Environmental groups say bosses should ‘hang their heads in shame’ as firm bows to pressure from shareholders to cut costsUnilever is to scale back its environmental and social aims, provoking critics to say its board should “hang their heads in shame”.The consumer goods company behind brands ranging from Dove beauty products to Ben & Jerry’s ice-cream was seen as perhaps the foremost proponent of corporate ethics – particularly under the tenure of its Dutch former boss Paul Polman. Continue...
Clazar raises $10 million Series A to automate SaaS sales on AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud marketplaces, streamlining the quote-to-cash process for software vendors.
Late-stage HR tech startup Rippling is raising new capital. The company’s new round, which has not yet closed, would inject $200 million into Rippling with another $670 million worth of shares being sold by existing stockholders, according to two people familiar with the deal. This will be Rippling’s Series F and could raise its valuation […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Spend management startup Ramp has raised another $150 million at a post-money valuation of $7.65 billion, the company confirmed to TechCrunch today. New investor Khosla Ventures and existing backer Founders Fund co-led the raise, which also included participation from new backers Sequoia Capital, Greylock and 8VC. Other existing investors Thrive Capital, General Catalyst, Sands Capital, […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
MONROVIA – The Plenary of the Liberian Senate has established an Ad-Hoc Committee to investigate the questionable manner and form in which the former ruling Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) government of President George Manneh Weah signed a contract with a Qatari company Medtech Scientific that led to the establishment of a secret financial account []
Elon Musk has reportedly implemented automatic URL changes on X (formerly Twitter), raising concerns about potential scams and posing a risk to users.
Zypp Electric, a startup that manages electric vehicle fleets for delivery firms and bike taxi operators, is in talks to raise a fresh round of funding of $40 million led by Silicon Valley-based fund Tribe Capital, two people in the know said.The Gurugram-based startup is likely to be valued at $300-350 million, these people said. This is almost double from its last valuation of around $165-170 million, ascribed after its February 2023 fundraise of $25 million in a mix of debt and equity led by...
Kayla Harrison looked extremely drained on the scales ahead of her UFC debut. The two-time Olympic gold medallist judoka takes on Holly Holm this weekend on the stacked UFC 300 card at the T-Mobile
Anti Social Social Club’s Spring/Summer 2024 collection features a first for the Los Angeles-based streetwear brand.Alongside Anti Social Social Club’s varied
Nigerians have united to raise funds for a 26-year-old woman who turned to prostitution out of desperation to cover the cost of her goitre surgery. The lady, whose name could not be ascertained, appeared on a video where she was interviewed by a street comedian, Comicmiss2. Struggling with health challenges, she shared her story in Read More
As a mother, I've always been ambivalent about that old saw "it takes a village." Sounds great when another mom volunteers to drive your kid to the laser tag birthday party an hour away. Less appealing when a stranger offers you unsolicited parenting advice as you're managing a Target toy aisle meltdown.My children are well into their teen years now, which means I don't need to get them rides as often (they or their friends can gulp drive themselves), and friends and bystanders are less prone...
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