SEC eyes shift to twice-yearly earnings reports | TechCrunch

SEC eyes shift to twice-yearly earnings reports | TechCrunch

The SEC is working on a proposal to allow public companies to release earnings reports twice a year instead of quarterly, per the WSJ.  Chatter about making the 50-plus-year-old quarterly requirement optional has picked up steam in the past year, as companies lament the cost and burden of preparing for quarterly earnings. The requirement is also thought to be one …

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Trump scolds allies over Strait of Hormuz operation; UAE closes airspace

Trump scolds allies over Strait of Hormuz operation; UAE closes airspace

blinking-dotLive updatesLive updates, ‘For 40 years, we’re protecting you’: US President Donald Trump criticises allies’ reluctance to commit forces to open the key waterway for Gulf oil exports. Published On 17 Mar 202617 Mar 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share plus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Source link

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Ramp acquires Juno, a corporate travel expense startup backed by Madrona

Ramp acquires Juno, a corporate travel expense startup backed by Madrona

Juno co-founders Devon Tivona (left) and Sam Felsenthal. (Juno Photo) Fintech giant Ramp announced the acquisition of Juno, a startup founded in 2024 that built a corporate travel platform to help manage non-employee expenses. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Juno will maintain its brand and employees. Juno’s platform guides coordinators and their guests through booking, logistics, payments, reimbursements, …

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Former CrowdStrike and Bloomberg engineers raise $2M for Seattle fintech startup OpenCFO

Former CrowdStrike and Bloomberg engineers raise M for Seattle fintech startup OpenCFO

OpenCFO co-founders: On the left, Sankalp Singayapally, chief operating officer, and CEO Prudhvi Rao Shedimbi. (OpenCFO Photo) OpenCFO, a Seattle-based startup tackling the “fragmented and manual” nature of modern finance, has raised $2 million to automate financial functions for mid-sized companies. “CFOs are being asked to operate with greater speed and accuracy than ever, yet the underlying finance stack remains …

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Nvidia’s version of OpenClaw could solve its biggest problem: security | TechCrunch

Nvidia’s version of OpenClaw could solve its biggest problem: security | TechCrunch

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang thinks every company should have an OpenClaw strategy. And Nvidia is here to provide it. Nvidia has developed NemoClaw, an enterprise-grade platform built off the viral, local AI autonomous agent, Huang announced during his GTC keynote on Monday. The open source platform is essentially OpenClaw with enterprise-grade security and privacy considerations baked in. The idea is …

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Android tablets and foldables are getting a Chrome bookmark bar

Android tablets and foldables are getting a Chrome bookmark bar

Sometimes, it’s the little details in a software update that make the biggest improvements. Google is rolling out a new feature for Chrome that will add a bookmark bar to the browser on Android foldables and tablets. Spotted by 9to5Google, this move will make the browsing experience on larger mobile devices more akin to that of laptops and desktops running …

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NVIDIA and Bolt team up for European robotaxis

NVIDIA and Bolt team up for European robotaxis

At GTC 2026, NVIDIA and Bolt announced what they hope will be a symbiotic partnership. Bolt gets NVIDIA technology that would be costly and impractical to build on its own. Meanwhile, NVIDIA not only gains a major customer but also access to the European rideshare company’s driving data. Bolt says its fleet data will build a “learning engine” for autonomous …

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Seattle puts Microsoft Copilot expansion on hold as new mayor takes stock of AI

Seattle puts Microsoft Copilot expansion on hold as new mayor takes stock of AI

The downtown Seattle skyline. (GeekWire Photo / Lisa Stiffler) Five months after releasing its “responsible AI plan” providing guidelines for the municipality’s use of artificial intelligence, the City of Seattle has tapped the brakes on the tech’s official deployment for city employees. Mayor Katie Wilson last month paused the planned citywide rollout of Microsoft Copilot, as first reported Monday in …

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Warren presses Pentagon over decision to grant xAI access to classified networks | TechCrunch

Warren presses Pentagon over decision to grant xAI access to classified networks | TechCrunch

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) sent a letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday expressing concern over the Pentagon’s reported decision to give Elon Musk’s company xAI access to classified networks. “Grok, the controversial AI model developed by xAI, has provided disturbing outputs for users, including giving users ‘advice on how to commit murders and terrorist attacks,’ generating antisemitic content, …

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