A new Austin startup, led by former executives from Spredfast and Shazam, has raised funding to help it grow its luxury home maintenance services business. In this story, you'll learn about the company's business model, why its targeting…
There's a local startup that wants to make deliveries even faster — and without adding congestion to sidewalks and bike paths. As other delivery companies look to drones in the air, this one is looking at underground robots of sorts.
The local layoff figures are in keeping with CEO Elon Musk's announcement last week that the company would lay off "more than" 10% of its global workforce of over 140,000. This is one of the largest — if not the largest — mass layoff that…
CEO Elon Musk has a history of chaffing against regulations, environmental or otherwise. At the end of this report, check out a list of the top tech employers in the metro.
In 2023, Tesla reportedly placed a $227 million order for parts from the company as part of a three-year supply contract through 2028. That seem to be translating to building and hiring here. At the end of this report, check out a list of…
Austin-based 3D printing startup Icon Technology Inc. has been on a roll. We sat down with co-founder and chief technology officer Alex Le Roux to learn more about how the company got here, its new AI architectural platform and its new…
On April 15, representatives from Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., the U.S. Department of Commerce and local officials in Williamson County will converge on the tiny town of Taylor for a mammoth announcement related to the CHIPS and Science…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is no longer the owner or a managing partner at the eponymous "startup fund" he has been associated with for over two years. In this week's National Beat, we cover that story, Guy Fieri's venture in the fintech space…
Most startups rely on venture capital to fuel their development. But Austin startup are seeing fewer deals than any time since 2020. In our latest VC funding update, we explore new figures reported by PitchBook and the National Venture…
Some studies have pegged the economic impact of the eclipse at $1.4 billion statewide — roughly $200 million of which could come to the Austin area alone.
Artificial intelligence is all the rage these days. New startups and products emerge at a rapid pace. But a new Austin-based startup thinks it may have found an advantage in the data it was already storing in its servers. In this story, we…
While Elon Musk's social media company X remains headquartered in California, more signs have been emerging that show the company is expanding in Austin with a new content moderation center. In this story, we look at two newly announced…
When Elon Musk plunked Tesla's gigafactory on the east side, some say it was like a lightning strike that lit often-overlooked fields on economic fire. Long before Musk, some locals saw potential in the area and snatched up tons of land.…
This marks the latest update to a long-term solution to alleviate concerns over Elon Musk's The Boring Co. and SpaceX dumping treated wastewater into the Colorado River. That has drawn the ire of neighbors and racked up violations from the…
Samsung's award will "come alongside significant additional U.S. investment" by the company, although "it isn’t yet clear where the additional investment would be located," the news service said. At the end of this report, check out a list…
Bojo has become a coveted advisor when it comes to getting a project through the entitlement process at City Hall. In our weekly Journal Profiles, we aim to get well beyond an Austin influencer's LinkedIn page or online bio. At the end of…
What Musk is up to is hard to piece together, but the puzzle is looking more complete. And, in the billionaire's regular fashion, things are moving very quickly. This school is expected to open this summer. Included with this report is ABJ…
After beginning initial rider testing in Austin earlier this month, Waymo announced March 13 plans to roll out public, driverless ride-sharing services in the Texas capital later this year through Waymo One.
Rooster Teeth was founded in Austin in 2003 and became a pioneer in online content, going viral with videos such as the early versions of Red vs. Blue, which was made using the video game series Halo. This was before YouTube was founded in…
The Boring Co. and SpaceX have for the last two years drawn the ire of neighbors concerned about the Colorado River and racked up environmental violations. The companies committed over the last year to rectify the situation by tying into…
Uber Technologies Inc. CEO Dara Khosrowshahi joined Austin Mayor Kirk Watson for a conversation about the business at South by Southwest on March 11, including sustainability and the ability of the technology to bolster public transit. At…
"Very soon, all the people who are going to be working and developing the most vibrant gigafactory from Tesla are going to be flying from Austin to Monterrey," an airline official said. Tesla has yet to break ground on the Monterrey…
Tesla Inc. is linked to another building in an industrial park south of Austin, potentially giving Elon Musk's electric vehicle startup at least 1 million square feet to operate from. At the end of this report is ABJ's new list of the…
Data centers are massive hubs for computer processing power — commonly called "the cloud" — that are used by many companies and industries. A flurry of projects throughout the region, listed in this report, could help fill a nationwide gap…
In our most recent startup funding roundup, we check out new venture rounds raised by companies developing solutions for self-driving cars, baby gut health and space communications. Get a breakdown of the new money flowing to these…
Developers have a new path to build bigger in many parts of the city. This article looks at changes from city hall and also includes ABJ's latest ranking of local real estate developers.
In the latest edition of Texas Business Minds podcast, we chat with John Paul DeJoria and Gary Stephens about their new AI startup in Austin. The duo share how they connected on their first venture and talk about finding AI talent at a…