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3 hours ago - 2 min read.

Gold prices at record highs amid economic, geopolitical uncertainty

Gold prices are expected to remain above $2,000 levels next year amid geopolitical uncertainty, a likely weaker U.S. dollar and possible rate cuts by the Fed.

3 hours ago - 3 min read.

Gravel gets funding from NEA to support Indonesia’s booming construction industry | TechCrunch

Indonesia’s construction industry is growing quickly, driven by residential and industrial building, alongside infrastructure development plans by the Indonesia’s construction industry is growing quickly, driven by residential and industrial building, alongside infrastructure development plans by the government. Sourcing skilled labor is still a time-intensive process, however, and often relies on personal networks and lengthy recruitment efforts. The founders of Gravel want to change that by making it easier to find workers and other construction professionals. The Jakarta-based startup announced today it has raised $14 million.

9 hours ago - 7 min read.

Fintechs go shopping | TechCrunch

The year started out strong, with a string of acquisitions taking place in the space. But then things slowed considerably.

9 hours ago - 1 min read.

GM and Toyota are shaping up to be the biggest losers in the EV transition | TechCrunch

Legacy automakers have scaled back or set overly modest electric vehicle production targets. They may come to regret that.

9 hours ago - 2 min read.

Alaska Airlines to acquire Hawaiian Airlines in $1.9 billion deal

Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines will operate from Seattle, led by Alaska Airlines CEO Ben Minicucci

15 hours ago - 3 min read.

IMF chief makes the case for carbon pricing at COP28 climate talks

The head of the International Monetary Fund on Sunday underlined the case for carbon pricing at the COP28 climate summit.

15 hours ago - 2 min read.

The most important metrics for SaaS funding in 2024 | TechCrunch

Today we're focusing on metrics and business environments that apply to most SaaS companies — not the unicorn outliers.

Could X go bankrupt under Elon Musk? - BBC News

Musk's profane attack on advertisers baffled experts - without adverts, how would X survive?

a day ago - 1 min read.

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Tesla releases the Cybertruck, Sam Altman officially returns to OpenAI, and Evernote cripples its free plan | TechCrunch

In this edition of TC's Week in Review (WiR) newsletter, we cover Tesla unveiling the Cybertruck, Sam Altman returning to OpenAI and more.

a day ago - 5 min read.