SpendRule raises $2M, emerges from stealth to help hospitals track spending Last year, Chris Heckler was coming to the end of a five-year non-compete after selling his last company, a health care startup. “I was sitting on the sidelines doing angel investing, and I realized I was too young to retire,” he told TechCrunch. “I wanted to get back into it.”  At the same time, Joseph Akintolayo...

Meta Reportedly Plans Job Cuts as AI Spending SurgesMeta is betting the farm on AI, regardless of the mounting price tag. Now, the company is reportedly gearing up to slash one-fifth of its workforce through wide-reaching layoffs, according to an exclusively sourced Reuters report.There's no exact headcount or date set for when the cuts will occur, the three anonymous sources Reuters...

As Pakistan and Afghanistan declare truce, civilians in Kabul count the cost of war A crowd gathers outside Kabul's Omid Addiction Treatment Hospital, where the United Nations says an airstrike killed more than 100 people on March 16....

Former L3Harris Trenchant boss jailed for selling hacking tools to Russian broker In Brief Posted: 1:50 PM PST · February 24, 2026 Image Credits:Bryce Durbin / TechCrunch Peter Williams, a former U.S. defense contractor boss, was sentenced on Tuesday to seven years in prison for stealing and selling his former company’s hacking and...

The Fibre Optic Cable Market Analysis highlights the increasing adoption of fiber optic wiring, broadband cables, and high-speed connectivity solutions across telecom, enterprise, and industrial sectors. Growing investments in telecom fiber networks and advanced optical transmission technologies are driving the expansion of the market. Companies are focusing on delivering durable, efficient,...