Tech
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41Signal’s Brian Acton talks about exploding growth, monetization and WhatsApp data-sharing outrage
Brian Acton is crossing paths again with Facebook. Over more than a decade of building and operating WhatsApp, the company’s co-founder first...
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Visa will not acquire Plaid after running into regulatory wall
Visa and Plaid called off their agreement this afternoon, ending the consumer credit giant’s takeover of the data-focused fintech API startup. The...
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43Sono Motors plans to license the tech that powers its solar electric car
Sono Motors wants to bring technology it developed for its solar electric car to the masses. And it’s starting with autonomous shuttle...
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50Study finds around one-third of Americans regularly get their news from Facebook
Around a third of Americans regularly get their news from Facebook, according to the latest study from Pew Research Center, whose surveys...
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54The Cadillac personal drone is the cadillac of personal drones
GM revealed Tuesday a Cadillac -branded electric vertical takeoff and landing drone concept that is designed — if it’s ever built —...
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UK tests ‘Space Tug’ capable of refiring its engine several times in orbit, and collecting space junk
UK SpaceTech startup Skyrora is currently the only private company capable of launching rockets from UK soil. On Christmas Eve at its...
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Jobber raises $60M as its platform for home service professionals hits 100k users
One of the technology byproducts of the Covid-19 pandemic is that it has raised the game for businesses to have better digital...
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LAUNCHub Ventures heading towards a $85M fund for South Eastern European startups
LAUNCHub Ventures, an early-stage European VC which concentrates mainly on Central Eastern (CEE) and South-Eastern Europe (SEE), has completed the first closing...
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Two ex-Sequoia VCs: the most ‘compelling emerging market’ may be America, outside of Silicon Valley
Roughly eight years ago, investors Mark Kvamme and Chris Olsen left Silicon Valley to open a venture firm, Drive Capital, in Columbus,...
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Despite PR storm, Pinduoduo stock and downloads stay robust
Pinduoduo, a rapidly growing Chinese e-commerce company, is weathering its PR storm after the death of an employee sparked criticism against the...
