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Pichai noted that some employees are only in-office a few days a week.

Nathan Reeves was filming an interview for his YouTube podcast when a car suddenly smashed into the window behind them.

Slice has acquired a 5% stake in the Indian bank North East Small Finance in what analysts say is a key step in the unicorn fintech startup’s journey amid mounting challenges from the central bank that has toppled many young firms. The Bengaluru-headquartered startup invested $3.42 million for the 5% stake in the Guwahati-headquartered small […]

Indian fintech unicorn Slice acquires stake in a bank by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

It is clear that the “glass ceiling” exists, and women face discrimination that hinders their advancement compared to men, despite having similar qualifications, skills and experience. However, employing women over men may be the key to success for your business, according to a wealth of scientific research.

Google just revealed that its annual developer conference, I/O, will be returning to Mountain View California’s Shoreline Amphitheater on May 10. Like last year’s event, the in-person event is set to be fairly intimate, though the company will be streaming the keynotes for free. In pre-pandemic years, I/O was a large event with multiple days […]

Google I/O returns to Mountain View May 10 by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch

A Twitter user (and a former Twitter employee) Tweeted at Musk after losing access to his work computer wondering if he was still employed. Musk responded as expected.

Local governments in the southwestern U.S. are putting up $150,000 to back what they say is a pioneering effort to “turn air into concrete at scale.” The funds will help cover the cost of the “reference project,” a collaboration between two climate tech startups and a masonry firm in Flagstaff, Arizona. The firms expect construction […]

Climate tech startups team up to decarbonize Arizona cement plant by Harri Weber originally published on TechCrunch

YouTube announced today that it’s relaxing the controversial profanity rules that it introduced towards the end of last year. The company says the new rules ended up creating a “stricter approach” than it had intended. The new update to the policy allows creators to use moderate and strong profanity without risking demonetization. The original policy […]

YouTube relaxes controversial profanity and monetization rules following creator backlash by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch

Qualtrics, a once high-flying startup, was acquired for $12.4 this week. Was it a fair price given current market conditions?

Is $12.4B a fair price for Qualtrics? by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch

Here are the benefits of leading with emotional intelligence and a few tips on how to do it effectively.