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Each year, National Teacher Appreciation Day is celebrated on the Tuesday of the first full week in May. Why should you mark that date on your calendar? In many ways,…

Even the most experienced angel investors and VCs can overlook red flags that are not immediately apparent.

Hidden in plain sight: 5 red flags for investors by Walter Thompson originally published on TechCrunch

The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has officially greenlighted the proposed $7.3 billion merger between Viasat and Inmarsat. London-based Inmarsat and its U.S. rival Viasat offer various satellite services including in-flight Wi-Fi to commercial airlines. Today’s news comes some two months after the CMA revealed that it was likely to give the merger the […]

UK greenlights $7.3B merger between satellite rivals Viasat and Inmarsat by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch

After aggressively promoting its new lifestyle social media platform Lemon8 in the U.S., ByteDance appears to be brewing another content app for its biggest overseas market. Lemon Inc, a subsidiary of ByteDance, has submitted a trademark application for a range of book publishing products and services, according to a filing posted on the United States […]

TikTok’s parent ByteDance eyes a new chapter, in book publishing by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch

After India and Brazil, WhatsApp is launching the ability to pay businesses within a chat in Singapore. Meta has partnered with Stripe to roll out the feature in the region. WhatsApp has built this payment feature using Stripe Connect and Stripe Checkout solutions, making in-app payments available online and offline. Customers can pay businesses using […]

WhatsApp now allows Singapore-based users to pay businesses within the app by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

Police say they discovered the remains of Beau Mann not far from where an Uber dropped him off a year and a half ago.

Summer is a busy time of year. School is out for kids, and the warm weather makes it much more inviting to get out of the house. For these reasons…

Tesla officially broke ground Monday on a Texas lithium refinery, making it the only U.S. automaker to refine its own lithium. CEO Elon Musk said the refinery will produce enough battery grade lithium for 1 million electric vehicles by 2025, which would make Tesla the largest processor of lithium in North America. Tesla will continue […]

Tesla’s new Texas lithium refinery to support 1M electric vehicles by 2025 by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has laid out a rough plan for expanding access to Full Self-Driving (FSD), the company’s advanced driver assistance system (ADAS), throughout North America and the rest of the world. “Once FSD is super smooth (not just safe), we will roll out a free month trial for all cars in North America,” […]

Elon Musk teases free Tesla FSD trial in North America by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

The galloping evolution of AI technologies has captured media attention over the past several months. But what are its potential ramifications? Is there a real risk that AI will replace humans at their job in the near future? And if so, how can we, as entrepreneurs, get prepared?