March 2023

China just set up a new bureau to mine data for economic growth

March 15, 2023
China Report is MIT Technology Review’s newsletter about technology developments in China. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every Tuesday. China’s annual, week-long parliamentary meeting just ended on Monday. Apart from confirming President Xi Jinping for a historic third term and appointing a new batch of other top leaders, the government also approved a restructuring…

Is It Too Late to Get in Salesforce Stock in 2023?

March 15, 2023
The solid financials and the efforts of Salesforce (CRM) to support the digital transformation of its customers worldwide have positioned the company for substantial growth this year. Moreover, the company…

Torch is building solar-powered outdoor sensors to spot wildfires early

March 15, 2023

The Nest Protect is the single best piece of smart home hardware I’ve ever purchased. Not everything in your home would benefit from being connected, but smoke detectors really do. They go a long way toward providing peace of mind when you’re away from home. Hopefully you’ll never need it, but if you do, it […]

Torch is building solar-powered outdoor sensors to spot wildfires early by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch

Waze is making it easier for EV owners to find compatible charging points

March 15, 2023

Google-owned mapping app Waze is adding a new feature that seeks to help EV owners find a compatible charger en route. Users, once they have entered their vehicle model and plug type into the app, will be able to find the nearest EV charging stations, Waze said Tuesday. To avoid outdated and unreliable information about […]

Waze is making it easier for EV owners to find compatible charging points by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

Medwing, a recruitment marketplace for Europe’s healthcare workforce, raises $47M

March 15, 2023

Medwing, a European startup building a recruitment marketplace for healthcare workers, has raised €44 million ($47 million) in a Series C round of funding. Founded out of Berlin in 2017, Medwing targets the healthcare industry in Germany and the U.K. with a platform designed to match hospitals and clinics with nurses and elderly caregivers, though […]

Medwing, a recruitment marketplace for Europe’s healthcare workforce, raises $47M by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch

Krafton backs Indian influencer marketing platform One Impression in $10M funding

March 15, 2023

One Impression, an Indian influencer marketing platform that does business in markets including Indonesia, Dubai, Europe and the U.S., has raised $10 million in a funding round led by the South Korean gaming company Krafton. The Gurugram-based startup is building an Amazon-like platform to help brands quickly find relevant influencers for their marketing campaigns. It […]

Krafton backs Indian influencer marketing platform One Impression in $10M funding by Jagmeet Singh originally published on TechCrunch

TuSimple co-founder blames exit on CEO pay and autonomy downgrade

March 15, 2023

TuSimple co-founder Xiaodi Hou has refuted allegations from senior leadership that he was trying to poach staff for his new company. In a LinkedIn post, Hou said that he resigned from TuSimple’s board last week due to disagreements about CEO Cheng Lu’s compensation package, as well as the company’s shift from Level 4 autonomy to […]

TuSimple co-founder blames exit on CEO pay and autonomy downgrade by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch