NYC startup Gravity plots network of curbside car-charging ‘trees’
A New York-based electric vehicle startup wants to plant a network of super-efficient roadside “trees” along the city’s busiest roads that can charge car batteries in just five minutes. Google-backed Gravity developed the fast-charging technology already in use at its flagship station in the West 42nd Street parking garage. Now Gravity CEO Moshe Cohen is […]
The Key to Creating a Thriving Startup Ecosystem
a report Startups and business creation are booming across the United States, with the number of startups surging in 2022 and 2023, exceeding pre-Great Recession levels, according to a recent report from the Center for American Progress. Nationally, the number of businesses less than a year old has increased by 16%, and that growth shows […]
NYC start-up founder Sophia D’Antoine dies after being mowed down crossing UES street
The young founder of a cybersecurity research company died after fighting for his life for several days after being hit by a speeding SUV on the Upper East Side during rainy weather last week, police said. Margin Research founder Sophia Dantoine, 30, died Friday, three days after being struck by a speeding 2017 Land Rover […]
Midwife start-up funded by Chelsea Clinic hit with lawsuit
The company is a multimillion-dollar startup backed by Chelsea Clinton and Glamor magazine, which claims it is “redesigning” the way women give birth. Oula operates out of two clinics designed to look like interiors associated with Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop brand, where it provides midwife-led care that has helped reduce rates of C-sections and preterm births. […]
WeWork founder Adam Neumann’s latest startup Flow planning on spending $300M to redevelop former Miami ‘tent city’
Adam Neumann’s real estate startup Flow Global is reportedly planning a $300 million buildout in the Miami development as it seeks to take control of WeWork. According to preliminary documents filed March 11 with MuniOS, an online repository of municipal offerings, Flo’s Miami blueprint includes rental apartments in what was once considered a tent city […]
Georgia’s booming tech and startup scene is helping Atlanta become the ‘Silicon Valley of the south’
FOX Business’ Madison Alworth reports on how Georgia is benefiting as more Americans leave blue states like California. States like Florida and Texas are experiencing economic booms and rapidly growing populations as many Americans flee blue states during the coronavirus pandemic. The population exodus is now spreading to battleground states as well. Thousands of people […]
Deadspin Sold to European Startup, Entire Staff Laid Off
Left-wing sports news site Deadspin will be under new management starting Monday, with the entire staff currently looking for work. The website was sold to a European journalism start-up, and employees were told on Monday that the new company would be doing a complete clean-up and starting with all new employees. Jim Spanfeller, CEO of […]
Rivian Gets Price Target Hike. But Can The EV Startup 'Go-It-Alone'? – Investor's Business Daily
Rivian Automotive (Riven) was handed a price hike late Friday after its stock price soared nearly 13% last week on positive sentiment surrounding the EV startup’s R2 and R3 vehicle launch events. But with EV demand sluggish, there are questions about whether the company will be able to bring new product lines to market without […]
Oscar Meyer to sel vegan hot dogs with startup backed by Jeff Bezos
Oscar Mayer plans to roll out plant-based hot dogs and sausages this year with the help of a startup backed by Jeff Bezos. The Kraft Heinz Company’s iconic brand has partnered with The Knot Company, a vegan-focused company whose investors include Amazon’s billionaire founder, to launch Knot Hot Dogs and Knot Hot Dogs. Announcing “Knot […]
AI startup Anthropic unveils new chatbot to rival ChatGPT
Anthropic, an artificial intelligence startup backed by Google and Amazon, on Monday launched its latest AI chatbot group called Claude 3, which it claims is the fastest and most powerful yet. The company says the Claude 3 Opus, the most intelligent of the three new models, has been ranked ahead of Google’s Gemini across industry […]