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Orbex’s new funding may accelerate its Prime microlauncher into orbit
UK-based small launch developer Orbex got another boost from Scotland’s national bank and other investors as it gears up for its first orbital launch, though that mission still does not have a set date. Founded in 2015, Orbex is one … Continue reading
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Dailyhunt-parent acquires newsstand app Magzter
VerSe Innovation, the parent firm of news aggregator app Dailyhunt, has acquired the popular digital newsstand firm Magzter, the two said Thursday. The Bengaluru-headquartered startup has fully acquired Magzter, a New York-headquartered firm that counted Singapore Press Holdings among its … Continue reading
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau fines BloomTech for false claims
The CFPB is permanently banning BloomTech from consumer lending activities and its CEO, Austen Allred, from student lending for a period of 10 years. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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7 Waymo robotaxis block traffic to San Francisco freeway on-ramp
Waymo can operate on San Francisco freeways without a human driver, but the company is still only testing on freeways with a human driver in the front seat. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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Ramp raises another $150 million co-led by Khosla and Founders Fund at a $7.65B valuation
Spend management startup Ramp has raised another $150 million at a post-money valuation of $7.65 billion, the company confirmed to TechCrunch today. New investor Khosla Ventures and existing backer Founders Fund co-led the raise, which also included participation from new … Continue reading
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Alphabet X’s Bellwether harnesses AI to help predict natural disasters
The world is on fire. Quite literally, much of the time. Predicting such disasters before they get out of hand — or better yet, before they happen — will be key to maintaining a reasonable quality of life for the … Continue reading
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Don’t blame MKBHD for the fate of Humane AI and Fisker
Humane AI raised more than $230 million before it even shipped a product. And when it finally released its Ai Pin – which costs $699 plus a $24 monthly subscription – pretty much every tech reviewer came to the same … Continue reading
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Dark Space is building a rocket-powered boxing glove to push debris out of orbit
Paris-based Dark Space is taking on the dual problems of debris and conflict in orbit with their mobile platform designed to launch, attach to, and ultimately deorbit uncooperative objects in space. Dark CEO Clyde Laheyne said the company is aiming … Continue reading
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AirChat, the buzzy new social app, could be great – or, it could succumb to the same fate as Clubhouse
Over the weekend, another social media platform exploded into the fray: AirChat. The app is like a combination of Twitter and Clubhouse. Instead of typing a post, you speak it. The app quickly transcribes what you say, and as your … Continue reading
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Adtech giants like Meta must give EU users real privacy choice, says EDPB
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has published new guidance which has major implications for adtech giants like Meta and other large platforms. Since November 2023, the owner of Facebook and Instagram has forced users in the European Union to … Continue reading
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