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IIT Gold-Medalists Innovation Wins the Oscars of Education in London
London | Bangalore, India | 12thDecember 2019: International Changemaker Olympiad, a global program founded by Rahul Adhikari, an IIT Gold-Medalist, has won the
Yubo raises $12.3 million for its social app for teens
French startup Yubo has raised a $12.3 million funding round led by Iris Capital and Idinvest Partners. Existing investors Alven, Sweet Cap
From vintage chairs to shag rugs, retro decor makes a comeback
Rocking chairs are certainly not out-of-trend. In the 18th century they were in the limelight, and now once again see the spotlight. Authentic and ideal for a reading noo
Sunil Gavaskar invests in Board Games Startup, Binca Games
Binca Games, a Board Games company has just announced that Cricketing legend, Sunil Gavaskar has bought a stake in the company. Binca Games was founded in 2014 by husband
Scientists to harness the sun to transform plastic into power-generating chem..
Huge quantities of plastic have piled up on land and been dumped in the sea across the world, with Asian nations in particular facing criti
Denmark plans $30 bn offshore wind island that could power 10 million homes
Denmark is home to wind turbine giant Vestas and the world's largest developer of offshore wind, and recently approved a law which targets
Maithri Aquatechs water generators just need air to produce freshwater
Ever heard of generating fresh water from the air around us? Hyderabad-based Maithri Aquatech has developed an atmospheric water generator that can be the panacea to our
Tamil Nadu's Trichy City Corporation launches work on solar power plant
To harness sunlight to generate electricity, the corporation mooted a plan in October 2018 to utilise Smart Cities Mission fund. The urban
This Gurugram-based Startup is Revolutionising Pet Care
We humans have come a long way in determining whats good for our health. Following the same trail of knowledge, majority of the masses in todays era have made a shift tow
Google inks Gurgaon lease deal with Simpli Work
Currently, Google has four offices in India, including its country headquarters in Hyderabad and the recently-acquired 1,00,000 sq ft office space in the First Internatio
Blume Ventures puts $1.5 million in TapChief
The startup plans to use the funds to expand its network of professionals, enhance its product offering and integrate its technology with existing enterprise people manag
KredX bags $26 million in Series-B round
The platform works with more than 120 corporate houses such as Tata Croma, Future Group and Vedanta. The company plans to use the fresh capital to speed up growth by hiri
3one4 Capital makes final close of its two new funds
Separately, the firm has also closed a Rs 45 crore seed-stage fund Rising-I fund that will back idea stage and seed-stage companies with
Blue Origin moves closer to human spaceflight with 12th New Shepard launch
Jeff Bezos -founded Blue Origin has recorded another successful mission for its New Shepard sub-orbital launch vehicle, which is a key step as it readies the spacecraft f
Atomico VCs say that everybody cares in Europe about where the startup dollars are coming from
Today, on stage at TechCrunch Berlin, four of Atomico’s most senior partners took the stage together for the first time, flying into the city from London, Stockholm
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Disney Plus was the #1 U.S. Google search term in 2019
Google today released its annual “Year in Search” data that takes a look back at some of the biggest searches of 2019. Specific
Here are the five Startup Battlefield finalists at Disrupt Berlin
Fourteen startups presented on-stage today at Disrupt Berlin, giving live demos and rapid-fire presentations on their origin stories and business models, then answering q
Gtmhub raises $9M from CRV after posting 400% ARR growth in the last year
This week Gtmhub announced a $9 million Series A led by CRV. The investment was not a large round, even for an A. But the capital found its way into one of the fastest-gr
Spotifys founding story is going to be a Netflix series
Facebook’s founding got the movie treatment with Aaron Sorkin’s “The Social Network.” The story of how Snapchat came to be will be a flagship seri
Join TechCrunch for our 3rd Annual Winter Party
After last years stellar turnout of almost 1,000 Silicon Valley shakers and movers at our Winter Party, TechCrunch is returning with the 3rd Annual Winter Party in San Fr
Daily Crunch: Apple adds new iPhone parental controls
The Daily Crunch is TechCrunch’s roundup of our biggest and most important stories. If you’d like to get this delivered to your
Peletons stock sinks 7% as the ad saga continues to weigh on the company
Shares of popular home exercise company Peloton are off 7% in regular trading today as the company continues to reel in the wake of an adve
YouTubes tougher harassment policy aims to address hate speech, veiled threat..
In YouTube CEO Susan Wojcickis quarterly letter last month, the exec said the company was working to develop a new harassment policy. Today
Myntra enters luxury segment by partnering with Pernias Pop Up Shop
About two-thirds of Myntras revenue comes from apparel, its single biggest category, followed by footwear, accessories and recent addition
Apply to the pitch-off at TC Sessions: Robotics+AI 2020
Mark your calendars and dust off your public-speaking skills. This year, theres an exciting new opportunity at TC Sessions: Robotics + AI, which returns to UC Berkeley on
Apply to the pitch-off at TC Sessions: Robotics & AI 2020
Mark your calendars and dust off your public-speaking skills. This year, theres an exciting new opportunity at TC Sessions: Robotics & AI, which returns to UC Berkele
Google Cloud gets a new family of cheaper general-purpose compute instances
Google Cloud today announced the launch of its new E2 family of compute instances. These new instances, which are meant for general purpose
The electric Porsche Taycan Turbo has an EPA range of 201 miles
The Porsche Taycan Turbo, one of several variants of the German automaker’s first all-electric vehicles, has an EPA estimated range o
MindAffect wants to let us control devices with our minds
MindAffect, a team which presented in todays TechCrunch Disrupt Startup Battlefield, wants to explore whats possible when we can control the devices around us with our mi
Acquia nabs CDP startup AgilOne, which raised $41M
Acquia announced it has acquired customer data platform (CDP) startup AgilOne today. The companies did not disclose the purchase price. CDPs are all the rage among custom
Slacks share price and the future of direct listings
Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the grey space in between. Today we’re starting off with a venture capit
Arcona uses machine learning to compose adaptive soundtracks in real time
Arcona Music took to the stage at Disrupt Berlin today to showcase its adaptive music service. The local startup utilizes machine learning to create musical beds capable
PayPals exiting COO Bill Ready to join Google as its new president of Commerc..
In June, PayPal announced its Chief Operating Officer Bill Ready would be departing the company at the end of this year. Now we know where
Intels latest RealSense lidar camera is designed for inventory logistics
Intel today introduced the latest addition to its RealSense line. The L515 is roughly the size of a tennis ball, targeted specifically for
Childcare benefits startup Kinside launches with $4 million from investors in..
Childcare is one of the biggest expenses for American parents and its not just families who are taking a hit. Childcare issues cost the Uni
ACLU sues Homeland Security over stingray cell phone surveillance
One of the largest civil liberties groups in the U.S. is suing two Homeland Security agencies for failing to turn over documents it requested as part of a public records
BMW today announced that it is finally bringing Android Auto to its vehicles, starting in July 2020. With that, it will join Apple’s CarPlay in the company’s
Wotch is building a creator-friendly video platform
The team at Wotch has created a new social video platform but wait, don’t roll your eyes quite yet. “Obviously, were very used to someone creating a new inte
The vast majority of US consumers arent spending $1,000+ on phones
Pricing in the smartphone wars has taken a sharp turn in recent years on the premium end of the spectrum. Ever since the arrival of the iPhone X, flagship devices have of
Arthur announces $3.3M seed to monitor machine learning model performance
Machine learning is a complex process. You build a model, test it in laboratory conditions, then put it out in the world. After that, how do you monitor how well it’
Gmelius wants to fit all of your startups software needs right into Gmail
Few spaces are hotter right now than enterprise SaaS and tools that streamline communications in the workplace have been some of the more p
Iamhere Presents the Giving Carnival 2019, A Week-long Celebration of Giving
Bengaluru, | 11thDecember 2019: We all wanted to do something for the lesser privileged through the year. The year is ending, let us do something! As more than 100 c
