The construction industry in Kenya is so big that it is among the few globally that expanded amidst the Covid lockdowns of 2020. And it is not showing any signs of slowdown with the country’s data agency — the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics — projecting it to grow at an average rate of 6.1%… Continue reading Kenya’s Jumba bags $1M to help operators of hardware stores restock seamlessly
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Massachusetts court rejects ballot to define gig workers as contractors
In a major setback for app-based gig economy companies like Uber, Lyft and DoorDash, a Massachusetts court ruled on Tuesday to throw out a proposed ballot measure that would, if passed, define gig workers as independent contractors rather than employees. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court’s unanimous decision found that the ballot initiative violated state law… Continue reading Massachusetts court rejects ballot to define gig workers as contractors
India’s farmers exposed by new Aadhaar data leak
A security researcher said an Indian government website was exposing the Aadhaar numbers of India’s farmers, potentially amounting to millions of people. Atul Nair told TechCrunch that he found a part of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi website that was revealing the farmers’ information. PM-Kisan, as the agency is better known, is an Indian government… Continue reading India’s farmers exposed by new Aadhaar data leak
How startups should handle the downturn
Mike Volpi Contributor Mike Volpi is a general partner at Index Ventures. He joined the firm in 2009 to help establish Index’s San Francisco office with Danny Rimer. More posts by this contributor Mike Volpi on the art of board membership The 2022 crisis is the third major tech downturn of the internet era, following… Continue reading How startups should handle the downturn
QuantumScape loses manufacturing chief over management style mismatch
Celina Mikolajczak, who has held senior roles at Tesla and Panasonic, resigned from QuantumScape less than a year after taking the chief manufacturing officer position at the solid-state battery company, according to a regulatory filing. Mikolajczak and QuantumScape are parting ways over “differing management styles between the parties,” the filing with the U.S. Securities and… Continue reading QuantumScape loses manufacturing chief over management style mismatch
Why Porsche is turning to startup builder UP.Labs to solve its biggest problems
John Kuolt hates the term “incubator” — at least when describing UP.Labs, a new venture that launched this week with inaugural partner Porsche. “It has a connotation that we aren’t,” the CEO and founder of UP.Labs told TechCrunch. So what is UP.Labs beyond the “building transformative companies” tagline on its website? Look closely and some… Continue reading Why Porsche is turning to startup builder UP.Labs to solve its biggest problems
EV SPAC Faraday Future now has the attention of the DOJ
Amid an investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission into inaccurate statements to investors, Faraday Future has received a preliminary request for information from the U.S. Department of Justice. The DOJ’s request for information is related to the SEC probe, according to a securities filing submitted by the electric vehicle startup Thursday. Faraday said it’s… Continue reading EV SPAC Faraday Future now has the attention of the DOJ
Jaguar Land Rover rolls out what3words geocoding tech to vehicles already on the road
Jaguar Land Rover is the latest automaker to integrate geocoding company what3words into its cars and SUVs. JLR said Thursday that it will incorporate both its new and used vehicles with the voice-activated what3words system, which divides the world into a grid to give each 100-square-foot area an address of three random words. The rollout… Continue reading Jaguar Land Rover rolls out what3words geocoding tech to vehicles already on the road
US safety regulators expand Tesla Autopilot investigation
U.S. federal safety regulators have “upgraded” its investigation into Tesla’s Autopilot advanced driver assistance system after discovering new incidents of the EVs crashing into parked first-responder vehicles. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a notice Thursday that it was expanding its preliminary evaluation of Tesla Autopilot systems to an engineering analysis. This means… Continue reading US safety regulators expand Tesla Autopilot investigation
Shield AI raises $165M at a $2.3B valuation to fuel development of its military autonomous flying systems
Technology built with defense in mind is getting some significant and serious traction at the moment, spurred by world events, advances in technology, and a growing appetite from end users to invest in more innovative ways to protect themselves. In the latest development, Shield AI — which makes software and hardware for drones and other… Continue reading Shield AI raises $165M at a $2.3B valuation to fuel development of its military autonomous flying systems