Nicki Collen had pretty much zero interest in coaching the Baylor women’s basketball team when she agreed to sit down with the school’s search committee. It was the spring of 2021, and…
Tech Crunch – Pitch Deck Teardown: CommandBar’s $4.8M seed deck
In the midst of CommandBar’s pretty slim pitch deck, there are some innovations that are worth shining a light on. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Read more:…
Tech Crunch – NSA says it’s tracking Ivanti cyberattacks as hackers hit US defense sector
The U.S. National Security Agency has confirmed that hackers exploiting flaws in Ivanti’s widely used enterprise VPN appliance have targeted organizations across the U.S. defense sector. NSA spokesperson Edward Bennett confirmed in…
Tech Crunch – Backed by $10M Series A, TravelJoy is riding the post-COVID demand for expert travel planning
A travel-focused startup that the COVID pandemic could have killed has instead thrived. TravelJoy, a company providing a suite of tools for travel entrepreneurs and travel business operators, is now facilitating over…
KTSM News – Man out on bond allegedly evades police in Horizon
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A 25-year-old man who was currently out on bond was arrested on Thursday, Feb. 29 after evading police and possesing more than 13 grams of cocaine, according…
Tech Crunch – Will we reach AGI before Stripe goes public?
Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts. Hello, and welcome to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This is our Friday…
Tech Crunch – Syrenna’s WaterDrone is the ocean-monitoring ‘underwater weather station’ of the future
As crucial as the ocean is to countless industries, we lack the kind of systematic knowledge of it that we have of the surface. Syrenna has built a versatile robotic platform that…
Tech Crunch – Rec emerges from stealth to modernize Parks & Rec management and booking
Park and recreation organizations help communities thrive. However, many of them use outdated systems that make program registration stressful for residents, potentially leading to lost revenue for cities. Rec, a new startup…
Texas Monthly – Three Years Ago, Chef Jesse Griffiths Persuaded Us to Eat Wild Hogs. Now He’s Turned His Attention to Wild Turkeys.
Jesse Griffiths was sitting in a field sprinkled with bluebonnets in the spring of 2022 when his phone rang. The Austin-based chef wondered why his girlfriend would be calling, since she knew…
Texas Monthly – Answer Me This: Is “Crazy” Texas Weather Getting Crazier?
“Don’t like the weather? Just wait a few minutes.” While Texans aren’t the only ones to toss that phrase around, we sure get a lot of mileage from it. But in recent…