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Petrol hits highest price since start of Iran war
The average price of unleaded has risen to 158.52p a litre, according to the RAC, who warn that it could rise further in the coming weeks.
Swatch boss defends watch launch that sparked chaos and closures
Nick Hayek Jr says the pocket watch launch saw "overcrowding like hell" at a small number of its UK stores.
Stilta raises $10.5M from a16z and YC to help companies rediscover the patents they forgot they had
Stilta announced Tuesday a $10 million seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz. Other investors in the round include YC and operators from companies like OpenAI, Legora, and Lovable.
HS2 costs could top £100bn and trains will be slower than first planned
The new cost range and train speed are being announced as a "reset" of the delayed, over-budget and vastly scaled-back project is carried out.
‘Survivor’ stars Kyle Fraser and Kamilla Karthigesu introduce a goal-tracking app, Paprclip
A new app from Survivor 48 winner Kyle Fraser and castmate Kamilla Karthigesu aims to turn goal tracking into a social experience, pairing users for accountability, daily challenges, and shared progress clips.
Forget the feed: Status AI raises $17M to turn social media into interactive entertainment
Interactive social media site Status announced Tuesday $17 million in combined seed and Series A funding, with investors including General Catalyst, YC, LightShed Ventures, and Abstract.
China confirms it will buy 200 Boeing jets after Trump-Xi summit
The two sides will also work towards an extension to the tariffs truce they agreed in October, China's Commerce Ministry said.
Boss of Sarah Ferguson-linked firm used royal links to threaten worker with jail
In a recording obtained by the BBC, the worker was threatened with jail for allegedly hacking emails at lifestyle app vVoosh.
General Catalyst just led a $63M bet on India’s travel payments market
Scapia, an Indian startup that combines travel booking with co-branded credit cards and mobile payments, said the deal doubles its valuation.
Quartermaster is building a maritime hive mind
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Startup Battlefield 200 applications close May 27. Pitch at TechCrunch Disrupt, get investor access, win $100K, plus more scaling perks. Nominate an early-stage founder or submit your startup here.
OpenAI barrels towards IPO that may happen in September
A day after Elon Musk lost his lawsuit that threatened OpenAI's structure, leadership and finances, OpenAI is reportedly back to prepping for its IPO.
You don’t need to be an AI startup to raise. Lucra has $20M to prove it.
Slapping “AI” on your startup’s pitch deck is basically table stakes right now. When a founder raised $20 million from Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest for an eSports gamification loyalty startup without those two letters in the spotlight, it got us wondering how the conversation even started — especially w...
How Lucra raised $20M as an eSports play when every VC only wants AI
Slapping “AI” on your startup’s pitch deck is basically table stakes right now. When a founder raised $20 million from Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest for an eSports gamification loyalty startup without those two letters in the spotlight, it got us wondering how the conversation even started — especially w...
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