Investors race to win early-stage startup deals in India – TechCrunch

Investors race to win early-stage startup deals in India – TechCrunch

India could fight with the second wave of the coronavirus, rising unemployment and a dwindling economy, but the South Asian nation’s burgeoning startup ecosystem has never had it better. High profile investors in India have long been aggressively pursuing growth and late stage businesses, and record amounts of capital have flowed into the country. But … Read more

Stoke Space and Sequoia Scientific win NASA tech funding

Injector test firing

Stoke Space Technologies’ second stage motor injector will be subjected to a test fire at the company’s component test facility. (Stoke photo) Two Washington state companies have received up to $ 750,000 each in NASA grants to take space-related technologies they are already working on to the next level of development. The awards for Stoke … Read more

Day 2: Amazon defeated the union in Alabama, but did it win on the larger stage?

Margaret OMara

University of Washington professor Margaret O’Mara discusses the history of technology at GeekWire Summit 2017. (GeekWire Photo / Dan DeLong) Amazon warehouse employees voted against union formation in Bessemer, Ala., in a victory for the company and a defeat for organized work. However, the process has put focus on labor practices at the tech giant’s … Read more

Amazon takes 3 Golden Globes, including big ‘Borat’ win, as annual event goes mostly virtual

Amazon takes 3 Golden Globes, including big ‘Borat’ win, as annual event goes mostly virtual

(Amazon Image via Twitter) Amazon won three more Golden Globe Awards on Sunday night when the annual film and television celebration gave the appearance of a long-running Zoom meeting from the homes of some of Hollywood’s biggest stars. Amazon Studios won two awards for Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, including Best Visual Musical or Best Comedy – … Read more