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FrontRow, a Masterclass-like learning and community platform in India, has shut down, TechCrunch has learned and confirmed. The three-year-old startup sought to build a community where well-known artists and athletes taught their craft to consumers. The startup had raised about $18 million and counted Elevation Capital, Eight Roads Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Not Boring […]

FrontRow, a learning platform featuring celebrities, shuts down by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

Besides the billions of dollars from local and foreign investors, a strong factor behind Africa’s growing tech ecosystem is its burgeoning talent. Being sought after locally and internationally, these homegrown talents — including software developers who, according to Google’s Africa Developer Report, grew almost 4% to 716,000, UI/UX designers, engineers and other tech professionals — […]

HR tech startup Propel wants to power the open talent economy via tech communities by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechCrunch

In the race to reach carbon neutrality, many businesses are looking for various ways to cut emissions, whether through limiting high-carbon transit, becoming more energy efficient at home, or reducing our consumption of meat. But there are some things that individual consumers can do that don’t require massive lifestyle changes, making them more likely options […]

Eliminating food waste is the next frontier in saving the planet by Miranda Halpern originally published on TechCrunch

As your baby turns into a toddler and then your toddler nears kindergarten, it can evoke a lot of emotion. Bottles and diapers are replaced by skinned knees and adventures….

From more chargers to improved reliability and apps, consider this a bill of rights for EV drivers who need to fast charge.

Seven things every EV fast-charging network needs by Tim De Chant originally published on TechCrunch

It was a short week and that was reflected in the amount of news we covered in fintech land last week. But there was still plenty to talk about, including Clair’s raise, some allegations against Deel and exclusive post-SVB growth numbers shared by banking services startup Mercury. On-demand pay gets a boost Some 82% of […]

Clair raises, Deel defends allegations and Mercury shares post-SVB growth figures by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch

Discover the key tactics and best practices for leveraging social media, content marketing and paid media in your PR endeavors to catapult your small business to new levels of success.

An increasing number of people are stepping away from traditional employment and choosing to work as freelancers. The appeal of flexible hours, being your own boss, and having more creative…

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Hey, folks, welcome to Week in Review (WiR), TechCrunch’s regular roundup of the week in tech. Been too slammed to follow the news cycle as closely as you’d like? Not to worry. That’s why WiR exists. We’ll get you up to speed in no time. Thanks to the July 4th holiday, the workweek was somewhat […]

Meta’s Threads goes live, OpenAI launches GPT-4 and Pornhub blocks access by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch