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Are you at risk for tech killing your job?

Berkonomics

And only one percent of these who had access also had mobile phones. Higher education needs to catch up. And the last jobs to be lost to automation and AI are, not surprisingly, K-12 teachers, professional athletes, politicians, judges, mental health professionals and coaches, advisors and motivators. Consider the numbers.

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Will tech kill your job?

Berkonomics

And only one percent of these who had access also had mobile phones. And the last jobs to be lost to automation and AI are, not surprisingly, K-12 teachers, professional athletes, politicians, judges, mental health professionals and coaches, advisors and motivators. In 1995, thirty-five million people used the Internet.

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8 Grants Women-Owned Businesses Can Apply For in 2024

Tech.Co

HerRise Micro-Grant For: Business owners that are Women of color Grantor: The Yva Jourdan Foundation, Inc and HerSuiteSpot Amount: $1,000 HerRise Micro-Grant is a grant program designed to support women of color through funding, community support, and coaching.

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Meet the 2017 Startups from the Disney Accelerator

Tech.Co

The company has a majority stake in Team Liquid, a top esports team in the US and Europe with 60 pro players, coaches, and analysts competing in nine games as well as a minority stake in Super League Gaming. Brit + Co is a digital media company that inspires, educates and entertains real women with a creative spirit.

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How Liferay Grew To More Than $100M After Starting In A Church Basement

socalTECH

Diamond Bar-based LifeRay (www.liferay.com) is a company that not too many people have heard of, but which is used to run the websites for such well known organizations like Toyota, T-Mobile, Coach, Fujitsu, Allianz, and Sesame Street. Can you explain that in a more concrete way?

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How Helpr Wants To Bring On-Demand To Babysitting

socalTECH

I started as a teenager, and I did babysitting, life guarding, and swim coaching. The people who are doing our screening come from the same background as we did, coming from home childcare, nannying, working in day care, and early childhood education. What's your background, how did you start the company?

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Link-in-bio monetization platform Snipfeed raises a $5.5M seed round

TechCrunch LA

The link-in-bio business is heating up as more mobile website builders compete for a coveted slice of real estate on a creator’s TikTok, Instagram or Twitter. With its $5.5 With its $5.5 Beacons raises $6 million for its link-in-bio homepage builder that lets creators monetize.

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