10 Best YouTube Channels for Finance
Over the last couple of decades, technology has gifted us with various platforms that offer convenient access to knowledge about anything under the sun. Of all these platforms, YouTube stands…
We Are in a Mental Health Crisis — Here’s How Leaders Can Create High Performance Workplaces
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This unlikely fuel could power cleaner trucks and ships
This article is from The Spark, MIT Technology Review’s weekly climate newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Wednesday, sign up here. Last Friday, I hoisted myself up a ladder and plopped down into the seat of a bright green John Deere tractor. There wasn’t a cornstalk or a soybean sprout in sight—my view…
Nigeria’s Haul247 wants to be Africa’s “Airbnb for trucks and warehouses”
Haul247, a Nigerian end-to-end logistics platform connecting businesses to haulage and warehousing assets, has raised a $3 million seed round. Gender-lens investing fund Alitheia Capital provided the equity capital, with Investment One contributing $1 million in debt financing. The logistics startup allows small businesses and large companies to book trucks and warehouses across multiple African […]
Nigeria’s Haul247 wants to be Africa’s “Airbnb for trucks and warehouses” by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechCrunch
Inside the quest to engineer climate-saving “super trees”
Fifty-three million years ago, the Earth was much warmer than it is today. Even the Arctic Ocean was a balmy 50 °F—an almost-tropical environment that looked something like Florida, complete with swaying palm trees and roving crocodiles. Then the world seemed to pivot. The amount of carbon in the atmosphere plummeted, and things began to…
Segway partners with Drover AI, Luna to bring computer vision to e-scooters
Segway-Ninebot is partnering with Drover AI and Luna Systems — two startups that build computer vision technology to detect and correct improper electric scooter riding — to integrate their technologies into its AI-enabled e-scooters. The partnerships, announced at the Micromobility Europe event in Amsterdam, are something of a pivot for Segway. This time last year, […]
Segway partners with Drover AI, Luna to bring computer vision to e-scooters by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch
Layoffs hit rocket engine maker Ursa Major
At least five people have been laid off from rocket engine startup Ursa Major, with one person citing budgetary constraints as the reason for being let go, according to posts on LinkedIn. Ursa Major did not immediately respond to TechCrunch’s inquiry into the layoffs, or the number of people affected. According to LinkedIn, 292 people […]
Layoffs hit rocket engine maker Ursa Major by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch
Digibee raises $60M to help companies integrate their software apps
Digibee, a low-code integration platform geared toward enterprise organizations, today announced that it raised $60 million in a Series B funding round led by Goldman Sachs with participation from Leadwind, Southern Europe, Vivo Ventures, Brazilian telco Vivo, Kinea and G2D. The round brings Weston, Florida-based Digibee’s total raised to $90 million, which CEO Rodrigo Bernardinelli […]
Digibee raises $60M to help companies integrate their software apps by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch
Five fundamentals for creating an effective OKR process
The OKR framework has helped countless startups synchronize their teams and realize ambitious goals, launching their companies to new heights.
Five fundamentals for creating an effective OKR process by Walter Thompson originally published on TechCrunch
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens explains why tech companies are moving to the city
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens sat down with TechCrunch to help open our first TechCrunch Live event dedicated to the city and spoke with us about the rapidly growing tech landscape. Atlanta is home to many buzzy industries, including fintech and SaaS, and is also the abode for many investors looking to back the startups in […]
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens explains why tech companies are moving to the city by Dominic-Madori Davis originally published on TechCrunch
Google claims that Bard is improving at math and programming
Bard, Google’s beleaguered AI-powered chatbot, is slowly improving at tasks involving logic and reasoning. That’s according to a blog post published today by the tech giant, which suggests that — thanks to a technique called “implicit code execution” — Bard is now improved specifically in the areas of math and coding. As the blog post […]
Google claims that Bard is improving at math and programming by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch