Fernride nudges yard trucks towards full autonomy with $31M in new funds

June 14, 2023

Fernride has figured out a way to launch a commercially viable autonomous, electric truck business today. The secret? Not driving on public roads. Most AV trucking companies are going after the moonshot: using self-driving freight trucks — typically 18-wheelers — to haul goods over long distances. Startups like Waymo, TuSimple, Kodiak Robotics and Aurora have […]

Fernride nudges yard trucks towards full autonomy with $31M in new funds by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez Coast Through Italian Riviera On $500 Million Superyacht Following Engagement

June 14, 2023

The pair was spotted off the coast of Portofino, Italy.

Volunteer Firefighters Are Getting Older and Enrollment Is Shrinking, Posing a Risk to Americans

June 14, 2023

In 2020, the number of volunteer firefighters reached a new 35-year-low. Meanwhile, call volume requesting help more than tripled in the same time frame.

Why every EV charging network combined can’t compete with Tesla

June 14, 2023

Charging networks need to dramatically accelerate their expansion to keep pace with EV adoption.

Why every EV charging network combined can’t compete with Tesla by Tim De Chant originally published on TechCrunch

Want to Improve Employee Performance? What New Research Suggests May Surprise You.

June 14, 2023

Employees equate their mental well-being to their productivity and performance. Here’s how you can offer more support.

Mechanical Turk workers are using AI to automate being human

June 14, 2023

File this one under inevitable, but hilarious. Mechanical Turk is a service that from its earliest days seemed to invite shenanigans, and indeed researchers show that nearly half of its “turkers” appear to be using AI to do tasks that were specifically intended to be done by humans because AI couldn’t. We’ve closed the loop […]

Mechanical Turk workers are using AI to automate being human by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch

The ABCs of Making More Sales as an Online Business (and No, It’s Not ‘Always Be Closing’)

June 14, 2023

If you’ve worked in sales (or seen the movie Glengarry Glen Ross), you might know the ABCs as “always be closing” — but I have a different set of ABCs you need to know as an online business, especially when it comes to creating a customer experience that fosters deep loyalty and helps you achieve sustainable growth.

Cheerios Is Discontinuing a Favorite Flavor and People Are Devastated: ‘I Bought Every Box That I Could Find’

June 14, 2023

Cheerios confirmed the news via Twitter after a fan questioned whether or not it had been axed.

‘Revenge Spending’ Is Showing Signs of Cooling — Good for Inflation, Bad for Some Businesses

June 14, 2023

When the lockdown subsided and businesses opened up again, so did wallets — causing a surge in “revenge spending.” Now, that pattern of consumer spending is cooling, which may help inflation but could put a dent in some of the “revenge categories” (like hospitality) that have rebounded since the pandemic.

Canva introduces new developer tools and $50M investment fund

June 14, 2023

Canva has been around since 2013, and has been a tremendously successful design platform, raising over $570 million and garnering 135 million users along the way. With that kind of traction, it makes a ton of sense to let developers tap into that user base and take advantage of the work that the company has […]

Canva introduces new developer tools and $50M investment fund by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch

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