New streaming channel launches to give viewers a peek into city council meetings |

The launch of Hamlet was quite personal for Sunil Rajaraman. Back in 2022, he ran for city council in a small California town. He lost,…

a16z leads $21M Series A into AI-native tax compliance software Sphere |

As Nicholas Rudder built his last startup, aneducational marketplacecalledScholarSite, he kept running into the same problem: tax. “Marketplaces are liable for tax on their entire…

VC Jennifer Neundorfer explains how founders can stand out in a crowded AI market |

January Ventures co-founder Jennifer Neundorfer stopped by the Equity podcast during TechCrunch Disrupt to chat about fundraising in this very AI-driven market. Founders and investors…

TikTok robot star Rizzbot gave me the middle finger |

LONDON, /PRNewswire/ — Quest Global, the world’s largest independent pure-play engineering services company, today announced a significant milestone in its collaboration withBabcock International. Now entering…

A new wave of social media apps provide hope in a doomscrolling world  |

, /PRNewswire/ — Montefiore Einstein and Dandelion Health, Inc. (“Dandelion”) have announced a strategic partnership to advance their ability to foster clinical care and drug…

Prince Harry and Meghan call out the harmful effects of social media on today's youth |

The guests sipped prosecco andchattered away while dessert was served at the third annual Project Healthy Minds Gala on Thursday night in New York. The…

Sugar Free Capital raises $32M inaugural fund to back early-stage MIT founders |

, /PRNewswire/ — The360Quadrants platform, powered by MarketsandMarkets, has recognizedDewetron GmbH as an emerging leader company in the global Data Acquisition (DAQ)System Space. Pervasive players…

How startups could be affected by a prolonged government shutdown |

The U.S. government shutdown could stifle deal flow, freeze visa processing for workers, and cause other problems for startups and the broader tech sector, especially…

A new search engine raises $1.1M to let obsessive fans dive down internet rabbit holes |

Zehra Naqvi, 26, grew up as an obsessive fan girl in the 2010s. This was the era of Tumblr and Twitter. She would stay up…

How Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni used Gen Z methods to raise $8M for Phia |

There’s a new buzzy fashion startup in town. Meet Phia, the shopping app founded by Bill Gates’ daughter Phoebe and her Stanford roommate-slash co-founder, Sophia…