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3 Foreign Oil Stocks to Buy for Value

June 8, 2023
Despite macroeconomic headwinds, strong global oil demand and constrained supply as Saudi signaled more output cuts could likely boost oil prices this year. Amid this, fundamentally strong foreign oil stocks…

LinkedIn is the next social network to offer AI-powered tools for ad copies

June 8, 2023

Weeks after Meta launched a suite of generative AI-based tools to help advertisers create different campaigns, LinkedIn has introduced its own tool to suggest different copies of an ad. The company said that it uses data from a marketer’s LinkedIn page and Campaign Manager setting including objective, targeting criteria, and audience to suggest different introductory […]

LinkedIn is the next social network to offer AI-powered tools for ad copies by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

Pigment secures $88 million for its business planning tool that will make you forget about Excel

June 8, 2023

Paris-based startup Pigment has raised a Series C round of $88 million — the investment was led by Iconiq Growth. Pigment wants to take on Microsoft Excel and offer a business planning platform that works better than products from enterprise software behemoths, such as Oracle or SAP. It’s a new take on a critical product for […]

Pigment secures $88 million for its business planning tool that will make you forget about Excel by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch

Adobe brings Firefly to the enterprise

June 8, 2023

Adobe today announced that it is bringing its Firefly generative image generator to its enterprise customers and allowing them to customize the model with their own branded assets. In conjunction with this, the company is also bringing its Adobe Express design app (which you remember under its previous name of Adobe Spark) to enterprise users, […]

Adobe brings Firefly to the enterprise by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch

Uber is taking its car-sharing service to North America

June 8, 2023

Uber plans to bring peer-to-peer car sharing to North America, starting with Toronto and Boston, the company said Thursday at its Go-Get product event in London. The ride-hailing and delivery app company launched a car-sharing service in Australia last year after acquiring local startup Car Next Door. The service, which lets apps users rent out […]

Uber is taking its car-sharing service to North America by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch

Uber toots its eco horn and gears up for big sustainability drive

June 8, 2023

Uber unveiled a handful of new eco-focused features, services, and expansions today, as the ride-hailing giant doubles down on previous efforts to align itself with sustainable transport. The announcements came during the second instalment of Uber’s annual Go-Get product event — the first incarnation was held in New York last month with a focus on family, […]

Uber toots its eco horn and gears up for big sustainability drive by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch

WhatsApp launches Channels feature for broadcast messages

June 8, 2023

Meta is rolling out a broadcast-based messaging feature, called Channels, on WhatsApp, similar to a recent update it sent out to Instagram, as the social juggernaut experiments with giving more conversational avenues to its 2 billion users. The company is also aiming to earn money from this feature down the road. On WhatsApp, Channels messages […]

WhatsApp launches Channels feature for broadcast messages by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

Insify raises another $10.7 million for its business insurance startup

June 8, 2023

Amsterdam-based insurtech startup Insify has completed its Series A funding round with another €10 million ($10.7 million at today’s exchange rate). Overall, the startup has raised €25 million as part of its Series A round ($26.7 million). Munich Re Ventures, the venture capital division of the large reinsurance company, is leading the extension round. Insify […]

Insify raises another $10.7 million for its business insurance startup by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch

Julie Wainwright is back with a new, venture-backed startup

June 8, 2023

Julie Wainwright, founder and former CEO of the publicly traded, luxury online consignment company The RealReal, is back with a new startup. Called Ahara, the Los Angeles-based outfit describes itself as a personalized nutrition company that provides recommendations to its customers after they first fill out a health questionnaire that asks them about their diet […]

Julie Wainwright is back with a new, venture-backed startup by Connie Loizos originally published on TechCrunch