[ad_1] A trend in the autonomous-vehicle industry toward consolidation will accelerate in the wake of the novel coronavirus, three industry experts told Business Insider. Waymo, Ford Autonomous Vehicles, Cruise, Baidu, and Intel’s Mobileye are in the best position to weather …
Read More »Female focused wealth firm Ellevest was founded by one of the most powerful women on Wall Street and has raised $80 million from investors like Melinda Gates and Eric Schmidt. We talked to 12 insiders about why it's tough to run a niche startup and compete against bigger rivals.
[ad_1] Four years after its public launch and nearly $80 million in outside funding later, women-focused digital wealth manager Ellevest’s $635 million in assets trails rival robo-advisers. That Ellevest, co-founded by wealth management industry veteran Sallie Krawcheck, hasn’t had more …
Read More »Meet the 26 healthcare startups that top VCs say are poised to take off amid the coronavirus pandemic
[ad_1] Business Insider asked 13 top venture capital investors which startups they think will thrive despite the coronavirus pandemic, and why. We asked them to pick two companies, including one they’re not invested in. Their answers span from telehealth to …
Read More »Quibi is Jeffrey Katzenberg's vision of mobile TV: Insiders describe his tight control of the startup's content and intense leadership as he hungers for a hit
[ad_1] Quibi is the next act for seasoned Hollywood exec Jeffrey Katzenberg, who founded the mobile-video startup with the dream of finding the next big thing in entertainment and remains the visionary behind it. Business Insider spoke with 15 people …
Read More »Silicon Valley is betting $240 million that consumer loyalty starts early. These 7 personal finance start-ups are tapping Gen Z through virtual piggy banks and video game-style savings
[ad_1] Generation Z, those born between 1996 and 2010, is coming of age. There are 68 million Gen Zers in the US, and in the coming years they’ll replace Millennials as the newest generation of workers and consumers. From childhood …
Read More »Facebook says its business could afford to get rid of news
[ad_1] A competition watchdog in Australia released a proposed code of conduct for Facebook and Google that would force them to pay for linking off to news sites. Facebook has rejected this and said if it kicked Australian news off …
Read More »Google's head of G Suite got a promotion after casually chatting with a colleague. Here's how to leverage relationships within your company to land a plum career opportunity — even if you hate networking.
[ad_1] A great way to advance at work is to forge relationships with coworkers across your company. When new opportunities come up, you want to be top of mind. Google exec Diane Chaleff was offered a job as Google’s G Suite …
Read More »4 Best Coronavirus Dashboards And Maps To Monitor The Spread Of The Virus
[ad_1] Gripped in the clutches of a global pandemic and with a vaccine perhaps a year or more into the future, it’s never been more important to be informed. The best weapon we have against COVID-19 is information. Both to …
Read More »Amazon faces multiple US antitrust probes as the coronavirus cements its dominance in online retail
[ad_1] Amazon is the subject of two preliminary antitrust probes in California and Washington State. The probes center on whether Amazon uses its marketplace to give advantage to its own products to the detriment of third-party sellers. The EU is …
Read More »Here's an exclusive look at the pitch deck used by Universal Quantum to raise $4.5 million to take on Google and build the 1-million qubit computer
[ad_1] British quantum computing startup Universal Quantum has emerged from stealth to announce a £3.6 million seed round. The startup wants to build a quantum computer with chips comprising one million qubits. For context, today’s quantum computers have 20 to …
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