5 Ways Independent Talent Boosts Project Team Adaptability
How do businesses build effective project teams in times of uncertainty? The answer often lies outside of traditional hiring practices. By tapping into the rich reservoir of independent talent, companies can transform how they navigate unforeseen challenges and seize opportunities. Independent talent strategies harness the experience, specialized skills and fresh
Read MoreHardware companies dominate a list of promising climate tech startups
A new report from Congruent Ventures and SVB highlights startups that could significantly reduce carbon emissions, mitigating climate change. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read MoreSmartcat secures $43M for its AI-powered translation platform
Smartcat, founded in 2016, is among the vendors providing automated translation tools geared toward enterprises, and its co-founder and CEO, Ivan Smolnikov, says business is good. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read MoreForm3, a quiet giant in UK fintech, raises $60M at a $570M valuation
Form3, a startup building tools to connect financial players with each other to enable account payments, has it raised $60 million to continue expanding its business. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read MoreGoogle loses appeal against EU’s €2.4B Shopping antitrust decision, as bloc also wins Apple state aid appeal
Google has once again lost in its bid to overturn a 2017 antitrust decision by the European Commission. The bloc found its shopping comparison service had broken competition rules — hitting Alphabet, Google’s parent, with an at-the-time record-breaking €2.42 billion penalty (around $2.7 billion at current exchange rates) and ordering
Read MoreFormo gets investors’ mouths watering with Koji protein-based animal-free cheese
A love of food — and, well, cheese — has landed German fermentation startup Formo‘s co-founder Roman Plewka and its team a hefty $61 million Series B round to keep scaling production of their climate-friendly, animal-free cheese. The Berlin-based startup’s first products use a base of Koji protein, a type
Read MoreSwiggy weighs increasing IPO size by $150M, aiming to raise up to $1.4B
Swiggy is considering boosting the fresh issue component of its IPO by $150 million, targeting a total of $1.4 billion. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read MoreSri Mandir helps Hindus visit sacred temples and offer donations virtually, from their phones
AppsForBharat, the startup behind Hindu devotional app Sri Mandir, has raised $18 million to penetrate into global markets and add new features. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read MoreSeattle Cybertruck became fleeting tourist destination
You could argue whether Cybertruck owners crave attention, but attention they receive, often by critics poking fun at the vehicles. People seem to particularly delight at Cybertruck mishaps, as when one arrived on Nantucket back in May and promptly got stuck in the sand. Perhaps it’s little wonder then that
Read MoreThe evolution of full stack engineers
On today’s episode we chat with Mrinalini Sugosh, Developer Relations and Community Manager at CKEditor and TinyMCE. She discusses how modern full stack developers have to master both front and backend skills, stitch the two together, and master adjacent skills like data analysis and security compliance.
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