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5:42

Snack, a ‘Tinder meets TikTok’ dating app, opens to...

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2021/05/11

Snack, a video-first mobile dating app designed with a younger generation in mind, is opening itself up to Gen Z investors. The startup today announced the launch of its own Gen Z Syndicate on AngelList, which will allow Gen Z community members, influencers, creators and others to participate in the company’s upcoming $2 million SAFE, […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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5:29

Cowboy launches the Cowboy 4 e-bike, with a...

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2021/05/10

E-bike startup Cowboy has launched the Cowboy 4, its newest generation of urban electric bikes. The bike will come in two different frames, a traditional frame, and a step-through. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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2:58

Sennheiser sells off its consumer brand

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2021/05/10

Long-running German audio company Sennheiser today announced that it has found a buyer for its consumer brand. Swiss holding company Sonova — a giant in the hearing aid business — will be acquiring the brand in a deal expected to close by end of year. The deal will bring headphones and sound bars to Sonova’s […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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9:18

How Robert Reffkin went from being a C-average...

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2021/05/07

In April, real estate tech company Compass forged ahead with its initial public offering and is now valued at nearly $6.4 billion. At that time, TechCrunch Senior Editor Alex Wilhelm caught up with founder and CEO Robert Reffkin to chat about his company’s debut in the market’s suddenly choppy waters for tech and tech-enabled debuts. […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:22

Peloton projects $165M revenue impact from treadmill...

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2021/05/07

What would have been a celebratory earnings call in just about any other quarter ended on a somber note today, as Peloton CEO John Foley kicked things off with an apology. “We are a members-first organization,” the executive stated. “And that means for all of us at Peloton, the safety of our member community comes […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:24

Evening Fund debuts with $2M micro fund focused on...

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2021/05/06

We tend to think of venture capital in tens or hundreds of millions, even billions of dollars, so it’s refreshing to find Evening Fund, a new $2 million micro fund that focuses on small investments between $50,000 and $100,000 as it seeks to help young startups that may be struggling to find funding elsewhere. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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3:08

Chromebook shipments grew 275% in Q1

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2021/05/06

New numbers from research firm Canalys point to continued growth for PCs in 2020/21, as the pandemic has forced many to rethink how – and where – they work. PC shipments have grown for four straight quarters. All told, the numbers (within which the firm lumps tablets, incidentally) grew 53% year over year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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5:12

London’s Stride VC raised second $138.6M seed fund,...

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2021/05/05

Stride VC, a London-based seed investment fund, has raised its second fund, which will be £100M ($138.6M) – identical to its first fund. The fund will invest primarily in London startups but also look at select European opportunities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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3:22

SpaceX launches 60 more Starlink satellites, claims...

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2021/05/05

SpaceX has launched 60 more of its Starlink internet broadband satellites — on ‘Star Wars Day,’ no less, and only five days after it launched the last batch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:35

Twitter expands Spaces to anyone with 600+ followers,...

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2021/05/04

Twitter Spaces, the company’s new live audio rooms feature, is opening up more broadly. The company announced today it’s making Twitter Spaces available to any account with 600 followers or more, including both iOS and Android users. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:56

Cloud infrastructure market keeps rolling in Q1 with...

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2021/05/04

Conventional wisdom over the last year has suggested that the pandemic has driven companies to the cloud much faster than they ever would have gone without that forcing event with some suggesting it has compressed years of transformation into months. This quarter’s cloud infrastructure revenue numbers appear to be proving that thesis correct. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:34

Facebook rolls out vaccine finder tool in India,...

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2021/05/03

Facebook has announced a $10 million grant to support emergency response efforts in India and has rolled out its Vaccine Finder tool in the country as the South Asian nation grapples with the latest wave of the coronavirus pandemic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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5:03

Basecamp sees mass employee exodus after CEO bans...

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2021/05/03

Following a controversial ban on political discussions earlier this week, Basecamp employees are heading for the exits. The company employs around 60 people, and roughly a third of the company appears to have accepted buyouts to leave, many citing new company policies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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8:04

Eclipse Ventures has $500 million more to digitize...

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2021/04/30

Two years ago, we talked with Lior Susan, the founder of now six-year-old Eclipse Ventures in Palo Alto, Ca. At the time, the outfit believed that the next big thing wasn’t another social network but instead the remaking of old-line industries through full tech stacks — including hardware, software and data — capable of bring […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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3:44

Biden’s labor secretary thinks many gig workers...

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2021/04/30

Biden Labor Secretary Marty Walsh charged into the white hot issue of the gig economy Thursday, asserting that many people working without benefits in the gig economy should be classified as employees instead. In an interview with Reuters, Walsh said that the Department of Labor is “looking at” the gig economy, hinting that worker reclassification […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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3:16

Google announces career and digital training...

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2021/04/29

Google today announced the launch of Grow with Google Career Readiness for Reentry. The initiative — created in partnership with nonprofits The Last Mile, Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO), Defy Ventures, Fortune Society and The Ladies of Hope Ministries — is designed to offer job readiness and digital skill training for formerly incarcerated individuals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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3:12

Facebook hides posts calling for PM Modi’s...

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2021/04/29

Facebook has temporarily hidden all posts with hashtag “ResignModi” in India, days after the U.S. social juggernaut — along with Twitter — complied with an order from New Delhi to censor some posts critical of Indian government’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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3:09

Roam Robotics introduces a smart knee brace

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2021/04/28

There are lot of companies out there making robotic exoskeletons. In fact, it’s one of the more active categories in the space — and for good reason. These sorts of technologies have the ability to profoundly impact the future of how people work, move and rehabilitate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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3:37

Amazon announces new Fire tablets and kids editions

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2021/04/28

There’s a bunch of tablet news coming from Amazon this morning. Leading the way is the release of two new 10-inch devices: the Fire HD 10 and Fire HD 10 Plus. The former features a 1080p display with a bump in brightness, an unnamed eight-core processor and 3GB of RAM — a 50% jump over […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:03

The #8meals app from Habits of Waste helps people cut...

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2021/04/27

Earth Day may have come and gone, but with apps like #8meals from the non-profit Habits of Waste, anyone can try and do their part to help reduce deforestation and rising greenhouse gas emissions by cutting meat out of their diets for just 8 meals a week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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