“It is felt the law has been violated by my statement about wearing a mask,” he says Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra, when asked by reporters, had said that he does not wear masks to any public programs. He has since apologised for the statement and appealed to society to wear it. |…
Chinese electric vehicle startup XPeng Inc. raised $1.5 billion through an initial public offering in the U.S. as investor interest in EVs and clean energy outstripped concerns over escalating tensions between the U.S. and China. The automaker, which is headquartered in Guangzhou, China and has offices in Silicon Valley and San Diego, said in a…
Google is revamping its two-year old “Snapshot” feature in Google Assistant for iOS and Android. The company in 2018 had first introduced Google Assistant Snapshot as a way for mobile users to stay on top of their day, by showing timely information like appointments, reminders, commute times, stocks, packages in transit, and more. Today, the…
There’s been a flurry of TikTok news today, and the flood doesn’t seem to be letting up. First was the announcement that Kevin Mayer, who joined the company just a bit more than three months ago, has stepped down overnight. Now, we are receiving a bunch of deal-related news as well. Walmart has confirmed to…
The fintech industry has had a wild couple of years. Consumer fintech startups, such as Robinhood, Revolut and Coinbase, have been massively successful and managed to attract millions of customers. At the same time, enterprise companies have created the infrastructure that will make finance truly digital, from payments to API-driven integrations and risk assessment. That’s…
It’s time again to start warming up your pitching arm. Our next Pitchers & Pitches session takes place next week on September 2. Register today! Pitchers & Pitches sessions combine critique and competition with a focus on helping early-stage startup founders create an iron-clad, 60-second pitch. Here’s how it works. Everyone is welcome to attend,…
Use minimum viable campaigns to iterate long-term goals Andrea Fryrear Contributor Andrea Fryrear is co-founder of AgileSherpas, a leading authority on optimizing customer acquisition and retention processes, the author of two books on organizational agility and an international speaker and trainer. Old-school approaches to marketing were often described as “spray and pray.” Marketers would launch…
The expression “it takes a village” easily applies to building a successful mobility startup, especially in uncertain and tumultuous times. It also takes opportunities, and you’ll find plenty of those at TC Sessions: Mobility 2020 (Oct. 6-7). Even better — you can bring your entire village, increase your opportunity potential and save money with our group…
