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SAP’s chief sustainability officer isn’t interested in getting your company to do the right thing

Posted on May 11, 2024 by Techme101

SAP Chief Sustainability Officer Sophia Mendelsohn wants to incentivize companies to be green because it’s profitable, not just because it’s right. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Tesla’s profitable Supercharger network is in limbo after Musk axed the entire team

Posted on May 11, 2024 by Techme101

Here’s what one insider said happened in the days leading up to the layoffs. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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StrictlyVC London welcomes Phoenix Court and WEX

Posted on May 11, 2024 by Techme101

StrictlyVC events deliver exclusive insider content from the Silicon Valley & Global VC scene while creating meaningful connections over cocktails and canapés with leading investors, entrepreneurs and executives. And TechCrunch is excited to join forces with key players in the … Continue reading →

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Meesho, an Indian social commerce with 150M transacting users, secures $275M in new funding

Posted on May 11, 2024 by Techme101

Meesho, a leading e-commerce startup in India with about 150 million transacting users, has secured $275 million in a new funding round, it disclosed in a securities filing. The new funding is part of a larger financing round, which is … Continue reading →

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Scammers found planting online betting ads on Indian government websites

Posted on May 11, 2024 by Techme101

Some Indian government websites have allowed scammers to plant advertisements capable of redirecting visitors to online betting platforms. TechCrunch discovered around four dozen “gov.in” website links associated with Indian states, including Bihar, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Mizoram and Telangana that were … Continue reading →

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Motional cut about 550 employees, around 40%, in recent restructuring, sources say

Posted on May 11, 2024 by Techme101

Around 550 employees across autonomous vehicle company Motional have been laid off, according to information taken from WARN notice filings and sources at the company.  Earlier this week, TechCrunch reported that Motional is pausing commercial operations and delaying plans to … Continue reading →

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Pitch Deck Teardown: Cloudsmith’s $15M Series A deck

Posted on May 10, 2024 by Techme101

The deck included some redacted numbers, but there was still enough data to get a good picture. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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OpenAI’s ChatGPT announcement: What we know so far

Posted on May 10, 2024 by Techme101

The company is describing the event as “a chance to demo some ChatGPT and GPT-4 updates.” © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Anthropic’s Claude sees tepid reception on iOS compared with ChatGPT’s debut

Posted on May 10, 2024 by Techme101

Unlike ChatGPT, Claude did not become a new App Store hit. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Startups Weekly: Trouble in EV land and Peloton is circling the drain

Posted on May 10, 2024 by Techme101

Welcome to Startups Weekly — Haje‘s weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Friday. Look, I know this is our startups weekly newsletter, and as … Continue reading →

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