1. John Deere buys autonomous tractor startup Bear Flag ...

    https://techcrunch.com/2021/08/05/john-deere-buys-autonomous-tractor-startup-bear-flag-robotics/

    The agricultural technology giant announced today that it’s set to acquire Bear Flag Robotics for $250 million. The Bay Area-based firm, which specializes in autonomous farming heavy machinery ...

  2. TechCrunch Disrupt 2021 – TechCrunch

    https://techcrunch.com/events/tc-disrupt-2021/

    TechCrunch Disrupt 2021 - September 21 — 23, 2021

  3. A DNS outage just took down a large chunk of the internet

    https://techcrunch.com/2021/07/22/a-dns-outage-just-took-down-a-good-chunk-of-the-internet/

    A large chunk of the internet dropped offline on Thursday. Some of the most popular sites, apps and services on the internet were down, including UPS and FedEx (which have since come back online ...

  4. The real ROI of making your products more accessible ...

    https://techcrunch.com/2021/07/21/the-real-roi-of-making-your-products-more-accessible/

    Accessibility isn’t, like many believe, kryptonite for profits. It is a moneymaker. Remember this: The cost of noncompliance is about three times higher than that of complying.

  5. Square launches business bank accounts – TechCrunch

    https://techcrunch.com/2021/07/20/square-launches-business-bank-accounts/

    One step at a time, Square is creating a new bank from scratch. Today, the company is launching a new product called Square Banking that combines a checking account, savings accounts, debit cards ...

  6. Path Robotics raises another $100M – TechCrunch

    https://techcrunch.com/2021/07/20/path-robotics-raises-another-100m/

    In May, Path Robotics announced a $56 million Series B. It was a sizable raise, as far as robotics rounds go. But the Columbus, Ohio-based startup is already back for more, raising a “pre ...

  7. An insurtech startup exposed thousands of sensitive ...

    https://techcrunch.com/2021/07/16/backnine-insurance-applications-exposed/

    A security lapse at insurance technology startup BackNine exposed hundreds of thousands of insurance applications after one of its cloud servers was left unprotected on the internet. BackNine ...

  8. Verve Motion raises $15M following exosuit pilot with ...

    https://techcrunch.com/2021/07/15/verve-motion-raises-15m-following-exosuit-pilot-with-grocery-workers/

    The exoskeleton/exosuit category has been heating up over the past few years. It makes sense, really. There are two giant — and dramatically different — potential customer bases. On one end ...

  9. AT&T is turning DirecTV into a standalone company

    https://techcrunch.com/2021/02/25/att-is-turning-directv-into-a-standalone-company/

    AT&T just announced an agreement with private equity firm TPG that will turn DirecTV into a standalone company, albeit one that’s still majority owned by the telecom giant. Specifically, AT&T ...