So your startup’s runway is dwindling and fundraising is hard. What’s next?
What should startups do when their runway is ending, investors are disappearing, and options for more capital dwindle?
The Download: the rise of luxury car theft, and fighting antimicrobial resistance
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. The curious case of the disappearing Lamborghinis Across the world, unsuspecting people are unwittingly becoming caught up in a new and growing type of organized criminal enterprise: vehicle transport fraud and theft. Crooks…
Rivian beats on Q2 revenue, raises EV production guidance for 2023
Rivian gained positive momentum in the second-quarter and beat Wall Street expectations as the company ramped up EV sales, narrowed losses, reduced costs and shored up its supply chain. Rivian struck a confident tone in its second-quarter earnings, which was released after markets closed Tuesday, even raising its production guidance for the year from 50,000 […]
The Surprising Entrepreneurial Lesson I Learned After My 5 Year Old Cut My Hair Against My Will
Instead of interrogating my little one, media trainer and PR expert, Jessica Abo, took a more curious approach when her 5-year-old cut her hair. Here’s what the lesson can teach us.
How to Grow an Email List You Can Monetize
Is your email marketing not getting much traction, although you’re working hard on it? Try these tactics to build an email list you can nurture, engage — and monetize.
Mega Millions Jackpot Hits $1.58 billion After Another Week of No Winners
The new jackpot would exceed the current Mega Millions record of $1.537 billion.
‘She Has No Shame’: TikToker Warns Against Small Business Scam That Viewers Are Saying Happens ‘All the Time’
A clothing designer is warning others about what happened to her with one sneaky customer.
Kenyan logistics startup Sendy shuts down, embarks on asset sale
Sendy, a Kenyan logistics scale-up that enabled retailers to purchase FMCGs directly from manufacturers, among other services, is shutting down its operations and exploring a sale of its assets, TechCrunch has learned. Meshack Alloys, Sendy co-founder, confirmed the sale to TechCrunch without offering more details, saying: “We are in the middle of an acquisition process. […]
YouTube no longer suggests videos if your ‘watch history’ is turned off
YouTube announced Tuesday that its newest update disables all its video recommendations for users who have their watch history turned off, solving an arguably annoying problem for those who may not want to be bothered by a sea of suggested videos. YouTube viewers are used to having a home feed full of thumbnails since the […]
How to Get Your Brand Featured in Any Publication
Rather than adopting a hit-and-run approach to media coverage, focus on building lasting relationships with journalists, bloggers and editors.
These Are the Top 10 States to Retire in 2023, According to a New Report — And Florida Didn’t Make Top 5
Marked by its affordability, Iowa was named the best state for retirees in 2023.