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    Blissfully expands from SaaS management into wider IT services aimed at midmarket – TechCrunch

    When Blissfully launched in 2016, it was focused on helping companies understand their SaaS usage inside their organizations, but over time the company has...

    Enhanced computer vision, sensors raise manufacturing stakes for robots as a service – TechCrunch

    RaaS is defining the second generation of robots that work alongside humans Kyle S. Gibson Contributor Kyle S. Gibson is a writer and videographer in Boston, currently...

    Instacart raises $200M more at $17.7B valuation – TechCrunch

    Instacart announced today that it has raised $200 million in a new funding round featuring prior investors. D1 Capital and Valiant Peregrine Fund...

    Millennial Media’s Paul Palmieri launches Tradeswell, a startup promising to fix e-commerce margins – TechCrunch

    A new startup called Tradeswell said it’s using artificial intelligence to help direct-to-consumer and e-commerce brands build healthier businesses. The company is led by Paul...

    General Motors finally gets serious about in-car tech, taps the Unreal Engine for next-gen interface – TechCrunch

    The upcoming GMC Hummer EV will feature a new in-car user interface powered by the Unreal Engine. This powerful platform underpins the latest video...

    The Zebra reaches $100M run rate, turns profitable as insurtech booms – TechCrunch

    From a cluster of insurance marketplace startups raising capital earlier this year, to neoinsurance provider Lemonade going public this summer at a strong valuation,...

    Greycroft, Lerer Hippeau and Audible back audio measurement startup Veritonic – TechCrunch

    Veritonic is announcing that it has raised $3.2 million in Series A funding led by Greycroft, with participation from Lerer Hippeau and Amazon-owned audiobook...

    Does Cancer Chemotherapy Increase My Covid Risks?

    Q. I have cancer and am being treated with chemotherapy. Am I at increased risk of getting sick and dying from Covid-19?A. People with...

    Microsoft is building a price comparison engine into its Edge browser – TechCrunch

    With its Edge browser now stable, Microsoft’s current focus for its Chromium-based browser is to build features that differentiate it from the competition. With the...

    People With This Mutation Can’t Smell Stinky Fish

    Most people carry an intact version of TAAR5, and easily recognize the fishy fragrance as mildly repulsive — an ability that might have evolved...

    Harbor, the app that gamifies emergency preparedness, launches – TechCrunch

    Harbor, an emergency-preparedness company that just raised $5 million in seed, has today publicly launched its app. The app gamifies the process of preparing your...

    Headroom, which uses AI to supercharge videoconferencing, raises $5M – TechCrunch

    Videoconferencing has become a cornerstone of how many of us work these days — so much so that one leading service, Zoom, has graduated...

    Density’s Open Area radar tracks people in a space, precisely but anonymously – TechCrunch

    Everyone in the world is rethinking shared spaces right about now, and part of that rethink is understanding how they’re used, minute by minute...

    Delivery startup goPuff raises $380M at a $3.9B valuation – TechCrunch

    GoPuff is a Philadelphia-headquartered startup that delivers products like over-the-counter medicine, baby food and alcohol (basically, the stuff you’d buy at a convenience store)...

    Understanding Airbnb’s summer recovery – TechCrunch

    New financial reporting shows how rough the unicorn's downturn was New numbers concerning Airbnb’s summer performance were reported this week, with The Information adding to...

    Congress Agrees: Big Tech Is Broken.

    This article is part of the On Tech newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it weekdays.It is stunning that members of Congress...