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Singapore-based alternative protein startup Next Gen Foods gets $100M Series A for U.S. growth 16.02.2022 5:13

Alternative protein startups have attracted a lot of investor attention over the past couple of years and the trend looks set to continue. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Grubhub expands its ‘Grubhub Goods’ convenience offering nationwide 15.02.2022 3:23

Food delivery app GrubHub is expanding its branded convenience offering nationwide, the company announced on Tuesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Gaia, a platform to finance IVF treatments, closes $20M Series A led by Atomico 15.02.2022 4:11

Gaia is a startup that is effectively out to ‘de-risk’ the whole process of IVF fertility treatment, using products like personalized insurance and payment plans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

3D social network BUD raises $15M in Series A+ round 14.02.2022 3:18

Investors are justling to find the next killer app for the metaverse. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chasing Cruise and Waymo, Chinese AV company AutoX plans to begin testing in San Francisco 14.02.2022 5:39

AutoX, a Chinese autonomous vehicle company that has made plays in both the U.S. and its home country, is now making a move into San Francisco, an area where its biggest competitors are creeping towards commercialization. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Indiegogo will designate legit crowdfunders with a ‘Trust-Proven’ badge 11.02.2022 3:57

Indiegogo has a trust problem. It’s something the company is keenly aware of. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sardine’s algorithm helps crypto and fintech companies detect fraud 11.02.2022 4:23

It’s a great time to be in the fraud detection business in crypto and fintech. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tinder introduces a way for members to go on virtual ‘blind dates’ 10.02.2022 4:22

Tinder is bringing back the idea of the “blind date” through a new in-app feature, launching today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

eAgronom closes $7.4M Series A to create a farming-based carbon credits platform 10.02.2022 4:30

There are plenty of competitors in so-called FMS (FarmÂ ManagementÂ Software), but so far no global dominant leader has emerged. Â Agrivi has raised $7.3M,Â Granular $24.9M and Farmlogs $37M. So there’s clearly plenty of scope for more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

SpaceX loses 40 Starlink satellites to a geomagnetic storm 09.02.2022 3:48

80% of Starlink satellites launched by SpaceX on February 3 won't reach their intended orbit. SpaceX has revealed that a geomagnetic storm had a severe impact on the satellites. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Artiphon drops the hardware requirement for its musical camera app, Orbacam 09.02.2022 3:03

We’ve been following Artiphon closely over the years. Back in late 2020, I took a liking to the music startup’s latest smart instrument, the Orba. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

American Express launches its first all-digital consumer checking account 08.02.2022 4:14

American Express has launched its first all-digital consumer checking account, the company announced on Tuesday. The new offering, American Express Rewards Checking, is currently available for eligible U.S. Consumer Card Members. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Joby Aviation to launch air taxi service in South Korea 08.02.2022 4:15

California-based electric vertical takeoff and landing startup Joby Aviation plans to offer an air taxi service in South Korea in partnership with SK Telecom (SKT), one of the country’s largest telecommunication companies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A Twitter slap fight goes wrong 07.02.2022 4:57

Certain VCs who tweet a lot have grown a little vituperative of late, with some of the most powerful people in the industry lashing out in unprecedented ways. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apple to charge 27% fee for Dutch dating apps using alternative payment options 07.02.2022 4:58

Following a court order, developers working on dating apps don’t have to use Apple’s in-app purchase system in the Netherlands. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In Ford’s transition to EVs, cost-cutting takes center stage 04.02.2022 5:46

Ford has made cost-cutting a key piece of its EV strategy as the company works to improve profit margins while meetingÂ what CEO Jim Farley has called “incredible demand” of its new electric vehicle models. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Blockchain bridge Wormhole confirms that exploiter stole $320 million worth of crypto assets 04.02.2022 3:59

Wormhole, a popular cryptocurrency platform that offers bridges between multiple blockchains, announced on Twitter that it noticed an exploit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Travel booking app Hopper upgrades its valuation to $5B on secondary sale 03.02.2022 5:24

Hopper, the mobile travel booking startup and app that lets users book flights, hotels, cars, and — most recently — short-term home rentals a la Airbnb and VRBO, has been on a fast pace of growth in the wake of Covid-19 travel restrictions loosening up in the last year, with 70 million downloads to date. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

SpaceX reveals $500 monthly ‘Premium’ Starlink service with speeds up to 500 Mbps 03.02.2022 3:13

SpaceX has a new tier for its Starlink satellite internet service with higher performance but pricing that might make your eyes water, called Starlink Premium, with speeds between 150 and 500Mbps. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

GM’s Chevy Silverado EV already has 110,000 reservations 02.02.2022 4:53

General Motors said it has secured more than 110,000 reservations for its new all-electric Chevrolet Silverado, which includes reservations from more than 240 fleet operators, Chair and CEO Mary Barra said in the company’s full-year and fourth quarter earnings letter to shareholders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tesla recalls Full Self Driving feature that lets cars roll through stop signs 02.02.2022 2:54

Tesla is issuing an over-the-air update to recall a "Full Self-Driving" (FSD) beta feature that allowed cars to roll through stop signs, which appeared in FSD 10.3. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Superpedestrian gets $125M to expand tech that corrects unsafe scooter riding 01.02.2022 5:02

Shared e-scooter company Superpedestrian is gearing up to deploy its Pedestrian Defense safety system at scale, a feature that allows the company’s e-scooters to detect and correct unsafe riding behaviors, like riding on sidewalks or the wrong way down a one-way street, in real time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

AllSpice thinks hardware developers lack their own ‘GitHub,’ so it is building one 01.02.2022 5:15

The idea behind the company was to get engineers back to spending the majority of their time designing and building hardware products. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Joni Mitchell joins Neil Young, pulls her music from Spotify over vaccine misinformation 31.01.2022 3:36

Spotify’s Joe Rogan headache is about to get a lot worse. Earlier this week, musician Neil Young announced that he would pull his music from the streaming service to protest Spotify’s relationship with Joe Rogan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Google will let legacy G Suite users migrate to free Google accounts 31.01.2022 4:03

Earlier this month, Google announced that it would kill free Google Workspace accounts that were using the G Suite legacy free edition. As spotted by Ars Technica and following customer backlash, Google has updated its support page and says that it plans to offer more options to existing users. Google Workspace as it exists today […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adcho...