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African climate startups have a huge funding gap. Here’s what experts say

May 02, 2024 African climate startups have a huge funding gap. Here’s what experts say The money raised by climate tech startups last year was more than a third of all funds raised by startups in Africa in 2023. BY Associated Press When Ademola Adesina founded a startup to provide solar and battery-based power subscription packages … Continue reading African climate startups have a huge funding gap. Here’s what experts say

‘This is a huge part of why I stay’: Corporate employees turn to workplace volunteering

April 29, 2024 ‘This is a huge part of why I stay’: Corporate employees turn to workplace volunteering More than 60% of respondents reported increased participation last year in employee volunteer activities. BY Associated Press Michelle Barbin’s job does not always fill her bucket. Yes, she likes her nine-to-five helping improve consumer experiences at Blue Cross … Continue reading ‘This is a huge part of why I stay’: Corporate employees turn to workplace volunteering

Quest 3 drives huge quarterly revenue of over $1 billion for Meta’s Reality Labs

Quest 3 drives huge quarterly revenue of over $1 billion for Meta’s Reality Labs   Paul McNally / Last Updated: Feb 2, 2024   Meta’s Quest 3 headset had a strong Q4 last year. At stages over the holiday period, it was outselling Sony’s PSVR2 by 30 units to one on Amazon in the run-up … Continue reading Quest 3 drives huge quarterly revenue of over $1 billion for Meta’s Reality Labs

Digital Advertising Has A Huge Problem: Carbon Emissions

Digital Advertising Has A Huge Problem: Carbon Emissions by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, September 1, 2023 Independent digital performance agency Fifty.io has integrated Scope3 into its platform to allow advertisers to measure each campaign’s carbon emissions across every domain with data displayed in real-time for clients such as FormulaE, Chipotle, RFU, Oggs, and Planted. … Continue reading Digital Advertising Has A Huge Problem: Carbon Emissions

Hyundai will pay $200 million after a TikTok challenge exposed a huge security flaw

Hyundai and Kia release software update to prevent TikTok thefts   Katie Malone   @kathrynamalone Kia and Hyundai released a software update on Monday after a viral TikTok challenge taught users how to hack the vehicles. But for now, it’s only available to a selected one million vehicles, out of the four million cars that … Continue reading Hyundai will pay $200 million after a TikTok challenge exposed a huge security flaw

The Labor Department’s new proposal would be a huge win for gig worker advocates

  By Jessica Bursztynsky October 11, 2022 The Labor Department unveiled a proposal on Tuesday that would impose additional barriers on companies trying to claim workers as independent contractors rather than employees, which some believe could overhaul the business models of rideshare and delivery giants.        The new rule would essentially take the … Continue reading The Labor Department’s new proposal would be a huge win for gig worker advocates

Google Shows Ad Industry How To Excel Under Pressure, Reports Huge Revenue Gains

Google Shows Ad Industry How To Excel Under Pressure, Reports Huge Revenue Gains by Laurie Sullivan  @lauriesullivan, October 29, 2020 Under the spotlight of the Department of Justice alleging a monopoly, Alphabet, Google’s parent company, on Thursday released third-quarter financial results. The numbers show that business is excellent. “We had a strong quarter, consistent with … Continue reading Google Shows Ad Industry How To Excel Under Pressure, Reports Huge Revenue Gains