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A widespread power outage in San Francisco affected thousands of residents. It also left Waymo robotaxis stalled on city streets. Read more ›
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Natalie Lynch moved from San Francisco to Europe with her dog last year. She told BI that her life isn't perfect, but it's better than in the US. Read more ›
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Several of Waymo's autonomous vehicles were seen stuck in the middle of San Francisco streets following a significant power outage that took out the city's traffic lights. Waymo responded to the power outage by suspending its ride-hailing services in the city, but images and videos on social media showed the self-driving taxis stopped at intersections with hazard lights on. "We have temporarily suspended our ride-hailing services in the San Francisco... Read more ›
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The notable startup funding rounds for the week ending 12/15/25 featuring funding details for Cleric, Ritten, Fal, and twenty-five other deals representing $2.53B in new funding that you need to know about. Read more ›
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21 new deals and $379M+ invested into NYC startups for the week. NYC Tech News for the week ending 12/13 featuring news for Radial, Benepass, Phia, and much, much more. Read more ›
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A quarter of a billion in new capital deployed including funding for NYC's two newest unicorns. Read more ›
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While special education spending tops $100B annually, chronic staffing shortages leave millions of students waiting months for legally required services. Parallel Learning just closed a $20M Series B with data showing 98% of students met or exceeded IEP goals through their virtual platform—a stark contrast to traditional models struggling with compliance and burnout. With districts legally required to provide services regardless of budget uncertainty, delve into why this model addresses... Read more ›
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The latest venture capital, seed, pre-seed, and angel deals for NYC startups for 12/16/2025 featuring funding details for Nanit, Echo, and much more. Read more ›
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While fintechs scramble for profitability, Octane just closed $100M at GAAP profitability with 30% year-over-year originations growth. The company that makes buying motorcycles, RVs, and boats as easy as ordering an Uber has now originated over $7B in loans and launched a white-label platform that lets manufacturers offer financing without building their own captive lenders. Valar Ventures called this "one of the best tech companies that can compound for far... Read more ›
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The latest venture capital, seed, pre-seed, and angel deals for NYC startups for 12/17/2025 featuring funding details for DataLane, Dux Security, and much more. Read more ›
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Shadow AI has caused one in six data breaches this year, yet 97% of organizations admit they lack proper AI access controls. Fakespot founder Saoud Khalifah just raised $2.5M to solve what traditional firewalls cannot: securing AI systems that operate in ways today's tools can't predict. With Ciphero's AI Verification Layer, enterprises can finally see and govern every AI interaction across their workforce—including the shadow AI activity happening right now... Read more ›
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The latest venture capital, seed, pre-seed, and angel deals for NYC startups for 12/18/2025 featuring funding details for Imprint, Alaffia Health, and much more. Read more ›
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Over $15T in goods flow through global supply chains annually, yet the data required to optimize this movement is disconnected and siloed. Now backed by Paine Schwartz Partners—the largest PE firm dedicated to sustainable food chain investing—Crisp just closed $26M to expand its vertical AI platform that's already trusted by 7,000+ brands. With their new AI Agent Studio automating supply chain decisions in real time, find out how this platform... Read more ›
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