Thursday, May 14, 2026

Procurement software startup Pivot raises $21.6 million just a few months after its creation

French startup Pivot is an interesting startup story as it is scaling at a rapid pace even though startup investments are down in Europe. After raising...

Metafuels lands $8 million bet on greener skies ahead

Metafuels sets out to change the landscape of sustainable jet fuel, and has just picked up an $8 million suitcase from baggage carousel 3 at its...

DistroKid launches its Android app following iOS launch

Independent music distribution service DistroKid launched its Android app today months after the company launched the iOS app. The Android app has similar capabilities to its iOS...

British International Investment backs India’s Aye Finance in $37M funding

Aye Finance, an Indian startup that offers its digital lending platform to small firms, has raised $37.18 million in a fresh funding round led by British...

Startup studio Hexa wants to partner with startups growing too slowly

Just a couple of weeks after announcing $22 million in fundraising, Paris-based startup studio Hexa is expanding beyond its studio model to partner with later stage...

SpaceX calls off Falcon Heavy launch for third day in a row

SpaceX had been hoping to launch its powerful Falcon Heavy rocket carrying an uncrewed space plane for the U.S. Space Force on Sunday, but poor weather...

Elon Musk shares video showing update to Tesla Optimus robot

Elon Musk has just shared a video featuring the latest version of Tesla’s humanoid robot, called Optimus. Optimuspic.twitter.com/nbRohLQ7RH — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 13, 2023 “Optimus – Gen 2”...

Taiwan’s Gogoro kicks off entry into India with battery swapping and electric two wheelers

Taiwanese electric scooter maker Gogoro introduced Tuesday a battery-swapping network and three smartscooters to India, marking the company’s official entry into the world’s most populous country...

WhatsApp now lets you pin messages in individual and group chats

WhatsApp is rolling out the ability to pin chats within one-on-one and group conversations. The company said users can pin all kinds of conversations, including text,...

Temu was the most-downloaded iPhone app in the US in 2023

Temu, the Chinese e-commerce company whose app is now attracting longer engagement times than Amazon, is Apple’s most downloaded free app in the U.S. for 2023....