Monthly Archives: April 2024

The Showdown Over Who Gets to Build the Next DeLorean

Decades after her dad’s iconic sports car time-traveled into movie history, Kat DeLorean wants to build a modern remake. There’s just one problem: Someone else owns the trademark on her name.

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Parloa, a conversational AI platform for customer service, raises $66M

Conversational AI platform Parloa has nabbed $66 million in a Series B round of funding, a year after the German startup raised $21 million from a swathe of European investors to propel its international growth. The company is focusing on … Continue reading

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Steam closes refund policy loophole to stop Advanced Access gamers taking huge advantage

While not exactly a new phenomenon, some games did it almost a decade ago, the increase in the number of games offering gamers the chance to play the game up to three days early in exchange for paying a premium … Continue reading

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New Token Based Degen Club ($BDC) Pumps 600% On Launch Day To $1.4M Market Cap

New token Based Degen Club ($BDC) token pumped from $200K to an over $1.2M FDV in less than 12 hours of its launch yesterday, a 675% increase. $BDC currently holds a $1.37M FDV just under 24 hours from its listing. … Continue reading

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U.S. prosecutors seek 36-month sentence for ex-Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao

U.S. prosecutors on Tuesday recommended an above-guidance, 36-month sentence for former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao.

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Madica, a program by Flourish Ventures, steps up pre-seed investing in Africa

Madica, an investment program launched by US-based investor Flourish Ventures to back pre-seed startups in Africa, plans to invest in up to 10 ventures by the end of the year, ramping up its funding efforts after closing three initial deals. … Continue reading

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Amazon is opening cloud regions in Southeast Asia to meet customer demand, CTO says

From startups to government agencies, Amazon CTO Werner Vogels said customers “have been asking” for local data residency.

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French startup FlexAI exits stealth with $30M to ease access to AI compute

With the current iteration of its product going through its paces with a handful of beta customers, FlexAI will launch its first commercial product later this year. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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US Senate passes bill that could see TikTok banned

The app’s owner, ByteDance, has nine months to sell its stake or face being blocked in the US.

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Google-backed Glance pilots Android lockscreen platform in US

Glance, which operates a lockscreen platform targetting Android smartphones, is setting its sights on the U.S. market. The Indian startup recently commenced a pilot program in partnership with Motorola and Verizon in the U.S., with plans for a full launch … Continue reading

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