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Auriga Space raises $6M to shoot rockets off an electromagnetic launch track

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While U.S.-based companies are launching more payloads into orbit than ever before, they’re still limited by the inefficiency of conventional rockets. With rockets, most of the weight is in the propellant, not the payload, and a huge portion of it is burned simply battling Earth’s gravity and atmosphere.  Auriga Space is aiming to change the […]

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AI leadership development platform Praxis Labs sells to Torch

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Praxis Labs, a learning development platform, announced its acquisition on Thursday for an undisclosed amount by the leadership and coaching enterprise Torch.  “As a small company with fewer than 20 people serving companies as large as Amazon, we knew we needed to build powerful partnerships, across product and go-to-market, to reach more companies,” co-founder and

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Goldman Sachs is testing viral AI agent Devin as a ‘new employee’

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Cognition’s AI coding agent Devin has scored a major customer: Goldman Sachs, the bank’s CIO, Marco Argenti, told CNBC. “We’re going to start augmenting our workforce with Devin, which is going to be like our new employee,” Argenti told the outlet, adding that it plans to roll out hundreds of instances of Devin, potentially growing

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Julie Wainwright joins TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 in a fireside chat

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TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 returns to Moscone West in San Francisco from October 27–29, uniting over 10,000+ startup founders, VCs, and tech leaders for the ultimate look at what’s next. One of this year’s must-see conversations on the premier Going Public Stage features iconic entrepreneur and e-commerce trailblazer Julie Wainwright, in a candid fireside chat on

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SaaS is in the past. The future belongs to agents, says Narada AI’s CEO

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“SaaS is going away,” said Dave Park, co-founder and CEO of Narada AI. The company is betting big on a different future for enterprise software, one powered by agentic AI. Change is coming “in the not-too-distant future,” Park said on Equity, TechCrunch’s flagship podcast. “The typical knowledge worker today deals with anywhere from 17 to

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Insight Partners’ Nikki Parker shares how pr powers your scaling at TC All Stage

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PR and marketing are more than just press releases — they’re powerful tools for attracting investors, customers, and top talent.  At TechCrunch All Stage on July 15, Nikki Parker, EVP of Marketing and Communications at global software investor Insight Partners, will break down the essential PR and marketing strategies every startup needs. From crafting compelling

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Thank you to the visionaries: Celebrating the partners behind TechCrunch All Stage

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At TechCrunch All Stage, we’re excited to showcase the partners who help shape the conversation around innovation and entrepreneurship. Their involvement goes beyond sponsorship — they bring real-world insights that reflect the pulse of today’s startup landscape. From fresh ideas to practical strategies, these partners are driving the energy and inspiration that fuel the event

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