3 h. ago Karmelo Anthony family’s plans for $500K donations after track meet stabbing revealed by fundraising exec

The family of Texas teen Karmelo Anthony has raised more than $500,000 after a deadly incident that resulted in the death of fellow Texas teen Austin Metcalf.

Politics

4 h. ago Nuvo, a network for B2B trade, has nabbed $34M from Sequoia and Spark Capital

Nuvo, a company that has built a social-like platform to facilitate easier purchasing of physical goods between businesses, has raised a $34 million Series A from Sequoia Capital and Spark Capital, it tells TechCrunch exclusively. The San Francisco-based startup previously raised $11 million in an undisclosed seed round led by Founders Fund and Index Ventures […]

Society

5 h. ago 'Shark Tank' star insists AOC is a capitalist at heart: 'The best marketeer in politics'

Canadian businessman and star of ABC's "Shark Tank" Kevin O'Leary praised far-left lawmaker Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for her ability to raise money, calling her a "capitalist" at heart but adding her chances of being president are nonexistent.

Politics

6 h. ago Cast AI raises $108M to get the most out of AI, Kubernetes and other workloads

The crush of traffic going into training and running AI has quickly turned into a major cost and resource headache for organizations. Today, Cast AI, a startup building tools to ease and optimize workloads for AI and other tasks with automation, is raising a major round of funding on the back of strong growth and […]

Politics

6 h. ago AI sales tax startup Kintsugi had doubled its valuation in 6 months

Kintsugi, a Silicon Valley-based startup that helps companies offload and automate their sales tax compliance, has raised $18 million in new funding led by global indirect tax technology solution provider Vertex. The startup plans to enable more small and medium businesses to use its AI-enabled capabilities for tax calculations and filings. The ongoing growth of […]

Economics

8 h. ago 'Hard no': Millionaire tax hike proposal has House Republicans divided

House Republicans are divided over whether they would support raising taxes on the wealthy to help pay for President Donald Trump's tax agenda.

Politics

11 h. ago As judge is charged with obstructing justice in migrant case, spinners cast it as an anti

The media were quick to politicize the arrest of Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan – but let's look at the facts behind it before using it as anti-Trump ammo.

Events

17 h. ago Pierre Poilievre Raised Canada’s Conservative Party, Only to Be Tossed From His Seat

Pierre Poilievre lost the vote for a constituency he has held for 21 years to a Liberal political neophyte. His populist approach may have been to blame.

Politics

18 h. ago Striking LA County workers rally in downtown LA, say they won’t accept 0% raise

Striking LA County workers rally in downtown LA, say they won’t accept 0% raise  Los Angeles Daily News

Events

19 h. ago Seattle startup EDEN raises $3.7M to help residential contractors generate instant quotes

Seattle startup EDEN raises $3.7M to help residential contractors generate instant quotes  GeekWire

Technology

20 h. ago Marketers are ‘freaking out’ about AI search. This Seattle startup just raised $2M to help.

Marketers are ‘freaking out’ about AI search. This Seattle startup just raised $2M to help.  GeekWire

Economics

33 h. ago Why L.A. County says it can't give raises to thousands of workers set to strike

Why L.A. County says it can't give raises to thousands of workers set to strike  NBC News

Events

35 h. ago IXI raises $36.5M from Amazon and more to bring the concept of autofocus to prescription glasses

Blink and you’ll miss it: a startup out of Finland is taking a new look at the market for prescription eyewear. Tapping into innovations in eye-tracking and liquid crystal lens technology, IXI is building low-power glasses that will invisibly, automatically adjust to account for Presbyopia (far-sightedness), for the wearer. Four years into its life, Hensinki-based […]

Technology

35 h. ago IXI raises $36.5M from Amazon and others to bring autofocus to prescription glasses

Blink and you’ll miss it: A startup out of Finland is taking a new look at the market for prescription eyewear. Tapping into innovations in eye-tracking and liquid crystal lens technology, IXI is building low-power glasses that will invisibly and automatically adjust to account for a wearer’s presbyopia (far-sightedness). Four years into its life, Helsinki-based […]

Technology

36 h. ago Century City Couple Honored at Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Gala That Raised $1 Million

Century City Couple Honored at Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Gala That Raised $1 Million  The Pride LA

Economics

40 h. ago DC stadium proposal raises questions about getting to the game

DC stadium proposal raises questions about getting to the game  NBC4 Washington

Politics

43 h. ago House G.O.P. Proposes Charging $1,000 to Claim Asylum, Raising Fees on Migrants

As part of legislation to pay for President Trump’s domestic agenda, including his immigration crackdown, House Republicans want to impose or increase fees for legal entry into the United States.

Events

48 h. ago Roxie Theater in San Francisco's Mission District raises funds to buy its building

Roxie Theater in San Francisco's Mission District raises funds to buy its building  CBS News

Politics

50 h. ago Cornell student details gathering 5K signatures, raising $28K to drop anti

The president of a pro-Israel group at Cornell University said his organization worked hard to cancel anti-Israel singer Kehlani from an end-of-the-year concert at their school.

Politics

53 h. ago San Francisco 49ers hand the division to Arizona Cardinals with terrible draft

San Francisco 49ers hand the division to Arizona Cardinals with terrible draft  Raising Zona

Politics