with tweets that include a.....»»
Okta acquires cloud identity startup Auth0 for $6.5B
As Okta announced earnings today after the bell, it revealed that it’s buying cloud identity startup Auth0 for a hefty $6.5 billion. The company had a valuation of $1.92 billion when it raised $120 million led by Salesforce Ventures last July......»»
Fuccillo Automotive employee arrested on suspicion of stealing $1 million
Joseph Pompo, who was corporate director of finance, reinsurance and taxation for the dealership group, is accused of forming a reinsurance company using dealership funds without his employers' consent......»»
Watch live: SpaceX to attempt third major Starship flight test
Musk says he is confident Starship will be ready for a lunar flight in three years. Enlarge / Starship SN10 on the pad on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. (credit: Trevor Mahlmann) SpaceX may launch its third full-scale Starship prototype—named Ser.....»»
SpaceX"s first lunar tourist is inviting eight people to fly around the Moon
Back in 2018, Japanese entrepreneur Yusaku Maezawa purchased the opportunity to take a week-long trip around the Moon. He also bought all the other seats on the flight, and has had plenty of time to think about who he wants to join him on the histori.....»»
GSV Ventures doubles assets managed with new fund focused on global edtech
GSV Ventures, co-founded by Deborah Quazzo and Michael Cohn, has raised $180 million in its second fund, exclusively focused on backing edtech startups across the globe. The startup now manages $277 million in cumulative assets, inclusive of its debu.....»»
Clari revenue forecasting platform snags $150M investment and triples valuation to $1.6B
Clari, the revenue operations platform that helps companies predict revenue outcomes, announced $150 million Series E today on a $1.6 billion valuation, a number that more than triples its 2019 Series D valuation of $500 million. Silver Lake led the.....»»
First impressions of AppLovin’s IPO filing
Could a bet on AppLovin then, could be viewed as a wager not on its business income growth, but on the strength of consumer app demand? AppLovin released its S-1 filing yesterday, bringing the Palo Alto-based mobile app-focused software co.....»»
Japanese billionaire invites 8 people to join SpaceX mission around the Moon
Japanese fashion mogul Yusaku Maezawa, who first announced his intention in 2018 to take a group of artists with him on a six-day trip around the Moon, said Tuesday that he's inviting the public to apply to fill eight open seats on the mission now sl.....»»
International VC firm Presight Capital raises $350M second fund
Presight Capital has closed its $350 million second fund only a year and a half after it announced an $80 million first fund. In fact, General Partner Christian Angermayer told me that the fund was raised in just a few weeks, and that it shot past th.....»»
Intel told to pay $2.2 billion in patent infringement lawsuit
As reported by Bloomberg Law, a jury in Waco, Texas, ruled that Intel must pay $1.5 billion for infringement of one patent and $675 million for the second. Tom's Hardware tracked down the processor-related patents in question, finding that the '759 p.....»»
$100 million for mealworms
$100 million for mealworms.....»»
Hoinga: Debris of stellar explosion found in unexpected location
In the first all-sky survey by the eROSITA X-ray telescope onboard SRG, astronomers at the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics have identified a previously unknown supernova remnant, dubbed "Hoinga." The finding was confirmed in archiva.....»»
Prehistoric killing machine exposed
Previously thought of as heavy, slow and sluggish, the 260-million-year-old predator, Anteosaurus, was a ferocious hunter-killer......»»
SpaceX set for its third major Starship flight test on Wednesday
Musk says he is confident Starship will be ready for a lunar flight in three years. Enlarge / Starship SN10 on the pad on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. (credit: Trevor Mahlmann) SpaceX may launch its third full-scale Starship prototype—named Ser.....»»
Identiq, a privacy-friendly fraud prevention startup, secures $47M at Series A
Israeli fraud prevention startup Identiq has raised $47 million at Series A as the company eyes international growth, driven in large part by the spike in online spending during the pandemic. The round was led by Insight Partners and Entrée Capital,.....»»
China smartphone AP shipments to grow 12% in 2021, says Digitimes Research
About 795.7 million smartphone application processors will be shipped to China-based handset vendors in 2021, up 12.2% on year, forecasts Digitimes Research......»»
CCL maker EMC to enhance profits with better product mix in 2021
Taiwan-based CCL manufacturer Elite Materials (EMC) expects to further enhance its product mix in 2021 for profit growth, after seeing its net earnings rise 13.85% on year to a record high of NT$3.694 billion (US$131.93 million) in 2020 with total re.....»»