Bridgestone has put more than $100M into eco-tires made of shrubs
Drought-friendly plant can produce rubber good enough for Indy race tires. Enlarge / A Firestone race tire made from guayule plants, pictured next to the little woody shrubs that made it possible. (credit: Bridgestone) There's.....»»
One final $100M ARR company and the startups we want to meet in 2021
As we head toward the exits of 2020, we have one more name to add to our roll call of private companies that have reached the $100 million annual recurring revenue (ARR) milestone. Well, one and a half. But before we get into Nexthink and give Coalit.....»»
Google leads $145M investment in India’s Glance; backs DailyHunt in $100M round
Indian startup Glance, which serves news, media content, and games on the lock screen of over 100 million smartphones, has a new investor: Google. The two-year-old Glance, which is part of advertising giant InMobi Group, said on Tuesday that it has r.....»»
These tires work better in snow thanks to 3D printing
Additive manufacturing helps create 3D "sipes" that open and close as you drive. Enlarge / A closeup of Bridgestone's latest Blizzak tire in its natural environment. (credit: Bridgestone) Monday marks the official start of winter here in the.....»»
Daily Crunch: Discord raises $100M
Discord announces a big funding round, Google gets European approval to acquire Fitbit and Twitter launches a new voice-based feature. This is your Daily Crunch for December 17, 2020. Discord raises $100M The popular gaming chat platform confirmed to.....»»
Update: Discord confirms raising $100M, sources say at a valuation of up to $7B
The world of virtual communications continues to hold a central place in our socially-distanced lives, and today it looks like one of the companies reaping some of the spoils is also reaping some funding out of it. Discord, the chat and communication.....»»
Finding new uses for waste tires
Tires catapult our cars and trucks down the highway at speeds greater than 70 miles per hour, typically for at least 50,000 miles. They must grip the road even in wet and icy conditions. No wonder tires are difficult to recycle......»»
ClickUp hits $1 billion valuation in $100M Series B raise
Just six month after raising its first bit of outside funding, ClickUp has closed $100 million in new funding and has reached a $1 billion valuation, a report in Bloomberg first reported. The company has seen plenty of growth in the past several mont.....»»
Natural selection helps maintain plant diversity, research finds
It turns out where certain desert shrubs grow matters a lot—especially when it comes to making sure they don't all end up looking the same......»»
As sea ice disappears, a greener and browner Arctic emerges
Arctic sea ice has been in steep decline over the past two decades. A study of tundra shrubs published today in the journal PNAS shows that as sea ice disappears, the Arctic is becoming both greener and browner......»»
Invasive harlequin ladybird causes severe decline of two-spotted ladybird, new study shows
CABI scientists have led an 11-year study which shows how the invasive harlequin ladybird (Harmonia axyridis) caused the severe decline of the two-spotted ladybird (Adalia bipunctata) on broadleaved trees and shrubs in northern Switzerland......»»