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QuestBook raises $8.3 million to help web3 developers secure funds

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Amazon launches Smart Commerce in India to help offline stores launch digital storefronts

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Autochek expands to North Africa after acquiring Morocco’s Kifal Auto

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Palette sells a sales commission tool for modern sales teams

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CyberConnect raises $15M Series A to put data back in the hands of users

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Starting up remotely? Keep these labor laws and tax guidelines in mind

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ZMO.ai secures $8M led by Hillhouse to create AI generated fashion models

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Jungle Ventures closes a $600M fund, bringing its total assets under management to over $1B

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At the first UFO hearing in 50 years, the Pentagon says unexplained reports are way up

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Legl, a SaaS for law firm workflows, tops up with $18M

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Daily Crunch: Musk pauses Twitter buy until platform proves less than 5% of users are spambots

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Facebook and Twitter still can’t contain the Buffalo shooting video

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Coinbase backtracks on its hiring plans, citing crypto market turmoil

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Candle Media, the new media company co-backed by former Disney execs, acquires Gen Z-focused ATTN: for $100M

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Electric Mercedes G-Class will go the distance with Sila’s energy-dense silicon anodes

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Three senior Twitter employees leave amid potential Musk takeover

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Fable funds quest for accessibility-inclusive development with $10M A round

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Netflix lays off 150 staffers, citing slowing revenue growth

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YouTube Music for Wear OS now lets users stream content over Wi-Fi and LTE

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Founders should be honest about their failures according to Forage CEO

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TechCrunch+ roundup: DTC data strategy, starting up solo, insuretech growth versus risk

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Tusk Venture Partners just closed its third fund with $140M, double its predecessor fund

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Robinhood lets users manage their own crypto wallets in push to spur trading

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Koyeb is a serverless platform that integrates with your GitHub repository

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Sachin Bansal’s firm fails to secure India bank permit

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Pulse, the maker of an automatic Slack status updater, acquires team communication startup Lounge

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Apple reportedly testing E Ink outer display for upcoming foldable

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Announcing the startups and judges onstage at TC Sessions: Mobility 2022

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How to evolve your DTC startup’s data strategy and identify critical metrics

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Argo AI launches driverless autonomous vehicle testing in Miami, Austin

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Apple Music’s new concert series will livestream select performances, starting with Harry Styles

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Amazon’s free streaming service Freevee launches on Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD

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Only 1 in 6 unicorns are true IPO candidates today

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Google Cloud launches new software supply chain and zero trust security services

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Disney+ promises a light ad load and zero commercials for preschoolers on new ad-supported tier

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Goldman Sachs co-leads $70M investment in Elwood Technologies

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PSA: Apple’s new rules let apps raise subscription prices automatically

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Yo! Egg cracks into US restaurants with plant-based sunny-side-up, poached eggs

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Tractian, which uses AI to monitor industrial equipment, raises $15M

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Monday.com’s earnings are a vibe check for unicorns

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Bill Gates is coming to TC Sessions: Climate

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The e-commerce boom is still afoot in Africa, Jumia’s earnings indicate

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US names and shames Venezuelan doctor as notorious ransomware maker

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Microsoft joins Salesforce, Google and IBM in offering sustainability tracking products

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Meta begins testing optional end-to-end encryption in Quest’s VR Messenger app

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Warehouse robotics firm GreyOrange raises $110M via growth financing

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Forerunner, Bezos back Arrived, a startup that lets you buy into single-family rentals for ‘as little as $100’

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Vivun is digitizing pre-sales, and just got $75M in new investment

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With a fresh $46M, Instabug aims to do more than fix your app’s bugs

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Does Elon Musk really even want to buy Twitter?

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