The company’s proprietary platform vets ethical and sustainable businesses along the supply chain and uses technology to connect brands with that network of suppliers.
Amazon will allow U.S. Prime members to send gifts using only an email or phone number
In preparation for the holiday shopping season, Amazon today convenient a new way to send gifts through its mobile app. Instead of entering in the recipient’s mailing address — a piece of information people often don’t know in today’s age of digital communications — Prime members can now send a gift to a friend via their […]
Facebook whistleblower reveals identity, says company ‘chooses profits over safety’
The whistleblower who brought information about Facebook’s awareness of Instagram’s impact on teens has revealed herself as Frances Haugen in an interview with 60 Minutes.
The Station: Inside the Rivian R1T and its IPO filing
Hello readers: Welcome to The Station, your central hub for all past, present and future means of moving people and packages from Point A to Point B. Welp, it was an EV heavy week, starting with the Polestar SPAC and ending with the Rivian IPO filing (curses to the late Friday regulatory filing). Oh, and […]
One Identity has acquired OneLogin, a rival to Okta and Ping in sign-on and identity access management
More consolidation is afoot in the world of cybersecurity, specifically around services to help organizations manage identity and access. Today, One Identity — which provides tools for managing “zero trust” access to systems, as well as running log management and other governance services for enterprises — announced that it has acquired OneLogin, a rival to […]
First drive: The Electrifying GMC Hummer EV
The $110,000 GMC Hummer EV is a wild mashup that can keep up with the best off-roader, has the comfort of a luxury sedan and the speed of a sports car. And it has a truck bed. GM calls it a super truck, and I cannot disagree. After driving the Hummer EV at General Motor’s […]
Five Seasons Ventures pulls in €180M fund to tackle human health and climate via FoodTech
FoodTech is booming in Europe and is growing exponentially. In 2020, €3 billion went into European FoodTech companies (State of European Tech Report, March 2021), and the pandemic has accelerated demand as consumers have shifted to grocery delivery. The industry has also been affected by the rise of direct-to-consumer food brands. Finally, the pandemic created […]
Komunidad, a Philippines-based environmental intelligence platform, lands seed round
The Philippines is one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world, with geography that makes it vulnerable to typhoons, floods, volcanos, earthquakes and droughts. While working in IT, Felix Ayque began compiling cyclone reports and sending them as email alerts to communities. His work evolved into environmental intelligence platform Komunidad, which collects data from […]
Design’s dirty secrets and how to address experience bias
If the solution to experience bias is variation in front-end design based on the needs of the individual, one way we can radically accelerate that is to understand where automation can be applied.
Using tech to transform vegetation management in the wake of the Dixie Fire
Elijah Priwer Contributor Elijah Priwer is a mechanical engineering student at UC Berkeley, whose interests lie in aerospace engineering, artificial intelligence and astrophysics. Rita Rosiek Contributor Share on Twitter Rita Rosiek is a New York-based copywriter and marketer whose work spans startups and emerging technologies. Wildfires have become an increasingly regular occurrence across the world, […]