Wastewater recycler Membrion makes light work of removing heavy metals

2 years ago

PureTerra, a venture firm that aims to fund “disruptive water technologies,” is pumping millions into Membrion so the Seattle startup…

Ethereum’s shift to proof-of-stake draws increasing institutional interest

2 years ago

Ethereum’s shift from proof-of-work (PoW) to proof-of-stake (PoS) in September 2022 increased interest in staking across a number of parties…

Losing the horn: VCs think majority of unicorns aren’t worth $1 billion anymore

2 years ago

The past few years have been a rollercoaster for the startup world’s herd of unicorns. Two years ago, we saw…

Sequoia injects $195 million into an ever-eager seed environment

2 years ago

Sequoia Capital, a storied venture capital firm, announced today that it has raised $195 million for its fifth, dedicated seed…

This gentle drone collects loose DNA from swaying tree branches

2 years ago

Understanding the biodiversity of forests is crucial to their conservation or restoration. Collecting “external DNA” left behind by animals is…

Wikipedia gets its first makeover in over a decade…and it’s fairly subtle

2 years ago

Wikipedia, one of the world’s top 10 most visited websites, and a resource used by billions every month, is getting…

Wallapop, the circular marketplace out of Spain, raised $87M more at a $832M valuation led by Korea’s Naver

2 years ago

Wallapop, a peer-to-peer marketplace based out of Barcelona that made a splash at the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic with…

Zack Snyder’s ‘Rebel Moon’ is set to arrive on Netflix in December

2 years ago

“Rebel Moon,” Netflix’s highly anticipated space fantasy epic, is coming to the streamer on December 22, 2023, the company announced…

Mailchimp says it was hacked — again

2 years ago

Email marketing and newsletter giant Mailchimp says it was hacked and that dozens of customers’ data was exposed. It’s the…

Lidar companies face a ‘make it or break it’ year

2 years ago

That nagging deja vu feeling kept creeping in earlier this month during CES 2023 in Las Vegas. At every turn,…