As Ukraine continues to make efforts to mobilize and equip ordinary citizens on the ground to resist Russia’s unprovoked invasion of the country, those who are outside Ukraine who want to help are being asked to get involved in the
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Dear Sophie: How can US tech companies support Ukrainians with immigration?
Sophie Alcorn Contributor Sophie Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley and 2019 Global Law Experts Awards’ “Law Firm of the Year in California for Entrepreneur Immigration Services.” She connects people with the businesses and opportunities
TechCrunch+ roundup: Climate tech survey, sex tech strategy, startup advisor compensation
Oil and gas production generates so much excess methane, it’s cheaper to set it on fire in a process called flaring than it is to capture it for sale or storage. Just in the U.S., producers flare so much gas
Daily Crunch: Overnight, Russia’s invasion puts Ukrainian tech industry on a war footing
To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PST, subscribe here. Hello and welcome to Daily Crunch for Thursday, February 24, 2022. No peppy intro from me today;
Bipartisan lawmakers want Biden to tell Europe to stop ‘unfairly’ targeting U.S. tech companies
A bipartisan group of 30 lawmakers is urging President Joe Biden to push European leaders to alter language in their proposed Digital Markets Act so that it does not unfairly target U.S. tech companies. In a letter sent Wednesday and
Advice and strategy for early-stage sex tech startup founders
Fundraising is still ‘a paradoxical issue’ As of this month, personal care and beauty retailer Sephora is selling vibrators on its U.S. website. It is a significant milestone not just for Dame and Maude, the startups it partnered with, but
ICON raises $185M in Tiger-led round to build more homes with its 3D printing tech, now approaching $2B valuation
ICON, which creates homes using 3D printing, has raised an additional $185 million in a round led by Tiger Global Management, TechCrunch has learned exclusively. The financing is said to be an extension of ICON’s $207 million Series B that
Durham: Tech Exec Working with Clinton-Tied Lawyer Spied on Trump Tower, White House
Left: U.S. Attorney John Durham. Right: Hillary Clinton speaks to supporters following the 2016 presidential election in Manhattan, November 9, 2016. (United States Attorney’s Office, District of Connecticut/Wikimedia, Carlos Barria/Reuters) Special Counsel John Durham reportedly said in a new court
Envisioning Partners closes on $64M fund for climate tech startups
Most companies today recognize the importance of global warming. As such, they are redefining their goals in an effort to address the climate change issue. Envisioning Partners, a Seoul-based venture capital firm, has secured its latest impact fund, the oversubscribed
PSVR 2 Could Include Tech from the Biggest Name in Eye Tracking
Tobii, a global leader in eye-tracking, announced it’s currently in talks with Sony to include its tech in the upcoming PlayStation VR2. Tobii released a short press statement today confirming that negotiations are ongoing, additionally noting that it’s “not
The rise of defense tech is bringing Silicon Valley back to its roots
Josh Wolfe is the managing partner and co-founder of Lux Capital, a multi-stage venture capital firm, where he invests in deep tech companies ranging from space and advanced manufacturing to biotechnology and defense. More posts by this contributor ‘Chinafrica’ is
Should tech bootcamps keep using job placement metrics in their advertising?
Coding bootcamp Nucamp will no longer publish job placement metrics in its advertising materials, a move that CEO Ludovic Fourrage is making to rebuild student trust in the industry. “Students have to be accountable for finding the right job in
Understanding how space tech can help the world fight COVID pandemic
Michael Strahan, former football star and host of “Good Morning America,” will be taking off with a crew of five other passengers on Dec. 9, amidst a global pandemic and rising cases of the new omicron variant. Strahan won’t be the first civilian
Bill Hagerty Calls Out Sanders for Backing Reconciliation Bill Despite Big Tech Immigration Carve Out
Citing his history of opposing legislation that would displace American workers, Republican Senator Bill Hagerty is pressing Senator Bernie Sanders to oppose provisions of the “Build Back Better” reconciliation bill that he says would allow Big Tech firms to replace
Regulators Need to Rethink How They Approach Tech Antitrust
(Illustration/Dado Ruvic/Reuters) Prioritizing competitors over competition represents a serious misunderstanding of what our antitrust laws are meant to do. Antitrust law is supposed to protect competition, not individual competitors. It’s no secret that Big Tech is attracting antitrust scrutiny around