The amount of plastic waste produced globally is on track to triple to over 1,000 million tonnes by 2060. The OECD report predicts that developed countries will continue to produce the most plastic waste per person, although emerging regions like Africa and Asia are expected to experience the fastest growth owing to rapid population growth, and […]
Plastic upcycling startup Kubik closes $3.34M seed to scale production in Ethiopia by Annie Njanja originally published on TechCrunch
There is an estimated 3 million software engineers in Europe, depending on what report you want to believe, but finding the rights engineers for the job in hand isn’t all that straight forward. London or Paris might well have the highest concentration of software engineers, but knowing what locales offer the best access to specific […]
Sequoia debuts Atlas, an interactive guide to the European tech talent landscape by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch
Supercritical, the carbon removal marketplace aimed (at the moment) mainly at tech companies that want to hit ‘net zero’, has raised a $13 million Series A funding round, led by Lightspeed Venture Partners. The round includes funding from RTP Global, Greencode Ventures, MMC Ventures and others. We covered Supercritical’s launch back in August 2021, when it pointed out that the […]
Supercritical, a carbon removal marketplace aimed at tech firms, raises $13M Series A led by Lightspeed by Mike Butcher originally published on TechCrunch
Rivian acquired the company behind ABetterRouteplanner, a popular route planning app used by EV drivers, CEO RJ Scaringe confirmed Wednesday. Scaringe didn’t disclose financial terms of the deal to buy Iternio, the Swedish company that developed A Better Routeplanner, otherwise known as ABRP. The acquisition was first reported earlier this month by Electrek. Reuters confirmed […]
Rivian’s latest acquisition aims to make EV route planning better by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch
Fusion power is expensive and risky, but the potential rewards are enormous. Here’s why 6 investors believe it could be the future of energy.
With $10T on the line, 6 fusion investors explain why they’re all in by Tim De Chant originally published on TechCrunch
Marvel’s latest series, “Secret Invasion,” made its debut on Disney+ today, sparking tons of backlash after it was confirmed the intro sequence was AI-generated. “Secret Invasion” director Ali Selim admitted to Polygon that the opening credits were designed by VFX company Method Studios using artificial intelligence. Selim didn’t say which AI tool was used. Method Studios […]
Artists are rightfully upset that ‘Secret Invasion’ used AI Art for opening credits by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch
Do I need to get two separate visas to work at two companies at the same time? Can I transfer my H-1B to one or both companies?
Ask Sophie: Do I need 2 visas to work at 2 different startups? by Walter Thompson originally published on TechCrunch
