Tag: startup

21 SEP

Larry Page’s Kitty Hawk air taxi startup is shutting down

After more than a decade of trying to make flying cars a reality, Kitty Hawk is shutting down. “We’re still working on the details of what’s next,” the Larry Page-backed startup posted to LinkedIn on Wednesday afternoon. Before today’s announcement, the last time we heard from Kitty Hawk was in the spring of 2021 when […]

14 SEP

Student loan startup CommonBond is quietly winding down operations after the pandemic’s interest and payment pause massively hit its core business

CommonBond cofounder and CEO David Klein. CommonBond CommonBond's refinancing business took a massive hit amid the pandemic's interest and payment pause. It effectively exited the business in June and pivoted to loans for residential solar panels.  The company's CEO David Klein announced the decision in a LinkedIn post. Student loan lending company CommonBond quietly announced […]

11 SEP

How to watch rocket startup Firefly Aeropspace’s second attempt to reach orbit

Rocket startup Firefly Aerospace will attempt to reach orbit for the first time in a launch tonight, Sunday, September 11. This will be the second attempt at launching its Alpha rocket, after a previous attempt around this time last year came to a dramatic end. Firefly will be hoping for a better outcome this time […]

06 SEP

This food tech startup is helping brands like Panera Bread and Popeyes boost drive-thru sales with a voice bot named Tori

Panera Bread is testing AI-powered bots at the drive-thru. Panera Bread Panera Bread is known as a restaurant pioneer when it comes to technology. The chain is working with tech startup OpenCity to test voice bot ordering at the drive-thru. OpenCity, which also works with Popeyes, says AI-powered bots can improve accuracy and speed.  In […]

04 SEP

An LA startup is creating remote tiny cabin sites with offices for startups and company retreats — see inside the $400 a night ‘micro cabins’

Jared Chambers, Find Sanctuary Los Angeles startup Find Sanctuary will build sites of "micro-cabins" with offices. The hospitality company is targeting vacationers, C-suite team off-sites, and remote-first companies. Find Sanctuary will open its first site of 40 cabins two hours from Los Angeles in 2023. Digital detox retreats are so last year. Jared Chambers, Find […]

19 AUG

Coding For Kids: Getting Started Learning Programming

Computer programming is rapidly becoming increasingly popular. In turn, more and more parents want their children to learn coding – and for good reason. According to the Bureau of Labor, median pay for software developers is $103,560 per year, with demand expected to increase by 24% between 2016 and 2026, a growth rate which is […]

18 NOV

Data Security Solutions for Fintech Startups

The fintech sector has brought consumers an endless stream of modern offerings that have enabled them to ditch several outdated banking and lending products. Companies now have advanced B2B payment solutions at their fingertips, and online financial solutions have never been more convenient – largely thanks to the progress made by fintech startups. But, despite […]