TuSimple’s self-driving truck network takes shape with Ryder partnership
TuSimple, the self-driving truck company that went public earlier this year, has partnered with Ryder as part of its plan to build out a freight network…
Pittsburgh Google contractors ratify deal with HCL
Nearly two years ago, contractors for Google’s Pittsburgh operations voted to join the United Steelworkers union in a bid to secure more labor rights representation. It…
Daily Crunch: European privacy regulators fine Amazon $887M over targeted advertising practices
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Argo AI can now offer the public rides in its autonomous vehicles in California
Argo AI, the autonomous vehicle technology startup backed by Ford and VW, has landed a permit in California that will allow the company to give people…
Deliveroo could leave Spanish market ahead of on-demand labor reclassification
Deliveroo said it is considering leaving the Spanish market, citing limited market share and a long road of investment with ‘highly uncertain long-term potential returns’ on…
For tech firms, the risk of not preparing for leadership changes is huge
A change of command is one of the most delicate moments in the life cycle of any organization. If mishandled, the transition from one CEO to…
Extra Crunch roundup: Livestream e-commerce, growth marketing interviews, CEO for a day
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Kodiak Robotics’ founder says tight focus on autonomous trucks is working
“We will need to raise more money, as you pointed out, that’s certainly no secret, but I think that we have multiple options to do that.”…
Chilean fintech Xepelin secures $230M in debt and equity from Kaszek, high-profile angels
Xepelin is built on a SaaS model designed to give SMEs a way to organize their financial information in real time. …
Cheltenham’s GCHQ to get a massive, cyber-oriented tech startup campus right next door
Since the UK’s spying headquarters of GCHQ was established in the city in the 1950’s, Cheltenham has attracted large firms like IBM, Raytheon, Microsoft, BAE Systems…
Growth is not enough
The week brought together both this quarter’s earnings cycle and the Q3 IPO rush. So, it was just a little busy! …
Platform as a service startup Porter aims to become go-to for deploying, managing cloud-based apps
Any DevOps team can use Porter to manage applications in the cloud, delivering the full flexibility of Kubernetes through a Heroku-like experience. …
Introducing the Open Cap Table Coalition
If this coalition gets all the relationships right, doesn’t get greedy and understands that there is a social good component here, this could be as impactful…
Daily Crunch: Scarlett Johansson sues Disney, says streaming release of ‘Black Widow’ breaches contract
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