December 29, 2025

Bangladesh’s garment-making industry is getting greener

Pollution from textile production—dyes, chemicals, and heavy metals like lead and cadmium—is common in the waters of the Buriganga River as it runs through Dhaka, Bangladesh. It’s among many harms posed by a garment sector that was once synonymous with tragedy: In 2013, the eight-story Rana Plaza factory building collapsed, killing 1,134 people and injuring…

HR tech startup Propel wants to power the open talent economy via tech communities

July 10, 2023

Besides the billions of dollars from local and foreign investors, a strong factor behind Africa’s growing tech ecosystem is its burgeoning talent. Being sought after locally and internationally, these homegrown talents — including software developers who, according to Google’s Africa Developer Report, grew almost 4% to 716,000, UI/UX designers, engineers and other tech professionals — […]

HR tech startup Propel wants to power the open talent economy via tech communities by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechCrunch

Instagram’s Threads app reaches 100 million users within just five days

July 10, 2023

Instagram’s text-based app Threads has achieved the mark of 100 million sign-ups in just five days. The Twitter rival was launched on June 6 (or June 5 in the Americas), according to a tracker. Mark Zuckerberg noted on the first day that the app attracted 2 million sign-ups in two hours, 5 million sign-ups in […]

Instagram’s Threads app reaches 100 million users within just five days by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

The best e-bikes for every type of rider and where Chinese EV makers are headed

July 9, 2023

Welcome back to The Station, your central hub for all past, present and future means of moving people and packages from Point A to Point B. Reporter Rebecca Bellan is back in the driver’s seat the next couple of weeks as I stash my laptop and head out for some adventures (planes, ferries and bikes […]

The best e-bikes for every type of rider and where Chinese EV makers are headed by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch

Eliminating food waste is the next frontier in saving the planet

July 9, 2023

In the race to reach carbon neutrality, many businesses are looking for various ways to cut emissions, whether through limiting high-carbon transit, becoming more energy efficient at home, or reducing our consumption of meat. But there are some things that individual consumers can do that don’t require massive lifestyle changes, making them more likely options […]

Eliminating food waste is the next frontier in saving the planet by Miranda Halpern originally published on TechCrunch

Clair raises, Deel defends allegations and Mercury shares post-SVB growth figures

July 9, 2023

It was a short week and that was reflected in the amount of news we covered in fintech land last week. But there was still plenty to talk about, including Clair’s raise, some allegations against Deel and exclusive post-SVB growth numbers shared by banking services startup Mercury. On-demand pay gets a boost Some 82% of […]

Clair raises, Deel defends allegations and Mercury shares post-SVB growth figures by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch