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    AMD grabs Xilinx for $35 billion as chip industry consolidation continues – TechCrunch

    The chip industry consolidation dance continued this morning as AMD has entered into an agreement to buy Xilinx for $35 billion, giving the company...

    Uber’s ‘robo-firing’ of drivers targeted in latest European lawsuit – TechCrunch

    Uber is facing another legal challenge in Europe related to algorithmic decision making. The App Drivers & Couriers Union (ADCU) filed a case, yesterday,...

    A.M.D. Agrees to Buy Xilinx for $35 Billion in Stock

    SAN FRANCISCO — Advanced Micro Devices agreed to pay $35 billion in stock for Xilinx, a deal aimed at reshaping one of the computer...

    Leading Edge Equipment has a technology to improve solar manufacturing and $7.6 million to go to market – TechCrunch

    Only a few weeks after the successful public offering of Array Technologies proved that there’s a market for technologies aimed at improving efficiencies across...

    Deci raises $9.1M to optimize AI models with AI – TechCrunch

    Deci, a Tel Aviv-based startup that is building a new platform that uses AI to optimized AI models and get them ready for production,...

    India’s FreshToHome raises $121 million to grow its meat and vegetable e-commerce platform – TechCrunch

    FreshToHome, an Indian e-commerce startup that sells fresh vegetables, fish, chicken and other kinds of meat, has raised $121 million in a new financing...

    NeoLight’s jaundice treatment catches another $7 million to bring neonatal light therapy to the home – TechCrunch

    NeoLight, a startup company that’s working to bring hospital-grade neonatal care technologies to the home, has raised $7 million more in financing. Dignity Health and...

    Bogota’s Tül raises $4 million to improve the supply chain for construction in Latin America – TechCrunch

    With a new $4 million round, the Bogota-based supply chain logistics technology developer Tül is prepping to expand across the Latin American region. Founded by...

    White Castle rolls out more robots from Miso Robotics to cook in its kitchens – TechCrunch

    More robots are coming to White Castle. Expanding a partnership with Miso Robotics, around 10 new White Castle locations will be rolling out the Pasadena,...

    Face to Face, Tinder’s opt-in video chat feature, is now rolling out globally – TechCrunch

    Tinder, currently the world’s biggest biggest dating app for people to find matches and connect with them, is expanding another feature today to extend...

    Video creation and editing platform InVideo raises $15 million – TechCrunch

    InVideo, a Mumbai-based startup that has built a video creation and editing platform, has raised $15 million as it looks to court more...

    Apeel gets more cash to fight food insecurity in emerging markets with its food-preserving tech – TechCrunch

    In the first real test of the potentially transformative power of its food-preserving technology, the Santa Barbara, Calif.-based Apeel Sciences is bringing its innovative...

    Facebook employee-turned-critic Tim Kendall traces “extractive business models” to VCs – TechCrunch

    Last month, former Facebook and Pinterest executive Tim Kendall told Congress during a House hearing on the dangers of social media that Facebook...

    CDC Says Nurses Are at High Risk for Covid-19

    Among health care workers, nurses in particular have been at significant risk of contracting Covid-19, according to a new analysis of hospitalized patients by...

    Gillmor Gang: Unsuppressed – TechCrunch

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dVaprldV8k Not just the future of civilization is up for grabs this November. In this age of mobile social computing, we’re figuring out how to...

    Facebook launches cloud gaming service – TechCrunch

    Facebook gets into cloud gaming while continuing its public dispute with Apple, Ant Group prepares for a massive IPO and Pinterest embraces iOS...