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3:31

Facebook is testing a Twitter-like ‘threads’ feature...

TechCrunch Industry News ·

2021/07/06

Get your spool-of-yarn emojis ready — threads might be coming to Facebook soon. Facebook has been spotted testing a new feature that gives public figures on Facebook the ability to create a new post that’s connected to a previous one on a related subject. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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3:16

Jim Whitehurst steps down as president at IBM just 14...

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2021/07/05

In a surprise announcement today, IBM announced that Jim Whitehurst, who came over in the Red deal, would be stepping down as company president just 14 months after taking over in that role. IBM didn’t give a lot of details as to why he was stepping away, but acknowledged his key role in helping bring […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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3:31

Apple just released the first iOS 15 beta to everyone

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2021/07/05

This is your opportunity to get a glimpse of the future of iOS, iPadOS and watchOS. Apple just released the first public beta of iOS 15, iPadOS 15 and watchOS 8. Those releases are the next major versions of the operating systems for the iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. Unlike developer betas, everyone can download […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:35

Branson aims to beat Bezos to orbit in final stretch...

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2021/07/02

Two billionaires are neck and neck in the final sprint to the Kármán line, but Richard Branson may clinch it with a July 11 flight on a Virgin Galactic spacecraft, narrowly beating out Jeff Bezos’s planned July 20 trip aboard a Blue Origin New Shepard capsule. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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3:00

Paris court fines Airbnb $9.6 million for illegal...

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2021/07/02

A court in Paris has fined Airbnb, the popular marketplace for vacation rentals. According to the court, the tech company has failed to comply with local regulation when it comes to listing your apartment on the platform. Airbnb should pay $9.6 million (€8.08 million) to the City of Paris. This decision has been years in […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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3:40

Barracuda acquires Skout Cybersecurity to enter the...

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2021/07/01

Barracuda Networks has purchased Skout Cybersecurity, a New York-based channel-only provider of extended detection and responseÂ (XDR) services.Â The deal, the terms of which were not disclosed, will see the California-based cybersecurity vendor enter the fast-growing XDR market.Â As a result of the ever-increasing attack surface as businesses shift to the cloud and embrace hybrid working, […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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3:14

Twitter is making NFTs now, apparently

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2021/07/01

No, it’s not April Fool’s Day. But Twitter’s entire account has been taken over by NFTs. As its new header reads: “I’ve stopped moisturizing because tweeting about NFTs is keeping me young now.” If that’s true, the Twitter bird is going to look like a little baby duckling by the end of the day. This […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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3:16

FightCamp punches its way to a $90M round

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2021/06/30

FightCamp, an interactive at-home training system for boxing/kickboxing, is announcing this morning that it has raised a $90M round from a long list of investors, including quite the roster of famous fighters. FightCamp pairs smart sensors (“punch trackers” worn under your boxing gloves) with a subscription-based stream of training videos. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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6:14

Consumer spending on apps hit record $64.9B in first...

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2021/06/30

Consumer spending in mobile apps hit a record $64.9 billion during the first half of 2021, according to preliminary data from app store intelligence firm Sensor Tower. This figure represents a 24.8% increase in spending seen across both the App Store and Google Play, compared with the year-ago period. But while industry experts believe the […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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3:19

SpaceX plans to use its Starlink internet on Starship...

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2021/06/29

SpaceX’s upcoming Starship orbital test flight could end up being a veritable smorgasbord of its technological capabilities, as the company has filed with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to request approval to fly Starlink terminals on the spacecraft in order to “demonstrate high data rate communications” between the new launch system and the ground. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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3:27

Discord acquires augmented reality startup Ubiquity6

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2021/06/29

After raising tens of millions from investors and executing a pretty substantial pivot earlier this year, augmented reality startup Ubiquity6 and its team have been acquired by gaming chat app giant Discord. The ambitious AR startup had raised $37.5 million from a series of top investors including Benchmark, First Round, Kleiner Perkins and Google’s Gradient […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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2:43

Robotic beverage maker Botrista raises $10M

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2021/06/28

Drink making probably isn’t at the top of your list of jobs most likely to be fully automated. The past year-and-a-half have, however, brought into stark relief how large a role robotics could play in the food service industry. I’ve said it time and again on these pages, but the appeal is clear: Robots don’t […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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3:19

Snap makes a deal with Universal Music Group, adding...

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2021/06/28

Snap today announced a multi-year deal with Universal Music Group, one of the largest music companies in the world. From Queen to Justin Bieber, users can clip songs from the expansive UMG catalog to use in their Snaps and on Spotlight, the app’s TikTok competitor. This announcement comes after Snapchat added its Sounds feature in […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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2:27

Sneaker marketplace GOAT hits $3.7 billion valuation...

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2021/06/25

Sneaker and streetwear empire GOAT just doubled its valuation in a massive new raise. The GOAT Group parent company shared today that it has raised $195 million in a Series F raise valuing the fashion giant at some $3.7 billion. The raise was led by a handful of hedge funds and P/E firms including Park […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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2:47

SPAC charts are exercises in the limits of hype

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2021/06/25

Having read more SPAC investor decks in the last twelve months than I’d like to admit to, I thought I was over being irked by their bullishness. Call me conservative, but public companies shouldn’t be full of shit, and companies going public should probably aim for a similar target. That’s why S-1 filings for traditional […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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2:57

TikTok’s Chinese nemesis Kuaishou hits 1 billion...

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2021/06/24

It’s a big day for Kuaishou, TikTok’s largest rival in China. The Chinese short video company, known overseas for one of its video apps Kwai, announced it has sailed past the one billion monthly active user (MAU) mark. How big is that? Facebook’s MAUs stood at 2.85 billion as of March. TikTok was forecasted to […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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5:03

An interview with a leading venture capitalist

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2021/06/24

Inspired by this Hunter Walk tweet and the ensuing chatter. TechCrunch recently sat down with Leading Investor from Well Known Firm to chat about their investing theses, the state of today’s venture capital market, and why prices are so high for early-stage startups. We’ve been hunting down Leading Investor for some time, so it’s great […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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2:21

Forto raises $240M in funding round led by Softbank,...

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2021/06/23

Freight technology startup, Forto, which we most recently covered when it raised $50 million late last year, is upping the stakes. It’s now raised $240 million in a round led by Softbank Vision Fund 2 to expand its trade shipments between China and Europe. Forto manages shipping containers from origin to destination. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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3:52

Apple is opening a store in downtown LA’s nearly...

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2021/06/23

This Thursday, Apple will mark the opening of a new store in downtown Los Angeles. The space occupies the newly renovated Tower Theatre, which opened in DTLA’s Broadway Theater District in 1927. Among other milestones, the 900-seat theater was the first in LA to be wired for the talkies, hosting a premier of “The Jazz […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:59

Chinese sellers on Amazon in hot demand by VCs and...

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2021/06/22

Chinese merchants selling on Amazon are having a moment. The scruffy exporters are used to roaming about suburban factory areas and dealing with constant cash flow strain, but suddenly they find themselves having coffee with top Chinese venture capital firms and investment representatives from internet giants, who come with big checks to hunt down the […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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