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Female Invest acquires sustainability-focused investment platform Gaia Investments

November 24, 2022

When Female Invest launched in 2019, it did so with the goal of creating a community where women who wanted to invest in the stock market, but weren’t sure where to start, could gain the knowledge and confidence to take the plunge. Now, its users will be able to do so all within the Female […]

Female Invest acquires sustainability-focused investment platform Gaia Investments by Rebecca Szkutak originally published on TechCrunch

Amazon is working on a TV series about FTX drama with Russo Brothers

November 24, 2022

The FTX drama is not over yet — and Amazon wants a piece of it. The company is partnering with Russo Brothers, best known for Marvel movies, to make a show on the spectacular collapse of the giant cryptocurrency empire. Amazon has partnered with the duo’s production house AGBO to make the show, which will […]

Amazon is working on a TV series about FTX drama with Russo Brothers by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

Obrizum uses AI to build employee training modules out of existing content

November 24, 2022

The market for corporate training, which Allied Market Research estimates is worth over $400 billion, has grown substantially in recent years as companies realize the cost savings in upskilling their workers. One PwC report found that teaching employees additional skills can save a company between 43% and 66% of layoff costs alone, depending on the […]

Obrizum uses AI to build employee training modules out of existing content by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

Dat Bike gets another $8M to put more e-bikes on Vietnam’s roads

November 24, 2022

Dat Bike is on a mission to put more electric bikes on Vietnam’s roads. The startup said today it has raised $8 million led by returning investor Singapore-based firm Jungle Ventures, just seven months after its first round of funding was announced. GSR Ventures and Delivery Hero Ventures also participated in this round, along with […]

Dat Bike gets another $8M to put more e-bikes on Vietnam’s roads by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch

Here’s what NASA’s Orion spacecraft is doing over Thanksgiving weekend

November 23, 2022

Since taking off aboard the Space Launch System rocket last Wednesday, NASA’s Orion spacecraft has had a remarkably smooth journey. But it’s far from over. While millions of Americans prepare for a long weekend with family and friends, Orion will continue its 25-day mission, including conducting a crucial burn on Friday to enter a distant […]

Here’s what NASA’s Orion spacecraft is doing over Thanksgiving weekend by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch

NASA selects Rocket Lab to launch TROPICS satellites

November 23, 2022

NASA has found a new launch provider for its extreme weather observation satellites. The agency announced Wednesday that it has selected Rocket Lab to launch its Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation structure and storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats (TROPICS) satellites across two launches in late spring next year. The missions, which will take place […]

NASA selects Rocket Lab to launch TROPICS satellites by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch

Early Light Ventures plots a second, $15M fund for software ‘underdogs’

November 23, 2022

With a stated mission to “back the underdogs that traditional VC has overlooked,” early-stage investor Early Light Ventures has secured at least $10.6 million towards its next fund, TechCrunch has learned. Based in Baltimore, Early Light is still somewhat new to VC land with about four years and four exits under its belt, per Crunchbase. […]

Early Light Ventures plots a second, $15M fund for software ‘underdogs’ by Harri Weber originally published on TechCrunch