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Creating crops that’ll endure climate change — think worse droughts, heat waves and pests — is a time-consuming and costly feat. Avalo is betting its machine learning models can speed that process up and make it a whole lot cheaper too.  The Durham, North Carolina–based startup, which pitched onstage at the TechCrunch Disrupt Startup Battlefield […]

Is the era of downtowns over?

Central banks play a vital role in maintaining economic stability through the control of monetary policy. The Federal Reserve, as one of the most influential financial institutions globally, is responsible…

Hybrid employees, meanwhile, cut their emissions by a third.

Four players in the banking industry spoke about what they are doing to offer startups and investors new alternatives in a post-SVB world.

Factory downtime is an expensive problem. According to one estimate, it costs enterprise companies 11% of their yearly turnover, amounting to almost $1.5 trillion each year. That works out to about $129 million per facility among Fortune 500 companies, over double what Fortune 500 companies reported paying in downtime in 2020. Part of the reason […]

Shared micromobility company Bird has acquired competitor Spin from Tier for $19 million, including $10 million in cash, $6 million in a vendor take back and $3 million as a hold back. Tier had purchased Spin from Ford back in March 2022 to expand its presence in the U.S., but Tier has struggled to maintain […]

If you filed for a six-month extension on your taxes, that deadline is approaching fast.

Supporting credit card transactions is one of the simplest ways to boost your business, and everyone involved wins.

Are dream bosses born or made? It’s a bit of both. Here’s what I learned the hard way that can help you tap into your dream boss potential.