Moka, a startup that wants to make talent acquisition a little more data-driven for China-based companies that range from smartphone giant Xiaomi to Burger King’s local business, announced Monday that it has raised a 180 million yuan ($27 million) Series B round of funding. The deal was led by Hillhouse Capital, an investor in top […]
View More Moka raises $27M led by Hillhouse to make hiring more data-driven in ChinaCategory: California
Elon Musk says Tesla Model Y will be revealed at its LA design studio on March 14
Tesla will pull back the curtains and unveil its Model Y crossover vehicle at an event in Los Angeles on March 14th, according to a tweet from chief executive Elon Musk. Model Y unveil event on March 14 at LA Design Studio — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 3, 2019 It’s the fifth new car design […]
View More Elon Musk says Tesla Model Y will be revealed at its LA design studio on March 14A powerful atmospheric river pummeled California, and the pictures look unreal
On Wednesday, San Jose Mercury News photojournalist Karl Mondon spotted a man in flooded Guerneville, California rowing through town in a blue dumpster.
A potent atmospheric river — a long band of water vapor that often transports ample amounts of moisture to the western U.S. like “rivers in the sky” — deluged portions of Northern California this week. The Russian River, which winds through the Sonoma County town of Guerneville, reached over 45-feet high and swamped the area, prompting the Sheriff to announce on Twitter that the town had been surrounded by water — with no way in or out.
While California relies heavily on these wintertime atmospheric rivers for its water, scientists expect these storms to grow dramatically wetter as Earth’s climate heats up. Read more…
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View More A powerful atmospheric river pummeled California, and the pictures look unrealZero Motorcycles leads in electric motorcycles as BRP scoops up Alta’s remains
As the mobility world awaits Harley Davidson’s EV debut, there’s plenty of motion in the e-moto startup space. Zero Motorcycles unveiled its new 110 horsepower SR/F model in New York this week, offering a 200 mile range, one hour charge capability, and top speed of 124 mph. The California based startup—whose investors include New York […]
View More Zero Motorcycles leads in electric motorcycles as BRP scoops up Alta’s remainsJustin Caldbeck sues Binary Capital co-founder Jonathan Teo, claiming he ‘made no effort to save the firm’
Justin Caldbeck, angry the Binary Capital co-founder couldn’t save the firm following his own sexual harassment scandal, alleges breach of contract and fraud in the lawsuit.
View More Justin Caldbeck sues Binary Capital co-founder Jonathan Teo, claiming he ‘made no effort to save the firm’Briq, the next building block in tech’s reconstruction of the construction business, raises $3 million
Bassem Hamdy has been in the construction business for a long time. He spent the last few years at the construction software business Procore, now a $3 billion dollar company developing technology for the construction industry, and now Hamdy is ready to unveil his next act as chief executive and co-founder of Briq, a new […]
View More Briq, the next building block in tech’s reconstruction of the construction business, raises $3 millionInside Tesla’s solar energy astroturfing
Tesla has been masking its lobbying efforts on solar panels and battery storage through the Energy Freedom Coalition of America, a trade association that is little more than a front for the automaker and alternative energy company, public documents suggest. SolarCity, which Tesla bought in 2016, began the practice of using the EFCA to promote […]
View More Inside Tesla’s solar energy astroturfingCalifornia to close data breach notification loopholes under new law
California, which has some of the strongest data breach notification laws in the U.S., thinks it can do even better. The golden state’s attorney general Xavier Becerra announced a new bill Thursday that aims to close loopholes in its existing data breach notification laws by expanding the requirements for companies to notify users or customers […]
View More California to close data breach notification loopholes under new lawDeeply discounted student tickets for TC Sessions: Robotics + AI 2019
Are you a student within striking distance of Berkeley, California? Do you have a burning passion for robots and artificial intelligence? We have great news for you. We’re offering deeply discounted student tickets to TechCrunch Sessions: Robotics + AI 2019, which takes place at UC Berkeley on April 18. Immerse yourself in our day-long event […]
View More Deeply discounted student tickets for TC Sessions: Robotics + AI 2019Waymo tops new self-driving report while Apple brings up the rear
Apple’s self-driving car project isn’t doing so well. Last month more than 200 employees from the team were sent to other machine learning divisions. Then in a report this week, Apple came in dead last out of 62 companies permitted to test drive auto…
View More Waymo tops new self-driving report while Apple brings up the rearTaali takes its popped water lily snacks from Y Combinator to the world
Aditya and Aarti Kochhar Kaji didn’t set out to start the snack food business Taali Foods when they were studying for their business degrees at Harvard. The couple both hail from Mumbai and met at the University of Pennsylvania . They were married before starting at Harvard’s Business School and initially were interested in other areas […]
View More Taali takes its popped water lily snacks from Y Combinator to the worldSegmented security startup Illumio raises $65M in Series E round
Illumio has raised $65 million in its latest round of funding led by J.P. Morgan Asset Management, the security startup has confirmed. The news comes just weeks after the company was expected to announce a $50 million Series E round, but was delayed after a late addition pushed the figure up. The datacenter monitoring and […]
View More Segmented security startup Illumio raises $65M in Series E round