4 problems venture capital can’t solve
Sometimes, it’s good to ask yourself if you’re raising capital in anticipation of pain that may never materialize.
4 problems venture capital can’t solve by Ram Iyer originally published on TechCrunch
Why Young Entrepreneurs Are Flocking to Franchising — and What It Means for Your Brand
Younger entrepreneurs are reshaping the franchising landscape, bringing technology fluency, a desire for purpose-driven work and a fresh approach to business ownership.
Senegal’s logistics tech startup Chargel raises $2.5M seed funding
After selling their hospitality tech startup, Teranga, in 2018, Senegalese brothers Moustapha and Alioune Ndoye ventured into the trucking business as they pondered their next move. However, it soon became clear to them that fleet management is a major challenge, and one that largely influences the level of profits to be made by truck-owners. Some […]
Senegal’s logistics tech startup Chargel raises $2.5M seed funding by Annie Njanja originally published on TechCrunch
Imgur will ban explicit images on its platform this month
Image hosting platform Imgur is set to ban explicit images on its platform from May 15. The company updated its terms of service and said that the company will focus on removing “nudity, pornography, & sexually explicit content” from the site later this month. The Medialab-owned company said that explicit content formed a risk to […]
Imgur will ban explicit images on its platform this month by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch
Rethinking sustainable mobility in a new, digital landscape
Driving is ubiquitous—a part of daily life for millions in rural and urban regions across the globe. Its by-products, however, are sobering. According to the World Economic Forum, transportation produces almost one-fifth of global greenhouse gas emissions. There is an undeniable need to design, develop, and implement solutions to decarbonize and transition to net-zero emissions. Auto industry…
Why your iPhone 17 might come with a recycled battery
My phone is basically an extension of my arm at this point. To be honest, I have some mixed feelings about that, and not just because I worry about what being online 24/7 is doing to my brain cells. As you might know, lithium-ion batteries power most of our personal electronics today. Mining the metals…
Uber and Cartken are bringing sidewalk delivery robots to Virginia
Uber is expanding its partnership with sidewalk delivery robot startup Cartken to Fairfax, Virginia. Starting Thursday, UberEats customers around the Mosaic District can choose to have food from select merchants delivered via one of Cartken’s small, six-wheeled, autonomous bots. This is the second city where Uber and Cartken are partnering for commercial deliveries. The companies […]
Uber and Cartken are bringing sidewalk delivery robots to Virginia by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch
Proton announces Proton Pass, a password manager
Proton, the Geneva, Switzerland-based company behind the end-to-end encrypted email service Proton Mail, as well as Proton VPN, Proton Drive and Proton Calendar, is announcing a brand new product today. And it’s a password manager called Proton Pass. Like other Proton products, the company is insisting on the privacy and security features of this new […]
Proton announces Proton Pass, a password manager by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch
Learning to code isn’t enough
A decade ago, tech powerhouses the likes of Microsoft, Google, and Amazon helped boost the nonprofit Code.org, a learn-to-code program with a vision: “That every student in every school has the opportunity to learn computer science as part of their core K–12 education.” It was followed by a wave of nonprofits and for-profits alike dedicated…
How Entrepreneurs Can Build Their Personal Brand on LinkedIn
Business branding and personal branding on now one in the same, and there’s no better platform for leveraging this synergy than LinkedIn
Wendy’s Is Giving Away Free Food While Mercury Is in Retrograde
The fast food chain is offering the ‘Mercury Menu’ deal from April 21 to May 14.