‘There Is No Success Without Failure’: How to Turn a Pitch Meeting Setback Into Success
On the new episode of “Fix My Pitch,” business coaches Anthony Sullivan and Tina Frey explain how to reboot yourself when a meeting doesn’t go your way.
The Download: a battery pivot to AI, and rewriting math
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Why this battery company is pivoting to AI Qichao Hu doesn’t mince words about the state of the battery industry. “Almost every Western battery company has either died or is going to die. It’s kind of…
3 Inexpensive Energy Stocks to Buy Before October
Rising crude oil prices and higher well productivity are expected to boost domestic oil production this year and beyond, creating high-growth opportunities for companies providing energy services. Amid this backdrop,…
French billionaire Xavier Niel pledges to invest up to $210 million in AI
Xavier Niel, the founder, CEO and majority shareholder of telecom company Iliad, has announced several new projects around AI and told the AFP that he plans to conduct strategic investments in artificial intelligence of up to $210 million (€200 million). Niel isn’t just a telco CEO. In addition to Iliad, he is also the owner […]
Gringo’s super app for Brazilian drivers adds insurance, financing with $30M Series C
The new funding will enable the company to expand its automotive credit and insurance products and introduce new features.
First drive: Navigating LA freeways with Mercedes’ hands-off, eyes-off automated driving system
Time, as they say, is money. Mercedes-Benz is looking to put some time back in your pocket with the advent of its automated driving system that will let drivers stream a movie, text or talk to a passenger without watching the road ahead or having their hands on the wheel. And what better way to […]
Senser launches its AI-enhanced observability platform, raises $9.5M
Senser describes itself as an AIOps platform that uses machine learning to help developers and ops teams more easily get to the root causes of outages and service degradations. The Tel Aviv-based company today emerged from stealth and announced a $9.5 million seed round led by Eclipse, with participation by Amdocs and other private investors. […]
Striking the Right Balance: Managing Student Loans while Saving for Retirement
Managing your student loans while saving for retirement can feel like an uphill battle. Although it can be a long and complex process, there are many ways to fast-track it….
How Low Will Stocks Go?
The Fed threw some gasoline on the stock sell off fire last week. With that stocks are exploring new lows with the 200 day moving average in play at 4,195…
Resourcify, a platform to digitize waste management, raises €14M
Resourcify, a waste management and recycling platform, today announced that it raised €14 million ~($14.94 million) in a Series A round led by Vorwerk Ventures with participation from Revent, Ananda Impact Ventures, Speedinvest, BonVenture and WEPA Ventures. It’s a win for Gary Lewis, Resourcify’s CEO, who joined forces with Felix Heinricy in 2018 to launch […]
Akamai launches new cloud computing regions in Asia, Europe and the Americas
Akamai today announced a major expansion of its cloud computing presence around the world. While you might still think of Akamai as a content delivery service, the acquisition of Linode a year ago clearly signaled its ambition to become a major cloud computing player (on top of its ambitions around cybersecurity). While it may not […]