Chicago Billionaire Dies in Race Car Crash On His Birthday
Jim Crown was killed in an accident at Aspen Motorsports Park in Woody Creek, Colorado.
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…
Arkam Ventures targets $180 million to tap ‘middle India’ opportunity with second fund
Arkam Ventures is courting its second fund, aiming for $180 million, nearly doubling the size of its maiden fund, as the Indian venture capital firm gears up to double down on the expanding ‘middle India’ opportunity. The firm’s partners said in an interview that they are hopeful to retain support from high-profile international institutional investors […]
Arkam Ventures targets $180 million to tap ‘middle India’ opportunity with second fund by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch
A New Report Says 1 In 5 Workers Globally Are ‘Loud Quitting’ — What’s Behind the Trend?
The new phenomenon follows a surge of workers practicing “quiet quitting.”
Kindred Ventures foresees a ‘massive explosion of startups’ courtesy of AI
Last week, we talked with Kindred Ventures, a small, nine-year-old, San Francisco-based early-stage venture firm that, despite investing in a lot of nascent startups — more than 100 to date — takes a generalist approach, investing in AI, climate tech, consumer internet companies, crypto deals, fintech startups, health startups, mobility startups and the outfits developing […]
Kindred Ventures foresees a ‘massive explosion of startups’ courtesy of AI by Connie Loizos originally published on TechCrunch
Max Q: Welcome to the era of MaaS (microgravity-as-a-service)
In this issue: Atmos Space Cargo’s research and manufacturing space capsule; another anomaly hits Launcher’s Orbiter space tug; news from NASA, and more.
Max Q: Welcome to the era of MaaS (microgravity-as-a-service) by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch
Decentralized social networking app Damus to be removed from App Store, will appeal decision
Damus, a decentralized social networking app backed by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, will be removed from the App Store due to Apple’s strict payment rules. Apple had threatened to remove Damus earlier this month over the app’s tips feature, claiming that it could be used by content creators to sell digital content on the platform. […]
Decentralized social networking app Damus to be removed from App Store, will appeal decision by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch
How to Filter Good Advice From The Bad
There’s a lot of great advice out there, but how do you know if it’s great for you?
We’re Now Finding Out The Damaging Results of The Mandated Return to Office — And It’s Worse Than We Thought.
Companies knew the mandated return to the office would cause some attrition, however, they were not prepared for the serious problems that would present.
A Messaging App That Received ‘Unicorn Status’ With a $1.17B in Valuation Shuts Down After Investigation Finds 95% of Users Were ‘Bots’
IRL once boasted nearly 400% growth experienced over 15 months. However, that wasn’t the whole truth.
‘You Are NOT the Father’: Maury Povich Is Launching an At-Home Paternity Test Company
The talk show host retired last year after 31 seasons on air.