Finance Gifts for the Financial Geek In Your Life
Shopping for financial geeks can be particularly challenging. Finance geeks are notorious for being hard to please due to their heart for value and their brains for constant cost-benefit analyses….
Forging the digital future
Dan Huttenlocher, SM ’84, PhD ’88, leads the way up to the eighth floor of Building 45, the recently completed headquarters of the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing. “There’s an amazing view of the Great Dome here,” he says, pointing out a panoramic view of campus and the Boston skyline beyond. The floor features a…
May 2023
DataOps.live gets $17.5M from Snowflake, others for DevOps-style tools aimed at data experts
DevOps has changed the game for how developers build, deploy, update and monitor applications across their network. Now, an eponymous startup called DataOps.live — which has built a DataOps platform based on the learnings of DevOps, but targeted at the world of data science — is announcing a round of funding on the heels of […]
DataOps.live gets $17.5M from Snowflake, others for DevOps-style tools aimed at data experts by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch
SoundCloud lays off 8% of staff as it aims to reach profitability this year
Music streaming platform SoundCloud has laid off 8% of its staff according to multiple reports. The fresh round of job cuts comes after the company laid off 20% of its employees last August. In a memo sent to staff — seen by Variety — CEO Eliah Seton said that SoundCloud is reducing headcount to get […]
SoundCloud lays off 8% of staff as it aims to reach profitability this year by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch
I ordered a bubble tea by drone in Shenzhen
China Report is MIT Technology Review’s newsletter about technology developments in China. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every Tuesday. Last week, I told you about my adventure at Tencent’s customer service center. But the quest to get my QQ account back wasn’t the only reason I went to Shenzhen. While I was in China,…
Meet the tiny, wireless sleep apnea diagnostic wearable headed for the US
UK medtech startup Acurable has gained FDA clearance for a novel wireless diagnostic device for remote detection of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). A formal launch into the US market is slated to follow this summer. Its wearable is already being used by a number of hospitals in the UK (where it launched in 2021) and […]
Meet the tiny, wireless sleep apnea diagnostic wearable headed for the US by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch
Figure raises $70M to build its humanoid robots
I spent a bit of time at Figure’s Sunnyvale offices during a recent visit to the South Bay. The firm is currently in that semi-awkward phase where it’s ready to talk about what it’s working on — but only to a point. That means things like its process and plans are on the table, while […]
Figure raises $70M to build its humanoid robots by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch
What’s getting funded in climate tech: Managing ESG data, supplying fusion startups and removing carbon
Here’s a quick rundown of three climate tech funding rounds that caught our attention.
What’s getting funded in climate tech: Managing ESG data, supplying fusion startups and removing carbon by Tim De Chant originally published on TechCrunch
Laced, a UK-based resale marketplace for authenticated premium sneakers, raises $12M
The $79 billion sneakers (or “trainers,” for our U.K. readers) industry has spawned a lucrative resale market, expected to hit $30 billion by the end of the decade — up from $5 billion in 2020. Some have even called sneakers an alternative asset class, an investable product that can be bought and sold on for […]
Laced, a UK-based resale marketplace for authenticated premium sneakers, raises $12M by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch
Everything you need to know about the wild world of alternative jet fuels
Tech Review Explains: Let our writers untangle the complex, messy world of technology to help you understand what’s coming next. You can read more here. The future of flying might depend on french fries, trash, and sunlight. Aviation accounts for about 2% of global carbon dioxide emissions, and once you add in other polluting gases,…
EBANX: We will be operating in 11 African countries by the end of the year
For all the talk about emerging markets and their similarities, moves involving African startups expanding to Latin America are rare. Only two significant activities come to mind recently: Migo’s expansion to Brazil and Paga’s planned move to Mexico, their respective second markets outside Africa. What’s rarer, however, is the reverse — Latin American tech startups […]
EBANX: We will be operating in 11 African countries by the end of the year by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechCrunch