An SUV Crashed into a Cafe While Podcasters Were Recording a Show. ‘I Can’t Believe We Have This on Film.’
Nathan Reeves was filming an interview for his YouTube podcast when a car suddenly smashed into the window behind them.
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March 2023
Indian fintech unicorn Slice acquires stake in a bank
Slice has acquired a 5% stake in the Indian bank North East Small Finance in what analysts say is a key step in the unicorn fintech startup’s journey amid mounting challenges from the central bank that has toppled many young firms. The Bengaluru-headquartered startup invested $3.42 million for the 5% stake in the Guwahati-headquartered small […]
Indian fintech unicorn Slice acquires stake in a bank by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch
Studies Suggest It’s Good Business to Hire Women Over Men. Here’s Why.
It is clear that the “glass ceiling” exists, and women face discrimination that hinders their advancement compared to men, despite having similar qualifications, skills and experience. However, employing women over men may be the key to success for your business, according to a wealth of scientific research.
Relativity Space has had a wild ride to launch
Relativity Space will be attempting to make history with the first launch of the 110-foot-tall Terran 1 rocket tomorrow afternoon. The company, which was founded in 2015 by Tim Ellis and Jordan Noone, is best-known for its innovative 3D printing technology: Terran 1 is 85% 3D-printed by mass, and that even includes the rocket engines. […]
Relativity Space has had a wild ride to launch by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch
Daily Crunch: AI-driven fintech Candidly nabs $20.5M Series B to help consumers ‘crush debt’
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Daily Crunch: AI-driven fintech Candidly nabs $20.5M Series B to help consumers ‘crush debt’ by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch
Google I/O returns to Mountain View May 10
Google just revealed that its annual developer conference, I/O, will be returning to Mountain View California’s Shoreline Amphitheater on May 10. Like last year’s event, the in-person event is set to be fairly intimate, though the company will be streaming the keynotes for free. In pre-pandemic years, I/O was a large event with multiple days […]
Google I/O returns to Mountain View May 10 by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch
‘This Hurts My Faith In Humanity’: Musk Gets Into Squabble With Laid Off Former Employee on Twitter
A Twitter user (and a former Twitter employee) Tweeted at Musk after losing access to his work computer wondering if he was still employed. Musk responded as expected.
Climate tech startups team up to decarbonize Arizona cement plant
Local governments in the southwestern U.S. are putting up $150,000 to back what they say is a pioneering effort to “turn air into concrete at scale.” The funds will help cover the cost of the “reference project,” a collaboration between two climate tech startups and a masonry firm in Flagstaff, Arizona. The firms expect construction […]
Climate tech startups team up to decarbonize Arizona cement plant by Harri Weber originally published on TechCrunch
YouTube relaxes controversial profanity and monetization rules following creator backlash
YouTube announced today that it’s relaxing the controversial profanity rules that it introduced towards the end of last year. The company says the new rules ended up creating a “stricter approach” than it had intended. The new update to the policy allows creators to use moderate and strong profanity without risking demonetization. The original policy […]
YouTube relaxes controversial profanity and monetization rules following creator backlash by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch
Is $12.4B a fair price for Qualtrics?
Qualtrics, a once high-flying startup, was acquired for $12.4 this week. Was it a fair price given current market conditions?
Is $12.4B a fair price for Qualtrics? by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch