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When will the visa application fee hikes come into effect? Are there any other immigration-related changes coming this year?

Dear Sophie: What H-1B and other immigration changes can we expect this year? by Ram Iyer originally published on TechCrunch

Writing an obituary isn’t an easy task. That’s an understatement — it’s incredibly painful, usually expensive too. But someone has to do it. Or perhaps not. Consider leaving it to AI. That’s the pitch Empathy, a platform that provides support for families who’ve recently suffered a loss, is making with the launch of its new tool […]

Empathy’s new tool uses AI to generate obituaries, and it’s not half bad by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

Risilience, a SaaS-based analytics platform that helps companies assess their climate risk and plan their transition toward net-zero carbon emissions, has raised $26 million in a Series B round of funding. The raise comes as ESG (environmental, social, and [corporate] governance) startups across the spectrum have continued to raise cash throughout the downturn, with climate-focused companies […]

Risilience, a climate analytics and risk assessment platform for enterprises, raises $26M by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch

Michroma is developing its novel technology for food colorings and flavorings that uses precision fermentation to scale fungal food colors.

Michroma wants to make food colorings, flavors more ‘fun’gi by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch

Business aviation operators are often challenged with crew and aircraft shortages as they look to scale and meet the growing post-pandemic demand for air travel. With industry-wide staffing shortages, operators need to figure out how to attract pilots and other crew members — whether it be to fill full-time vacancies or add temp positions to […]

Portside lands $50M to help manage business aviation by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch