Billy Thalheimer (CEO) and Michael Klinker (CTO) of REGENT with a full-scale mockup of their first electric seaglider. Courtesy REGENT Regent, a startup revolutionizing transportation with electric seagliders, recently secured $60 million in venture funding and forged a partnership with Japan Airlines to bring their electric ferries to Japan’s waterways. 8090 Industries, alongside Peter Thiel’s …
Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to stay in a unique Airbnb located in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn. Over the past decade, this neighborhood has experienced a dramatic transformation due to the process of gentrification. Condos have nearly doubled in median sales price, and single-family home prices have more than tripled. The population …
The co-founders of Silent Eight, from left to right: Michael Wilkowski, Julia Markiewicz, and Martin Markiewicz. Silent Eight WARSAW — Financial institutions are often “one decision away from a huge mess” when it comes to financial crime, according to Martin Markiewicz, CEO of Silent Eight. The risk of fines and reputational damage is significant if …
The Hugging Face website on a smartphone arranged in New York, Aug. 17, 2023. Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty Images Hugging Face, an AI company based in New York, has secured $235 million in funding at a valuation of $4.5 billion, with support from some of the biggest names in the technology industry. Companies …
Skyline Robotics is revolutionizing the traditional practice of window washing through innovative technology that aims to redefine the industry. The startup’s window-washing robot, Ozmo, is currently operational in Tel Aviv and New York, and has successfully cleaned major Manhattan buildings in partnership with Platinum, the city’s largest commercial window cleaner, and real estate giant The …
Christoph Gebald (left) and Jan Wurzbacher, co-founders of Climeworks. Photo courtesy Climeworks The U.S. Department of Energy is investing up to $1.2 billion in groundbreaking technology aimed at mitigating global warming. This technology involves large-scale direct air capture (DAC) using giant vacuums that suck carbon out of the atmosphere. Currently, DAC projects have not been …
Texans across the state are experiencing what can be described as “grid anxiety” following the devastating winter storms that crippled the state’s power grid in February 2021. The failure of the energy infrastructure during that time has highlighted the need for improvements and better preparedness. Now, with record-breaking heat engulfing the region, conversations about the …
Venture investors at Fifty Years, a climate- and biotech-focused fund. Fifty Years San Francisco venture firm Fifty Years is launching a new grant-making initiative to fund scientists working to translate their research into products that can curb climate change, or help people adapt to and survive it. The initiative was inspired by one of the …
Meet David and Annie Lu, the extraordinary siblings behind H20k Innovations. These dynamic co-founders have taken the business world by storm, proving that even amidst the chaos of a global pandemic, true innovation never sleeps. Annie Lu, a former student at Harvard, saw her college experience abruptly halted by the emergence of Covid-19. Forced to …
Public, the American stock brokerage startup, has expanded its services to the U.K. This marks their first international expansion since its launch in 2017. The app, supported by celebrities like Will Smith and Tony Hawk, will provide U.K. users with commission-free trading of over 5,000 U.S.-listed stocks during regular trading hours. Public plans to broaden …