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    This is Boston Dynamics’ next commercial robot – TechCrunch

    Boston Dynamics’ transition from a decades-long research robotics firm to a company that productizes and sells hardware has been a fascinating one to watch....

    The Start-Up Enemies of Wall Street Are Booming

    “The infrastructure has gone to a whole other level,” said CJ MacDonald, founder of Step, a debit card provider aimed at teenagers. Introduced in...

    Singular is a new Paris-based VC firm with $265 million – TechCrunch

    Meet Singular, a new VC firm based in Paris that just finished raising its initial fund. The firm was founded by two former Alven...

    Contentious Union Vote at Amazon Heads to a Count

    SEATTLE — By the end of Monday, thousands of yellow envelopes mailed to a squat brick building in Birmingham, Ala., will hold the fate...

    UK’s Cazoo will list on the NYSE by way of a SPAC, valuing it at $7B and raising $1.6B – TechCrunch

    Cazoo, the UK used-car sales portal that has been on a major fundraising tear in the last year, will be next company to pursue...

    A Supreme Court ruling affirming Canada’s carbon tax opens the door for a startup explosion – TechCrunch

    Last week the Canadian Supreme Court ruled that the national government’s plan to tax carbon emissions was legal in a decision that could have...

    Ajaib raises $65M Series A extension led by Ribbit Capital, increasing the round’s total to $90M – TechCrunch

    Ajaib, the Indonesian investment app, has added $65 million to its Series A, bringing the round’s new total to $90 million. The extension was...

    To improve accountability, Norrsken VC ties partner compensation to its portfolio’s sustainable successes – TechCrunch

    With the close of its latest investment fund, Norrsken VC is is taking an unprecedented step in tying the compensation of its partners to...

    Apple releases iPhone, iPad, Watch security patch for zero-day bug under active attack – TechCrunch

    Apple has released an update for iPhones, iPads and Watches to patch a security vulnerability under active attack by hackers. The security update lands as...

    Science Vs’s Rose Rimler – TechCrunch

    The beauty of podcasting is that anyone can do it. It’s a rare medium that’s nearly as easy to make as it is to...

    Well that was a crazy week – TechCrunch

    Welcome back to The TechCrunch Exchange, a weekly startups-and-markets newsletter. It’s broadly based on the daily column that appears on Extra Crunch, but free,...

    The disconnect between Y Combinator Demo Day and due diligence – TechCrunch

    Within 48 hours, the startup world experienced two momentous events: Y Combinator’s largest Demo Day ever, and the early investor exodus of Dispo, a...

    With an ARR topping $250 million, LA’s vertical SAAS superstar ServiceTitan is now worth $8.3 billion – TechCrunch

    Who knew building a vertical software as a service toolkit focused on home heating and cooling could be worth $8.3 billion? That’s how much Los...

    Jeff Bezos’ investment fund is backing a startup hoping to be the AWS for SMB accounting – TechCrunch

    One of the biggest pain points for startups and small businesses is keeping up with back office tasks such as bookkeeping and managing taxes. QuickBooks,...

    CEO Manish Chandra and investor Navin Chaddha explain why Poshmark’s Series A deck sings – TechCrunch

    Mayfield partner Navin Chaddha and Poshmark founder and CEO Manish Chandra met all the way back in 2003, well before Poshmark was even a...

    App Store bills gets ghosted, Dispo drama, Facebook’s Clubhouse clone – TechCrunch

    Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy....