Zero to Employment Hero: HR unicorn nabs $167M to be Australia’s ‘biggest export since Atlassian’
In a startup world where down rounds prevail and much beyond low-million Series A raises are practically (but not totally) unheard of, those rare megabuck funding rounds stand out just that little bit more today than they did even a year ago. With that in mind, Employment Hero, an Australia-based recruitment,
Read moreMade Renovation, which intrigued, then infuriated, its customers, is shutting down
In August, we reported that a four-year-old, venture-backed remodeling startup called Made Renovation was failing its customers, by their own telling. Though it marketing itself as a one-stop shop to beautify bathrooms — it offered potential customers a variety of templates, then promised to pair them with in-house project managers,
Read moreSequoia faces Congressional scrutiny over investments in China
One of Silicon Valley’s most prominent investment firms will face government scrutiny over its investments in China. Sequoia Capital has received a polite but pointed request from Congress to enter into more detail on how it will prevent further U.S. investment dollars from advancing Chinese interests. Sequoia announced in June
Read moreTesla Cybertruck deliveries set for Nov 30
Tesla has finally set a date for the first deliveries of the Cybertruck. CEO Elon Musk posted on social media Wednesday that the Cybertruck delivery event, which traditionally means a few select customers get to take possession of their vehicles, will be held November 30 at company’s Austin gigafactory. The
Read moreReddit may have killed Apollo, but the developer’s Pixel Pals app has hit ~50K subscribers
The shutdown of the third-party Reddit app, Apollo, hasn’t stopped developer Christian Selig from continuing to publish iOS apps. Instead, he’s moved on to an Apollo spin-off app called Pixel Pals, which puts cute little virtual pets on top of your iPhone’s Dynamic Island — that is, the black bar
Read moreTesla’s first Cybertruck deliveries will happen on November 30th
Tesla Cybertruck prototype. | Image: Tesla The Tesla Cybertruck finally has a delivery date, according to a company post on X (formerly Twitter). Along with its third quarter earnings today, Tesla announced the long-delayed Cybertruck electric pickup will have its first deliveries during an event on November 30th at the
Read moreTesla’s solar business is tanking but energy storage is making up for it
By the megawatt, solar installations are outpacing other energy sources in the U.S. this year — but you wouldn’t know it judging from Tesla’s latest reports. Once among the top three residential installers in the nation, Tesla’s solar business is in decline. In the third quarter, the automaker’s solar deployments
Read moreTesla Q3 profit falls 44% on EV price cuts
Tesla’s decision to repeatedly slash EV prices put pressure on margins, causing profits to fall 44% to $1.85 billion in the third quarter from the same year-ago period, the company reported Wednesday. Tesla reported revenue of $23.35 billion in the third quarter, which gained 9% year-over-year thanks to higher vehicle
Read moreWhy DSA Interviews Are Great for Recruiting — My Experience With Meta
Why DSA Interviews Are Great for Recruiting — My Experience With MetaPhoto by Андрей СизовIt has been very hard writing this article. I have started many times and stopped because it is a harsh reminder of a time when my hopes were raised so high and crushed by forces far beyond my control.Nevertheless, I am
Read moreWebSockets, gRPC, MQTT, and SSE — Which Real-Time Notification Method Is For You?
Did you know real-time notifications were more than just WebSockets? You have plenty of options based on your use caseContinue reading on Better Programming »
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