Month: August 2021
Taking aim at ghost guns
Can American politicians hit a spectral target?
Read MoreU.S. Offers Hong Kong Residents Temporary Safe Haven
The White House said that it will defer the removal of certain Hong Kong residents citing Beijing’s crackdown on political freedom there.
Read MoreIran swears in new hard-line president amid regional tension
Iran has sworn in Ebrahim Raisi, a protégé of the country’s supreme leader, as its new president.
Read MoreIranian hardliner Raisi sworn in as president, vows to resist pressure
Ultra-conservative cleric says Tehran will back diplomatic moves to end sanctions as he takes office with terror group leaders, senior EU official in attendance
Read MoreAutomakers urge greater government investment to meet Biden’s EV sales target
President Joe Biden is expected to set an ambitious new target for half of all new auto sales in the U.S. to be low- or zero-emission by 2030, a plan that has received tentative support from the Big Three automakers
Read MoreAnti-China rhetoric can spur violence toward Asian Americans
Protesters against anti-Asian violence participate in a May Day march for workers’ and human rights in Los Angeles on May 1. | David McNew/AFP via Getty Images “We become collateral damage every time there’s US-Asia conflict.” Congress is currently weighing
Read MoreWarehouse drones take flight
Drones are neat and fun and all that good stuff (I should probably add the caveat here that I’m obviously not referring to the big, terrible military variety), but when it comes to quadcopters, there’s always been the looming question
Read MoreTomorrow’s the final day for early bird passes to TC Disrupt 2021
Great news for budget-conscious startuppers of every stripe. The early-bird price extension on passes to TechCrunch Disrupt 2021 remains in play for just about two more days. Buy an early-bird pass — Innovator, Founder or Investor — and you’ll revel
Read MoreAvoid these common financial mistakes so your startup doesn’t die on the vine
Swapnil Shinde Contributor Share on Twitter Swapnil Shinde is the co-founder and CEO of Zeni, the first AI-powered finance concierge for startups. The startup world can be a rollercoaster. While investment continues to pour in — with both founders and
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