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Cylib wants to own EV battery recycling in Europe

May 30, 2024

A surge of battery recycling startups have emerged in Europe in a bid to tap into the next big opportunity in the EV market: battery waste.  Among them is Cylib, a German-based startup with a pitch automakers may find financially compelling. The company says it can extract pure forms of all materials in a battery […]

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Amazon gets FAA approval to expand US drone deliveries

May 30, 2024

Amazon has received approval from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to fly its delivery drones longer distances, the company announced on Thursday. Amazon says it can now expand its Prime Air service, which uses delivery drones to fly individual packages, to more customers.  The FAA requires that operators maintain a line of sight to […]

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Rhea reaps $10M more led by Thiel

May 30, 2024

Fertility remains a pressing concern around the world — birthrates are down in many countries, and infertility rates (that is, the ability to conceive at all) are up. And given the emotional struggles people face when coping with infertility, it’s not surprising that the opportunity is so big. Yet equally so that the sector remains […]

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Filing: Salesforce paid $419M to buy Spiff in Feb

May 30, 2024

Salespeople live and die by commissions, which typically form a big chunk of how they are paid, so it’s no surprise that Salesforce paid a premium to buy a platform to manage this for customers more easily. Several months ago, it acquired Spiff, to help companies build out and manage incentive-based compensation schemes. Salesforce’s 10-Q […]

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