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Austin emerges as a city of unicorns and tech giants

TechCrunch

Austin made headlines in 2021 for being “the place” for startup founders and venture capitalists alike to set up shop. That’s why TechCrunch has chosen to shine a spotlight on the city with a special episode of TechCrunch Live centered on the growing startup scene in Austin, Texas. Today, Austin is more than just the capital of Texas.

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Tesla earned over $3 billion in profit in the first quarter

The Verge

billion profit in the first quarter of 2022. Tesla turned that profit on just over $18.7 The credit sales have come in handy in past years, helping Tesla eke out a profit while its car-making business struggled. Photo by Suzanne Cordeiro / AFP via Getty Images. billion in revenue, the company announced.

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Blackbaud kills off Common Ground

Robert Weiner

In what was said to be an unrelated development, they also announced the departure of Gene Austin, the former CEO of Convio. Maybe the profit margins are simply higher for Luminate. Yesterday the news was that Blackbaud had laid off 50 employees it acquired when it bought Convio in May. Maybe Common Ground wasn't making money.

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Help Design the Greater Good Track at 2012 SXSW Interactive

Amy Sample Ward

Voting is now open to select sessions for the next SXSW Interactive conference, taking place in Austin in March. When it isn’t “conference season&# , it’s “session submission season&# ! Please join me in selecting the panels for the 2012 conference, just follow these steps: 1. Sign Up / Sign In.

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Elon Musk reportedly plans to move to Texas

The Verge

Musk announced in July that Tesla was building its next US factory in Austin, where it will produce its Cybertruck, Model Y, Model 3, and Semi vehicles. The company received tens of millions of dollars in local property tax breaks to build the plant on 2,100 acres east of Austin’s airport, over the objections of some local residents.

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Tesla turns a profit for the fourth quarter in a row — a first for the company

The Verge

Tesla turned a profit of $104 million in the second quarter of 2020 despite shutting down its electric vehicle factory in Fremont, California, for roughly seven weeks because of the COVID-19 pandemic. But the company’s run of profitable quarters may now put it in the vaunted S&P 500. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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Renew The Heart & Soul of your Non-Profit for a Chance To Win $10,000

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Renew The Heart & Soul of your Non-Profit for a Chance To Win $10,000 – Guest Post by John Haydon. The application is simple, all you need to do is write a poem! As someone who has facilitated panel featuring “poetry slam case studies” in Iambic pentameter , how could I refuse?

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