Danish startup Flatpay joins club of European fintech unicorns and starts tracking
FlatPay, which makes card payments easier for small and medium-sized businesses, has joined the ranks of Europe’s fintech unicorns, or startups valued at more than $1 billion, a milestone that sparked the region’s biggest corporate exit. These include competitors like Dutch payment processing giant Adyen, which is still far superior in scale. But Flatpay’s new […]
Adoption of Rust reduces Android memory safety bugs to less than 20% for the first time
November 17, 2025Ravi LakshmananVulnerabilities / Mobile Security Google revealed that the number of memory safety vulnerabilities has dropped below 20% for the first time as the company continues to adopt the Rust programming language in Android. “We adopted Rust for security and saw a 1,000x reduction in memory safety vulnerability density compared to Android’s C […]
‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ is expanding fast, and that should worry everyone
When Nigel Morris tells you he’s worried about the economy, you listen. As industry observers know, Morris co-founded Capital One and pioneered lending to subprime borrowers, building an empire on understanding exactly how much financial stress the average American can handle. Now, as an early investor in Klarna and other buy-now-pay-later companies like Aplazo in […]
Amazon Satellite Network changes brand name, withdraws affordable price tag
Amazon’s up-and-coming satellite internet program is no longer called Project Kuiper. Today he is known simply as “Leo”. The name change comes as the company appears to be shifting its focus from “unserved or underserved” communities to securing larger commercial contracts. The satellite network has been under construction since 2019, and the name Project Kuiper […]
TechCrunch Mobility: Robotaxi expansions that really matter
Welcome to TechCrunch Mobility. A central hub for news and insight on the future of transportation. To receive this in your inbox, sign up for free here. Just click on TechCrunch Mobility. It seems like not a day goes by that Waymo doesn’t announce some kind of expansion. Detroit, Las Vegas, Nashville, San Diego, and […]
How much of the AI data center boom will be powered by renewable energy?
The world will spend $580 billion on data centers this year, $40 billion more than will be spent on securing new sources of oil, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency. These numbers help explain some major changes in the global economy, and the comparison between data centers and oil seems particularly […]
Vera Rubin Observatory’s first image reveals hidden structure leading up to the Milky Way trailing behind nearby galaxies — Space Photo of the Week
simple facts What is it: barred spiral galaxy Messier 61, also known as NGC 4303 Location: Virgo, 55 million light years away Share date: October 28, 2025 Chile’s Vera C. Rubin Observatory is already helping astronomers discover remarkable things even before serious scientific activity begins. The observatory’s first images, released in June, included deep views […]
Were there female gladiators in ancient Rome?
The Roman Empire is famous for arenas like the Colosseum, where gladiators engaged in bloody skirmishes. But were any of these gladiators women? Some evidence, including historical records and artistic depictions, suggests that female gladiators existed in the Roman Empire, but female gladiators were much rarer than male gladiators. However, this evidence is limited to […]
History of Science: “Patient Zero” Infects SARS, an Older Relative of the New Coronavirus — November 16, 2002
simple facts Milestone: First SARS infection Date: November 16, 2002 Location: Foshan, China Person: Food handler In January 2003, Chinese epidemiologists identified two cases of “atypical pneumonia” in patients who visited health care workers in Guangdong province. The team began contact tracing and eventually discovered that the disease-causing bacteria had been circulating since November 16, […]
JP Morgan doesn’t want to pay Frank founder Charlie Jarvis’ legal costs
JPMorgan Chase & Co. has been awarded a total of $142 million in legal fees for Charlie Jarvis and Olivier Hamard, the founders and chief marketing officers of financial assistance startup Frank. JPMorgan acquired Mr. Frank for $175 million in 2021, but earlier in Thailand Mr. Jarvis and Mr. Amar were convicted of defrauding banks […]