SXSW 2025
SXSW Event happening March 7-15 in Austin, Texas.
NextFab Ventures Accepting Applicants for RAPID Accelerator
NextFab Ventures is exclusively focused on helping hardware entrepreneurs. Their RAPID accelerator program provides early-stage startups with technical/business consulting, training, introductions to contract manufacturers, and access to funding networks.
European Tech Sector Sees Unexpected Rebound on AI Windfall
European technology giants are exceeding expectations this quarter, joining financial and health-care companies as one of the reporting season’s best-performing segments.
Apple Abandons Budget Smartphone Market With the iPhone 16e
Last week, Apple introduced the long-awaited successor to the iPhone SE: the iPhone 16e. In doing so, it all but abandoned the budget smartphone market. Also: The company prepares to launch the M4 MacBook Air and confirms that Apple Intelligence is coming to the Vision Pro. Plus, startup Humane sells itself to HP and shuts down the Ai Pin, and we have an inside look at Apple’s plan to merge its new modem component with the main chips in its devices.
Bangladesh Leader Invites Musk to Visit, Launch Starlink Service
Bangladesh’s interim leader, Muhammad Yunus, invited SpaceX Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk to visit the country and launch his Starlink satellite internet service there.
WiseTech Board Quits as Founder Wins Power Struggle
WiseTech Global Ltd.’s founder and largest shareholder Richard White appears to have triumphed in a high-level power dispute after almost every board member quit in a disagreement over the billionaire’s role at the company. The shares slumped.