Cheugiest tech moments of 2021

Cheugiest tech moments of 2021

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Technology has come a long way in 2021. There’s widespread mRNA vaccines! An asteroid-deflecting space mission! A very powerful laptop with...

When fundraising, New Zealand startup founders should play the ‘Kiwi card’

When fundraising, New Zealand startup founders should play the ‘Kiwi card’

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New Zealand, a country of 5 million people in the South Pacific, has witnessed a shifting tech startup landscape over the last couple of years....

Let’s talk CES 2022 trends

Let’s talk CES 2022 trends

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I spent a chunk of yesterday morning rediscovering the big trends of CES 2012. It’s a strange experience, examining so much technology that...

The Equity team’s 2022 predictions

The Equity team’s 2022 predictions

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Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. As...

Mercedes, BMW, more join list of companies opting-out of an in-person CES

Mercedes, BMW, more join list of companies opting-out of an in-person CES

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Two more auto giants have added their names to the growing list of big companies opting out of an in-person CES with less than a week remaining...

The year the tide turned on ransomware

The year the tide turned on ransomware

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This year was rife with ransomware. 2021 witnessed the attack on IT software company Kaseya that knocked 1,500 organizations offline, the CD...

Voyant raises $15M to scale production of its tiny, inexpensive lidar tech

Voyant raises $15M to scale production of its tiny, inexpensive lidar tech

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The future of lidar is uncertain unless, as Voyant hopes to do, its price and size are reduced to fractions of their current values. As long...

The best tech of CES 2012

The best tech of CES 2012

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Consumer electronics are a bad metric for gauging the passage of time. And, frankly, Consumer Electronics Shows are considerably worse. I’ve...

Not every creator economy startup is built for creators

Not every creator economy startup is built for creators

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Ten years ago, if you were a scrappy kid somehow making a living off of YouTube ad revenue and brand deals, you were probably told you didn’t...

Yukai Engineering’s cute stuffed animal robot will nibble on your finger

Yukai Engineering’s cute stuffed animal robot will nibble on your finger

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African tech took center stage in 2021

African tech took center stage in 2021

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Two years ago, the African tech ecosystem saw newfound attention from global players that translated to the continent’s best year of receiving...