Rifles, Humvees and millions of rounds of ammo: Taliban celebrate their new American arsenal
www.cnn.com • Former Afghan President fled with only the clothes on his back, adviser says • Analysis: Biden’s reassurances contradict chaotic images on the ground… Read More
India’s path to SaaS leadership is clear, but challenges remain
www.techcrunch.com Software as a service is one of the most important sectors in tech today. While its transformative potential was quite clear before the pandemic, the sudden pivot to distributed workforces caused interest in SaaS products to skyrocket as medium and large enterprises embraced digital and remote sales processes, significantly
Judge strikes down 'unconstitutional' law classifying Uber, Lyft drivers as contractors
www.mashable.com The fate of California’s Prop. 22 is uncertain yet again. On Friday, a Superior Court judge out of Alameda County called the measure that exempts ride-share and delivery workers from being paid and treated as employees unconstitutional. Judge Frank Roesch wrote in his ruling that “it limits the power
California’s gig worker Prop 22 ruled unconstitutional by superior court
www.techcrunch.com In a late Friday night blow to Uber, Lyft and other gig worker-centered companies, a superior court judge ruled that California’s Proposition 22, which was passed in 2020 and designed to overrule the state’s controversial AB-5 law on the employment status of gig workers, violates the state’s constitution. …
US Defense secretary told lawmakers that Americans have been beaten by Taliban in Kabul
www.cnn.com US Defense secretary told lawmakers that Americans have been beaten by Taliban in Kabul… Read More
9 verified GoFundMe campaigns if you want to help Afghans in crisis
www.mashable.com In the days since Afghanistan fell to the Taliban, people hoping to aid the country’s refugees have turned to crowdfunding to finance various rescue and humanitarian efforts. Among them is an ambitious campaign launched by an Instagram influencer that raised millions of dollars in a day. It also prompted
Get your pitch-off on with our Disrupt Startup Alley companies on upcoming episodes of Extra Crunch Live
www.techcrunch.com Disrupt is right around the corner, and this year the show is packed to the brim with incredible panels and conversations, an absolutely stacked Startup Battlefield cohort of companies launching on our stage, investor insights and a virtual expo hall full of exciting new products and services in the
Daily Crunch: Alerzo lands $10.5 million Series A for digitizing Nigeria’s mom-and-pop stores
www.techcrunch.com To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. … Read More
Growth roundup: Mail privacy protection and growth marketing beyond the tactics
www.techcrunch.com “Email impacts marketing strategy and enables better overall business success. It’s the lifeblood of an effective multichannel campaign,” says Melissa Sargeant, CMO at Litmus. “However, Apple’s Mail Privacy Protection — announced earlier this summer with its iOS 15 update — attempts to eliminate metrics and data associated with email.”
Social platforms wrestle with what to do about the Taliban
www.techcrunch.com With the hasty U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan underway after two decades occupying the country, social media platforms have a complex new set of policy decisions to make. … Read More