Even if insects don’t sound appealing to you, black soldier flies could play an essential role in the food chain in the coming years. In particular, these flies’ larvae can become an important source of proteins for livestock and fish. That’s why Entocycle is raising another $5 million in a Series A funding round led […]
Entocycle grabs $5 million for its insect breeding technology by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch
Groupon has laid off another 500 employees in a bid to cut costs, the company said in an SEC filing last week. The e-commerce company had cut 500 jobs — nearly 15% of its workforce then — previously in August 2022. The company said that this new set of layoffs will be spread across the […]
Groupon cuts another 500 employees in the second round of layoffs by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch
Secai Marche, a farm-to-table fulfillment platform serving farmers in Japan and Southeast Asia, announced today it has raised 210 million Japanese yen (about $1.6 million USD) in Series A funding. The round included participation from venture capital firm The Agribusiness Investment and Consultation Co., Spiral Ventures Asia Fund I and Beyond Next Ventures. This brings […]
Southeast Asia farm-to-table startup Secai Marche raises Series A by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) found merit to complaints that high-level executives at Apple violated national labor law. This finding comes after the NLRB also found that Apple illegally interfered with labor organizing at retail stores in New York City and Atlanta. These charges were filed by Ashley Gjøvik, a former senior engineer program […]
Labor officials found that Apple execs infringed on workers’ rights by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch
Taiwanese automotive conglomerate Hotai Motor exposed reams of personal customer data from its car rental and carshare unit, iRent, until a security researcher found the data online last week. Even then, it took the company a week — and the intervention of the Taiwanese government — to act. Hotai Motor is one of the largest […]
Hotai Motor exposed thousands of iRent customer documents by Zack Whittaker originally published on TechCrunch
Monavo Heath turned heads at CES with an Ouroubouros-esque smart ring designed for women. In the crowded field of fitness wearables, where the mainstream heavy hitter of the Apple Watch heads up a very long tail of typically less pricey and/or more specialist activity tracking bracelets and bands all keen to claim their own patch […]
Put a (smart) ring on it: Monavo on why its health wearable will put women first by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch
Aurora Innovation said Monday it has hired Ossa Fisher as president as the autonomous vehicle company prepares to commercially launch its self-driving trucks business next year. The company said Fisher, who was most recently president and chief operating officer of education tech company Istation, will be based in Dallas. Aurora is headquartered in Pittsburgh and […]
AV company Aurora hires president ahead of commercial launch by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch
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Max Q: A very Virginia affair by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch