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For a country with some very sunny regions, Mexico generates surprisingly little solar power. Its solar power generation capacity is just over 10 gigawatts, one-eighth the size of Germany, which has less sunlight and a 40% smaller population. The German government's incentives helped, but that's not all. In Mexico, the solar power market is still in its infancy, so customers are not very familiar with the technology and the market remains highly fragmented. For the two entrepreneurs, it was an opportunity. A few years ago, Edoardo Delepiane and Raffaele Sertolio were looking to start a new business. The Italians were…
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Welcome to Startups Weekly — a weekly roundup of must-sees from the world of startups. Sign up here to get it delivered to your inbox every Friday. This week I investigated what happened to a Norwegian hardware startup. Its cap table is so volatile that three different investors have concluded that it is essentially uninvestable as it is. Luckily they had some advice on how to change that. He also turned to another startup, a Turkish company that raised $4 million. This company really wouldn't exist if the country hadn't introduced fairly strong import taxes. He was exploring the strange…
TechCrunch Disrupt, the ultimate gathering for early-stage startups, is gearing up for its next edition October 28-30 in San Francisco. Yes, it's still a few months away, but the clock is ticking to get the best deal. He can save $1,000 with the super early bird price until March 15th at 11:59pm PT. Tick-tock, everyone! Only 7 days left, so secure your TC Disrupt pass now and get your savings. Why TechCrunch breaks rocks TechCrunch Disrupt is more than just a tech event. It's an experience that fosters innovation and growth. Over three action-packed days, he will be immersed in…
To give female academics and others focused on AI their well-deserved and overdue spotlight time, TechCrunch is launching a series of interviews highlighting notable women who have contributed to the AI revolution. Start. As the AI boom continues, we'll be publishing several articles throughout the year highlighting key research that may go unrecognized. Click here for a detailed profile. Sarah Krebs is a political scientist, U.S. Air Force veteran, and analyst focused on U.S. foreign and defense policy. She is a professor of government at Cornell University, an adjunct professor at Cornell Law School, and an adjunct fellow at the…
To give female academics and others focused on AI their well-deserved and overdue spotlight time, TechCrunch is launching a series of interviews highlighting notable women who have contributed to the AI revolution. Start. As the AI boom continues, we'll be publishing several articles throughout the year highlighting key research that may go unrecognized. Click here for a detailed profile. As a reader, if you see a name we missed and think it should be on the list, please email us. I will try to add more. Here are the key players you should know about. Gender gap in AI In…
Apple announced on Wednesday that it would restore the Fortnite maker's access to publish iOS apps in Europe after terminating Epic Games' developer account. This means Epic can move forward with his Epic Games Store plans and bring Fortnite back to iOS in Europe. Last month, Epic announced it could bring back Fortnite and the Epic Games Store, citing Europe's Digital Markets Act (DMA). The recently enacted DMA requires Apple to allow third-party app stores for the first time. But earlier this week, Epic's European developer accounts were terminated. The change comes after Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney publicly criticized…
In the bustling city of New York, where the subway is as iconic as the skyline, one artist has found a unique way to pay homage to the city’s transit system. Everett McMahan (IG @everettttttttttttttttttt), a creative mind with a penchant for recycling, has crafted a remarkable map of the New York subway system using nothing but discarded Metro cards. McMahan’s journey began with a simple email to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), seeking permission to use their Metro cards for his art project. When the MTA turned him away, he took matters into his own hands. Venturing into subway…
Meta's newest app, Threads, a potential rival to Twitter/X, may not want politics to be part of its platform, but it's here anyway — or maybe Threads' search trends are… It shows that. The app started testing Twitter-like trending features with a small group of users in the US last month, but users report that Threads now has a broader user base on both the desktop web and mobile. It is said to be available for use. (But Instagram says it's still testing). And as it expands, it appears that the topics that Threads users are talking about the most…
Astek Diagnostics has completed $2 million in funding for its urine diagnostic system, despite the fact that funding for medical technology is not for the faint of heart. The company's documentation contains great content and can be a deep source of information for us to learn from. We're looking for more unique proposal decks, so if you'd like to submit your own, you can do so in the following ways: This deck slide Astek Diagnostics has a fairly thick document with 22 slides, with many instructions split across multiple slides. In some aspects, this deck is comprehensive and impressive, but…