Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. Alex and Grace are back to cover the biggest, best, and baddest technology news. We are back once again here with your weekly kickoff! Here’s what we got into: Stocks are down around the world,
Norwegian startup, Glint Solar, has built a SaaS platform to help developers identify strong contenders for ground-based (or floating) solar projects with the goal of supporting a fast-growing industry to spin up a strong pipeline of projects as a demand to accelerate the shift to renewable energy continues. Co-founder and COO, Even Kvelland, tells us
Trying to untangle what’s going on in web3 markets Alex Wilhelm 8 hours The web3 market is a mess. There’s enough going on that it will take us a moment to unpack the situation this morning, but leading indicators of sentiment in the blockchain ecosystem are sufficiently nasty to set the stage: Bitcoin is off around
Yahoo announced six new members of its board of directors today, about a year after the internet brand was acquired by private equity firm Apollo for $5 billion [Disclosure: TechCrunch is part of Yahoo]. The new appointees include Jessica Alba, actress and founder of The Honest Company; Aryeh Bourkoff, founder and CEO of the independent
Tomorrow, June 14, is the big day for anyone interested in the latest technology designed to fight climate change. More than 1,000 people will gather for TC Sessions: Climate & The Extreme Tech Challenge 2022 Global Finals in Berkeley, California to hear, learn from and engage with the leading climate scientists, founders, VCs, entrepreneurs, philanthropists
Alice Technologies, a startup developing software to help construction companies plan projects including bridges, tunnels, high-speed rail systems, and mixed-use towers, today announced that it raised $30 million in a Series B funding round led by Vanedge Capital with participation from Access Partners, Bouygues, Gaingels, GRID Capital, JLL Spark, and MetaPlanet. According to CEO René
Amazon today announced that Lockeford, California will be “among the first” locations in U.S. getting access to the company’s burgeoning drone delivery, Prime Air. Lockeford is a small, census-designation place of about 3,500, located roughly half-an-hour from Stockton. It’s also, fittingly, the one-time home of aviation pioneer, Weldon B. Cooke. The company says it’s currently
Education took some significant twists and turns when the Covid-19 pandemic descended on the world. We saw a surge of new users, and new tools, around online learning; but we also saw a number of people and organizations more basically start to rethink how to get the best out of learning environments overall. (In fact,
By the time Part 1 of Stranger Things’ Season 4 drops on Friday, May 27, 1,058 days will have gone by. And that is one long-ass time between seasons of any show, however bitchin’ it may be. But I come bearing good, even awesome, news: Pandemic delays be damned, the seven super-sized episodes that we
Jeff Bridges and John Lithgow are two of our greatest living actors, so it’s exciting to see them paired up as the stars of the new FX thriller The Old Man (debuting Thursday, June 16 at 10/9c). In fact, the promise of Bridges and Lithgow sharing the screen is almost enough on its own to
It’s been seven long years since Choi Dong Hoon‘s (Assassination, The Thieves) last film and he’s back with Alienoid: Part 1, a sci-fi epic that can only be described as Independence Day meets Marvel. In the film that blends action, fantasy, sci-fi, and horror… “Alienoid centers around gurus in the late Goryeo Dynasty (918-1392) who
Get ready to experience Fall, a heart-pounding tale of survival from the producers of 47 Meters Down where sacrifice may just be the only way out. “A fast drop and a sudden stop await Becky (Shazam! star Grace Fulton) and Hunter (Halloween‘s Virginia Gardner) as they find themselves trapped 2,000 feet up an abandoned radio tower
Killer Collectibles highlights five of the most exciting new horror products released each and every week, from toys and apparel to artwork, records, and much more. Here are the coolest horror collectibles unveiled this week! Michael Myers Action Figures from Trick or Treat Studios Trick or Treat Studios has revealed Michael Myers action figures based on
Get ready to experience Fall, a heart-pounding tale of survival from the producers of 47 Meters Down where sacrifice may just be the only way out. “A fast drop and a sudden stop await Becky (Shazam! star Grace Fulton) and Hunter (Halloween‘s Virginia Gardner) as they find themselves trapped 2,000 feet up an abandoned radio tower
Science fiction’s broad umbrella covers everything from the future to outer space to the furthest crevices of planet Earth. And everything in between. The unexplored terrain and concepts within sci-fi provide fertile ground for horror; what’s scarier than the unknown? The imagination can run wild with terror. It’s what makes the overlapping genres pair so
Known for their high-end pop culture collectibles including limited edition posters and more, the Alamo Drafthouse’s label Mondo has been acquired by the toy-makers at Funko. Funko’s iteration of Mondo will reportedly continue to specialize in screen-printed posters, vinyl soundtracks, and toy collectibles, with the opportunity to go bigger than ever before. Tim League, Alamo
After announcing the delay of Diablo IV last November, Blizzard has now announced that the game will be coming in 2023. In addition, Diablo IV will be headed to the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series alongside the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC, with cross-play and cross-progression for all platforms. On top of all of
Bloody Disgusting has the first images and info on Baby Blue, the debut feature from the newly-minted Microdose Studios that brings together three big names in horror. Baby Blue is an insane YA comedy/horror, from the crazed minds of director Adam Mason (The Devil’s Chair, Blood River, Pig, Luster, Junkie, Hangman, and Blumhouse’s “Into the
Stacey Nelkin, who horror fans might remember as Ellie in Halloween III: Season of the Witch, has been officially cast in the feature-length horror film production, Howl, directed by Scott Goldberg and produced by Scott Hansen and Digital Thunderdome Productions. “Howl revolves around the character Rico (Chiko Mendez), a man who has been affected by
“Honey, just keep the coffee coming, or I’ll give you a tip you won’t forget!” The Halloweenies have good jobs, great friends, and a bright future. Today, though, they’re going to Hell as they face the wrath of Lamia, the omnipotent evil force within Sam Raimi‘s 2009 horror comeback Drag Me to Hell. Worst of
EXCLUSIVE: In this Deadline exclusive, Es Devlin, whose magnificent set for director Sam Mendes’ The Lehman Trilogy is nominated for a Tony Award, presents a series of sketches and photographs that provide insight into the development of what would become one of the Broadway season’s most stunning experiences. From Mendes’ simple handwritten list of guiding
Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert’s fantasy family martial arts movie, Everything Everywhere All at Once, has officially taken over Ari Aster’s Hereditary as the highest grossing movie worldwide ever from A24, $80.9M to $80.2M. And the movie’s theatrical run is far from over, even as it hits electronic sell-through stateside. While 76% of the Michelle Yeoh-Stephanie Hsu-Ke Huy
S.S. Rajamouli’s RRR, a huge hit when it opened in March, is dipping back into the U.S. market in a novel and, so far, successful bid by distributors to expand the reach of the Telugu period drama beyond the traditional audience for Indian film. Originally out March 24 on 1,000 screens, wide for an Indian
In celebration of 60 years of the Spider-Man comic book character and 20 years of Spider-Man films, Sony announced today that a fan cut of its massive hit Spider-Man: No Way Home — dubbed Spider-Man: No Way Home – The More Fun Stuff Version — will hit theaters this Labor Day holiday in the US
Refresh for latest…: Universal/Amblin Entertainment’s Jurassic World Dominion is putting its dino-print out in an additional 57 overseas markets this weekend after stomping into 15 early hubs last session. Through Thursday, the Colin Trevorrow-directed threequel has grossed $95.1M at the international box office. When including Friday’s China start, that rises to $110.4M. China, as we
Universal/Amblin’s Jurassic World Dominion earned $18M in previews, but that’s not just from 4PM showtimes yesterday, but also other stunt previews earlier this week. The Colin Trevorrow directed movie played at 4,150 theaters. Again, the bulk of that preview figure was earned last night. Jurassic World Dominion is suffering the worst reviews of the Jurassic franchise at 34%.
Refresh for latest…: Big action at the global and international box office this weekend as Universal/Amblin Entertainment’s Jurassic World Dominion put its dino-print into an additional 52 overseas markets, and along with last weekend’s holdovers, grossed an estimated $177M to lift the offshore cume to $245.8M through Sunday. With the threequel’s stomping domestic bow, the
Following its Venice Film Festival bow and seven César Awards including for Best Film, Lost Illusions was the top weekend title at two core NYC arthouses — taking $10,850 of its estimated $13,579 three-day gross from Film Forum and Film at Lincoln Center. The period piece based on the Honoré de Balzac novel about greed
Controversy continues to swirl around The Lady Of Heaven, a film about the daughter of the Prophet Muhammad which last week caused protests in the UK that led to some screenings being pulled. Morocco has now banned the movie while the British government has dismissed imam Qari Asim from his role as an adviser saying
Disney/Pixar’s Lightyear begins offshore rollout this week, but won’t be hitting cinemas in such Middle East markets as Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain, Egypt, Kuwait, Oman and Qatar. Nor will it go to theaters in Malaysia or Indonesia. Deadline understands the film has not received distribution certificates in these markets. As with other recent Hollywood