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Berlin’s Kaiko Systems nets €2M to help maritime technical operations go paperless
From healthcare to manufacturing, traditional industries have been getting a digital makeover over the past decade. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Google is integrating Assistant and Calendar reminders with Tasks
In its latest step of the app cleanup drive, Google is folding in Assistant and Calendar reminders in its Tasks app. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
YouTube’s ‘dislike’ and ‘not interested’ options don’t do much for your recommendations, study says
There is no secret that both viewers and creators are confused by the puzzle that is YouTube’s recommendation algorithm. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Slack adds persistent information layer to channels called Canvas
Slack has succeeded in large part in the enterprise by allowing people to communicate in a number of ways while integrating with many common enterprise applications. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
This Mac app makes it easy to create your own AI images with Stable Diffusion
Everyone wants to get in on the AI image generation action, but if you’ve been intimidated by the existing options out there based on Stable Diffusion, including the Midjourney Discord bot, you’re in luck. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Swedish last-mile delivery companies Instabox and Budbee to become Instabee in $1.7B merger
Swedish last-mile delivery companies Instabox and Budbee have have announced plans to merge in a 18 billion krona ($1.7 billion) deal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Autonomous electric truck company Einride rides into Germany
Autonomous and electric truck maker Einride is rolling into Germany, representing its first new market in Europe outside its native Sweden. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
YouTube encourages creators to make Shorts directly from replies
If one short video app has a feature, everyone else has to have it. That’s the rule. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Adobe snaps up Figma for $20B, taking out one of its biggest rivals in digital design
Big news in the world of digital creative tech: Adobe today announced that it would acquire Figma for $20 billion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Lightyear opens to stocks and ETFs across the UK and Europe
U.K.-based fintech Lightyear is extending its stock-trading offering to include a wide selection of U.K. and European stocks, as well as exchange traded funds (ETF). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Chameleon raises cash to help SaaS companies build better onboarding experiences
Chameleon, a startup providing low- and no-code tools designed to help software companies personalize the appearance of their apps, today announced that it raised $13 million. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
GoPro’s Hero11 gets improved image quality, stabilization and a Mini version
This year marks GoPro’s 20th year. It’s been an interesting journey for a company that has become synonymous with a specific product category for well over a decade. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Hone raises $30M to grow its corporate learning platofrm
One of the co-founders of FanDuel has raised $30 million to fund a startup — Hone — that’s providing a platform for “enterprise-scale,” exec-level learning and development. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ashby lands $21.5M to automate key aspects of recruiting
As hiring remains challenging in an economy where jobs are plentiful (depending on the sector), venture capitalists continue to pump money into HR startups focused on assessing and onboarding candidates. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Roku’s latest update adds short-form video, a universal save list and ‘continue watching’ feature
Alongside its fall hardware update, which included new streaming and audio devices, Roku today unveiled the features it has in store for the next version of its media software, Roku OS 11.5. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Gotham Greens just raised $310M to expand its greenhouses nationwide
That’s not a typo. $310 million, with a zero at the end. This latest round brings Gotham Greens’ total funding up to $440 million since its 2009 launch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Rocket Lab, Sierra Space sign agreements under US military’s rocket cargo project
Rocket Lab and Sierra Space have signed separate agreements with the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) to explore how their respective flight systems — Rocket Lab’s Electron and Neutron rockets, Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser spaceplane — could be used for superfast cargo delivery on Earth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tesla wants your vote for new Supercharger locations
Tesla said Thursday it is turning to the public to help determine where to locate its next Superchargers as the automaker continues to expand its network of EV fast-charging stations in North America, Europe and Asia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Uber wants court to nullify Kenya’s new ride-hailing law that caps service fee at 18%
Uber has appealed to Kenya’s apex court to annul the new digital taxi-hailing regulations claiming that some aspects are unconstitutional, discriminatory, discouraging to foreign investments, and infringe on its rights and those of its riders and partners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Bloomingdale’s goes all-in on metaverse with new virtual store
Bloomingdale’s virtual store will initially feature collections from brands like Polo Ralph Lauren, Marc Jacobs, David Yurman, MCM, Byredo and Baccarat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Boston’s ClearMotion funded by Nio Capital to switch on in-car metaverse in China
U.S.-China decoupling is expected to discourage cross-border investments between the two superpowers as investors shy away from sanctions and geopolitical risks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Twitter will let you edit your tweet up to five times
Twitter announced a much-anticipated feature last week — the ability to edit tweets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Open-source password manager Bitwarden raises $100M
Bitwarden, an open-source password manager for enterprises and consumers, has raised $100 million in a round of funding led by PSG, with participation form Battery Ventures. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
LG Electronics launches NFT platform that lets users buy and sell digital artwork
LG Electronics said today it has released its non-fungible token (NFT) platform LG Art Lab, which lets users discover, buy, sell and trade NFTs on LG’s smart TVs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Docquity, a community for healthcare professionals, raises $44M Series C
A call between doctors can save lives. That’s what Docquity co-founder Indranil Roychowdhury learned when his father was hospitalized with a life-threatening condition in India. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
UK clears $8.1B merger between NortonLifeLock and Avast
The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has formally cleared the proposed $8.1 billion merger between cybersecurity giants NortonLifeLock and Avast, a month after provisionally greenlighting the deal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Google will allow alternative payment systems for Play Store in more countries
Google announced today it’s expanding the user choice billing program for Play Store — which lets users choose alternative payment systems for in-app purchases — to India, Australia, Indonesia, Japan, and the European Economic Area. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Disney+ will reportedly launch in-app commerce features by year’s end
Disney is looking at ways for viewers to buy themed merchandise and accessories by scanning a QR code in the Disney+ app, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
OneSignal lands $50M to automatically optimize SMS, in-app and email campaigns
OneSignal, a platform that powers notifications for mobile apps and more, today announced that it raised $50 million in a Series C round led by BAM Elevate with participation from SignalFire and other existing investors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Twitter’s attempt to monetize porn reportedly halted due to child safety warnings
Despite serving as the online watercooler for journalists, politicians and VCs, Twitter isn’t the most profitable social network on the block. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
China’s NetEase snaps up French video game studio Quantic Dream
NetEase, a Chinese technology company and billion-dollar video-game publisher, has acquired French video-game studio Quantic Dream. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
PostEx acquires Call Courier to become Pakistan’s larger e-commerce service provider
Pakistani fintech PostEx has acquired logistics service provider Call Courier, creating what it describes as the largest e-commerce service provider in the country. PostEx will now serve 1.3 million users with over 8,000 merchants across 500 cities in Pakistan, and is on track to having a loan book of more than $12 million. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Musk cites whistleblower allegations in fresh attempt to backtrack on $44B Twitter acquisition
Elon Musk is adding allegations from Twitter security whistleblower Peiter “Mudge” Zatko to his list of reasons for pulling out of the $44 billion Twitter acquisition he proposed back in April. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Honda and LG Energy plan to build a $4.4 billion lithium-ion plant in the US
Honda is the latest car company with plans to manufacture lithium-ion batteries in the U.S. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
NASA scrubs Artemis I launch due to technical issue
After much fanfare, including a crop of celebrity appearances and the arrival of Vice President Kamala Harris, NASA said it was scrubbing today’s first-ever launch attempt of the mega moon rocket due to technical issues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
T-Mobile phones will connect to Starlink for free starting next year
T-Mobile and SpaceX have announced that Starlink satellites launched next year will be able to connect directly to the carrier’s phones over existing cellular bands. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Zuckerberg says Meta’s next VR headset will launch in October and will focus on ‘social presence’
Meta is launching its next VR headset this October at the company’s Connect conference. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
$10B crypto developer platform Alchemy buys coding bootcamp in first-ever acquisition
Web3 developer infrastructure startup Alchemy, which last raised a $200 million Series C1 last February, has just made its first acquisition ever — and it’s in the education space. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Instagram is now allowing users to share posts, Reels, and locations through QR codes
Instagram is now allowing users to share anyone’s posts or Reels through a QR code. What’s more, users can also share a QR code location through its searchable Map experience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Strange Facebook bug is spamming everyone’s feed with celebrity page posts
Facebook said Wednesday that it’s aware that some users are seeing bizarre posts on their feeds and assured it’s working to resolve the issue. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dutchie launches new cannabis Point of Sale platform with its own dual-screen register
Dutchie today is announcing a new cannabis point of sale platform, including a dual-screen terminal for dispensaries. Called Dutchie POS, this comes just weeks after the company announced a new payment platform, Dutchie Pay. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ex-Apple engineer admits stealing automotive trade secrets
A case concerning Apple’s driving trade secrets which started in 2018 has come to a close. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Human drivers in UK won’t be liable for accidents when vehicle is self-driving
Manufacturers operating self-driving vehicles in the UK will be liable for a vehicle’s actions when in autonomous mode, according to the country’s new roadmap to achieve a widespread rollout of self-driving vehicles by 2025. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Zencastr adds editing and distro in bid to become a full-service podcast offering
Zencastr has been my go-to podcast recording platform for a while now, owing to an innovative system that records each participant’s channel locally, before uploading it to the server. It’s a nice, quick way to ensure your guests have better sound quality than non-purpose-built platforms like Zoom, without forcing them to record locally. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Otter.ai challenger Airgram raises $10M to transcribe and time your video calls
There’re plenty of tools out there competing to help people make their video calls breezier. Some, like voice transcription service Otter.ai, have been getting a boost from the COVID-19 pandemic and pulling in handsome investments. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Lincoln’s latest EV concept is a grand tourer land yacht with a sprinkle of 1920s nostalgia
Lincoln revealed Thursday during Monterey Car Week its vision for future EVs — while commemorating its centennial year — with the debut of the Lincoln Model L 100 concept, an autonomous, battery-electric grand tourer that pays homage to the brand’s first luxury vehicle, the 1922 Model L. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Revolut to allow users to donate to the homeless via the Beam crowdfunding platform
The world is entering a huge cost of living crisis, which will inevitably result in a rise in homelessness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
This new $100M fund plans to focus on startups accelerating the science around longevity
Longevity-focused startups have been proliferating in recent years as we become more focused on our health. However, it’s not just about apps to get you in the gym. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Funding Circle cofounder unveils new Super Payments fintech venture with $27M investment
Funding Circle cofounder Samir Desai has unveiled a new U.K. fintech startup called Super Payments, a venture he founded back in February but which very little was known about up until now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Incredible Health passes unicorn valuation as it bags $80M Series B
Incredible Health, a US-based job-matching platform which made nurses its first focus, has closed an $80 million Series B funding round and announced hitting a $1.65BN unicorn valuation, billing itself as the highest valued “tech-enabled” career marketplace in the healthcare sector. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices