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The real reason why oil and gas companies are bullish on carbon capture

Occidental CEO Vicki Hollub compared using CO2 in enhanced oil recovery to fracking, the technology that sent U.S. oil and gas production skyrocketing.

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April 2023

M3ter locks in $14M to expand its usage-based pricing tools for SaaS businesses

April 27, 2023

The concept of SaaS as a business model changed the game in tech by moving users away from buying software outright and towards paying for service availability based on time-based subscriptions, typically with per-month or annual pricing. Today, a startup out of London called M3ter that is building tools to take the next step in […]

M3ter locks in $14M to expand its usage-based pricing tools for SaaS businesses by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch

Bastion is an all-in-one cybersecurity solution for small businesses

April 27, 2023

Meet Bastion, a French startup that was created in October 2022 to help small companies tackle cybersecurity risks without too many complexities. Created by former Palantir employees, the company has already raised $2.8 million. What makes Bastion different from other cybersecurity startups is that it wants to be your first and last cybersecurity subscription. It […]

Bastion is an all-in-one cybersecurity solution for small businesses by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch

Elon Musk will likely testify about his Autopilot statements

April 27, 2023

Tesla CEO Elon Musk might be ordered to testify under oath in a lawsuit that blames Autopilot, Tesla’s advanced driver assistance system, for a fatal crash in 2018. The tentative ruling, issued by a California judge Wednesday and first reported on by Reuters, came in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of Walter […]

Elon Musk will likely testify about his Autopilot statements by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

Meta says time spent on Instagram grew 24% thanks to TikTok-style AI Reel recommendations

April 26, 2023

Meta shared some updated engagement info around its platforms on its Q1 2023 quarterly earnings call on Wednesday, with Meta CFO Susan Li joining CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg to field questions from analysts about its results. Zuckerberg shared that time spent on Instagram has grown more than 24% since the company launched Reels on […]

Meta says time spent on Instagram grew 24% thanks to TikTok-style AI Reel recommendations by Darrell Etherington originally published on TechCrunch

Meta beats revenue expectations, remains committed to metaverse

April 26, 2023

Things are looking up for Meta. The company beat revenue expectations, reporting an increase in year-over-year revenue for the first time in three quarters. But this ray of light for the company formerly known as Facebook comes amid harsh restructuring, resulting in over ten thousand jobs eliminated this year. Tech moves through buzzwords like clockwork. […]

Meta beats revenue expectations, remains committed to metaverse by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch

Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes isn’t headed to jail tomorrow after all

April 26, 2023

Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes will not be heading off to prison tomorrow to begin serving an 11-year prison sentence, as reported earlier by the WSJ. Though earlier this month, U.S. District Court Judge Edward Davila denied her request to remain free while she appeals her conviction, this week she asked the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court […]

Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes isn’t headed to jail tomorrow after all by Connie Loizos originally published on TechCrunch