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21 hours ago#NYCtech Week in Review: 3/15/26 - 3/21/26
NYC startups raised significant funding, including Tracebit's $20M Series A and PEX Card's $9.7M investment.
The new MacBook Pro looks similar to the current model, including a full keyboard and large trackpad. Still, the Mac will gain a refreshed, dynamic user interface that can shift between being optimized for touch or point-and-click input. The goal is to give users the controls that make the most sense based on whether they're touching or clicking.
"The second that you give up your data to someone else, you've essentially reduced your privacy," Jonathan Mortensen, founder and CEO of Confident Security, told TechCrunch. "And our product's goal is to remove that trade-off."
Stephanie Cohen, Cloudflare's chief strategy officer, stated, 'The change in traffic patterns has been rapid, and something needed to change. This is just the beginning of a new model for the internet.'
Statistics show that up to 40% of engineering time is spent not on building new features but on writing and maintaining test scripts that quickly become outdated.
During the TechCrunch Sessions: AI, the panelists provided insights on navigating the competitive landscape, where established firms make it difficult for new entrants to gain traction.
The MateBook Fold Ultimate Design is more than just a laptop; it represents Huawei's bold innovation in the foldable device space, surpassing Western brands.
Pakkerakari and Kumar created HireVision, which they said is the first transparent video interviewing platform that gives the same feedback, results and metrics to both recruiters and candidates.