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4:22

Cleo Capital is targeting $20 million for Fund II

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2021/04/13

Cleo Capital, a venture capital firm founded in 2018 by Sarah Kunst, is raising up to $20 million for its second fund, according to a source familiar with the matter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:06

Domino’s, Nuro to begin autonomous pizza deliveries...

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2021/04/12

Starting this week, some Domino’s customers in Houston can have a pizza delivered without ever interacting with a human. The pizza delivery giant said Monday it has partnered with autonomous delivery vehicle startup Nuro to allow select customers to have their pizzas dropped at their door via Nuro’s R2 robot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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3:25

APKPure app contained malicious adware, say researchers

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2021/04/12

Security researchers say APKPure, a widely popular app for installing older or discontinued Android apps from outside of Google’s app store, contained malicious adware that flooded the victim’s device with unwanted ads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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3:30

Both& introduces a line of D2C transmasculine clothing

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2021/04/09

Historically, the transmasculine community has been neglected by the fashion world. But Both& is a new brand looking to offer clothing tailored specifically for transmasculine bodies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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5:05

Consumers now average 4.2 hours per day in apps, up...

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2021/04/09

The coronavirus pandemic has increased our collective screen time, and that’s particularly true on mobile devices. According to a new report from mobile data and analytics firm App Annie, global consumers are now spending an average of 4.2 hours per day using apps on our smartphones, an increase of 30% from just two years prior. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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3:08

Google I/O will return as a virtual event May 18-20

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2021/04/08

When the pandemic arrived in the U.S. early last year, companies scrambled to figure out what to do with their long-standing, in-person developer events. For Apple and Microsoft, that meant going virtual – something companies have done with mixed results. For Google, it meant calling off I/O all together. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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3:16

E-bikes and earbuds among the first third-party...

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2021/04/08

Yesterday we noted that Apple launched a new Find My Certification Asst. app, designed to test support for third-party hardware. Find My, of course, has been a long-standing feature for Apple’s own hardware like iPhones, AirPods and Macs, but back at WWDC, the company announced plans to open it up to manufacturers. Today the company […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:20

Facebook confirms ‘test’ of Venmo-like QR codes for...

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2021/04/07

Facebook confirms it’s testing a new QR code feature and payment links for use with Facebook Pay to make it easier for people in the U.S. to send or request money from one another. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:26

Real raises $10M from Lightspeed, Megan Rapinoe and...

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2021/04/07

The last year has put a spotlight on mental health, and startup Real is looking to shake up the space with a product that makes group therapy available on-demand. Founded by CEO Ariela Safira, Real is inspired by a long-standing methodology in the world of mental health: Group therapy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:24

India’s CRED valued at $2.2 billion in new $215...

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2021/04/06

Two-year-old CRED has become the youngest Indian startup to be valued at $2 billion or higher. Bangalore-based CRED said on Tuesday it has raised $215 million in a new funding round — a Series D — that valued the Indian startup at $2.2 billion (post-money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:47

Tim Cook drops hints about autonomous tech and the...

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2021/04/06

Apple CEO Tim Cook dropped a few hints in an interview released Monday about the direction of the much-anticipated Apple car, including that autonomous vehicle technology will likely be a key feature. “The autonomy itself is a core technology, in my view,” Cook told Kara Swisher in an interview on the “Sway” podcast. “If you […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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9:04

Three ways VC firms can construct sustainably diverse...

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2021/04/05

Underrepresented founders are the most undervalued asset class in the U.S. today, and investors are starting to realize that diversity is not charity -- it’s economic opportunity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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5:41

Indian social commerce Meesho valued at $2.1 billion...

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2021/04/05

Meesho said on Monday it has raised $300 million in a new financing round led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 as the Indian social commerce startup works to become the “single ecosystem that will enable all small businesses to succeed online.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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6:00

US iPhone users spent an average of $138 on apps in...

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2021/04/02

U.S. consumers spent an average of $138 on iPhone apps last year, an increase of 38% year over year, largely driven by the pandemic impacts, according to new data from app store intelligence firm Sensor Tower. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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6:13

Gillmor Gang: ZoomHouse

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2021/04/02

I use Feedly to work my way through each day’s stream of politics, tech, and media stories. Today, I am greeted with a picture of something called Feedly Cloud and the following message: Scheduled Maintenance Feedly will be back in less than 30 minutes. 60 minutes later, it still says that. Feedly is built on […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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5:18

Collaborative iOS app Craft Docs secures $8M, led by...

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2021/04/01

Launched in only November last year, the Craft Docs app — which was built from the ground up as an iOS app for collaborative documents — has secured an $8 million Series A round led by Creandum. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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6:26

Consumers spent $32B on apps in Q1 2021, the biggest...

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2021/04/01

The pandemic’s remarkable impact on the app industry has not slowed down in 2021. In fact, consumer spending in apps has hit a new record in the first quarter of this year, a new report from App Annie indicates. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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3:29

Apple’s WWDC stays online-only, kicking off June 7

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2021/03/31

Apple this morning announced that it will be returning to an all-virtual format for a second year. The company went online-only for the first time in 2020, as Covid-19 ground in-person events to a halt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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9:03

Google Nest Hub 2 review: The solid smart screen adds...

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2021/03/31

Two-and-a-half years later, the Nest Home Hub remains one of my favorite smart screens on the market. Maybe that’s a commentary on the rate of improvement in the category, or maybe Google just got things pretty right the first time out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:21

Visa supports transaction settlement with USDC...

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2021/03/30

Payment card network Visa has announced that transactions can be settled using USD Coin (USDC), a stablecoin powered by the Ethereum blockchain. Crypto.com is the first company to test the new capability with its own Visa-branded cards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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