Category: Technology

Instant messaging is changing how business gets done. If your organization uses an instant messaging program like Slack or Microsoft Teams or even consumer messaging platforms like WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, etc., you can attest to the communication and productivity benefits. (Or maybe you can’t — more on that in a moment.) Studies show that approximately […]

These days, it’s a safe bet that whenever we talk about valuations in this newsletter, it’s probably bad news. And indeed, much of the venture landscape is facing uncertainty and a challenging environment at the moment. But not every type of company has been suffering—and in fact, certain startups have seen strong valuation growth. Seed-stage […]

It can be challenging to keep track of time zones. Even though we’ve tried to reinvent time zones, we still can’t agree on a universal system. However, it’s usually not a problem since everyone knows their region’s time zone. For example, the difference between East and West is three hours in the United States. Easy, right? […]

Google’s dominance as the most visited website has been undisputed since it rose to prominence as the leading search engine in the early 2000s. However, that position could now be facing its biggest ever threat, with the arrival of new artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots such as ChatGPT, which can answer people’s questions online. Google is […]

South Africa’s electricity utility Eskom has made it clear that “loadshedding” – rolling scheduled power cuts – isn’t going to end any time soon. This reality, and President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement during his annual state of the nation speech on 9 February 2023 that tax incentives for solar power use are imminent, mean that many […]

Enterprise blockchain is a private or permissioned blockchain network used by businesses or organizations for specific purposes. In the case of autonomous vehicles, enterprise blockchain can be used to create a secure and transparent record of transactions and data related to the vehicles. This can include information on vehicle maintenance, software updates, sensor data, and […]

South Africa’s electricity utility Eskom has made it clear that “loadshedding” – rolling scheduled power cuts – isn’t going to end any time soon. This reality, and President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement during his annual state of the nation speech on 9 February 2023 that tax incentives for solar power use are imminent, mean that many […]

IPG Photonics Corporation (NASDAQ:IPGP) Q4 2022 Earnings Call Transcript February 14, 2023 Operator: Good morning and welcome to IPG Photonics’ Fourth Quarter 2022 Conference Call. Today’s call is being recorded and webcast. At this time, I’d like to turn the call over to Eugene Fedotoff, IPG’s Director of Investor Relations for introductions. Please go ahead, […]

Schneider Electric boss announces shock exit just months after buying British software giant Aveva By Patrick Tooher For The Daily Mail Published: 16:51 EST, 16 February 2023 | Updated: 16:51 EST, 16 February 2023 Schneider Electric boss Jean-Pascal Tricoire announced his shock exit yesterday after two decades in charge – and just months after buying […]

So far, 22,139 employees have been laid off by 74 startups, including unicorns BYJU’S, Chargebee, Cars24, LEAD, Ola, OYO, Meesho, MPL, Innovaccer, Udaan, Unacademy and Vedantu Edtech has laid off the most employees, with 17 edtech startups laying off 8,000+ employees As the funding winter intensifies, here are the startups that have issued pink slips […]