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Great News! The 2019 Global NGO Technology Report Has Secured Sponsorship

Nonprofit Tech for Good

As production begins on the fourth edition of the Global NGO Technology Report , Nonprofit Tech for Good is thrilled to announce that a new sponsor has been secured. Even better news is that Funraise will also sponsor the third edition of the Global Trends in Giving Report.

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Oxbotica raises $47M to deploy its autonomous vehicle software in industrial applications

TechCrunch

While the world continues to await the arrival of safe, reliable and cost-effective self-driving cars, one of the pioneers in the world of autonomous vehicle software has raised some substantial funding to double down on what it sees as a more immediate opportunity: providing technology to industrial companies to build off-road applications.

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This volunteer crew is on a mission to fix Wikipedia’s worst celebrity photos

Fast Company Tech

Armed with their own camera gearand often covering their own travelthese photographers attend festivals, award shows, and industry events to capture high-quality, freely licensed images of celebrities and other notable figures. Enter WikiPortraits: a team of volunteer photographers on a mission to fix this injustice.

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Moov, an online marketplace for used manufacturing equipment, raises $41M from Tiger Global and others

TechCrunch

Moov, a data-fueled marketplace for used manufacturing equipment , has closed a $41 million Series A funding round led by Tiger Global. We identified an opportunity that existed based on how long the equipment is being used versus how long it’s usable for,” Moov CEO Steven Zhou told TechCrunch in an interview. With close to $1.5

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China to lead global EV competition in 3-5 years: BYD CEO

TechNode

China’s electric vehicles are approximately three to five years ahead of their competitors in terms of products, technology, and the industrial chain, BYD CEO Wang Chuanfu said Monday in an interview with Chinese state broadcaster CCTV. Reuters , CCTV , in Chinese]

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Tiger Global, Blume back Indian startup bringing safety — and intelligence — to EVs

TechCrunch

It has to be digitally enabled for a quick evolution,” said Peeyush Asati, co-founder and CEO of Vecmocon, in an interview with TechCrunch. That helped them notice the industry’s strong reliance on China. Tiger Global co-led the pre-Series A round of $5.2 Now they secured some much-needed fuel to expand.

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One of the world’s largest architecture firms offers a blueprint for successful co-leadership

Fast Company Tech

Last June, global architecture and design firm Gensler named Elizabeth Brink and Jordan Goldstein as co-CEOs, succeeding Andy Cohen and Diane Hoskins, who jointly led the company for nearly 20 years. The prior CEOs, who actually were mentors to both of us, have now stepped into global chair roles. and Fast Company. Though some U.S.