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    Movable Ink raises $30M as it expands its personalization technology beyond email marketing – TechCrunch

    Movable Ink, a company that helps businesses deliver more personalized and relevant email marketing, is announcing that it has raised $30 million in Series...

    Amazon will add 3,500 tech and corporate jobs across six US cities – TechCrunch

    Amazon today announced an upcoming hiring spree set to bring 3,500 jobs to a half-dozen U.S. cities. The news is, of course, particularly...

    Blind test shows AI-enhanced MRI scans are just as good but 4 times faster – TechCrunch

    An AI-based technique to accelerate MRI scans has been shown to produce as good or better results than traditional methods in a blind comparison...

    Attabotics raises a $50M Series C for its warehouse fulfillment robots – TechCrunch

    The uptick in robotics funding continues this week with a big round for Calgary, Alberta’s Attabotics. The warehouse fulfillment startup announced a $50 million...

    Skyrora launches its small demonstration rocket from mobile launch site in Iceland – TechCrunch

    Launch startup Skyrora had a successful test launch of its Skylark Micro rocket from Iceland on Sunday, with the rocket achieving its highest...

    Quell’s resistance-based workout can get you in shape by boxing virtual enemies – TechCrunch

    Quell is positioning itself as a kind of low-cost take on Peloton (less than 1/10th the price, it notes). You might too, if you...

    Watch SpaceX attempt a Falcon 9 rocket re-use record with today’s Starlink launch – TechCrunch

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTMJK7wb0rM SpaceX is set to launch is latest batch of Starlink satellites on Tuesday at 10:31 AM EDT (7:31 AM PDT). This is the...

    Electric vehicle startup Canoo to go public via SPAC – TechCrunch

    Canoo, the Los Angeles-based electric vehicle startup, has struck a deal to merge with special-purpose acquisition company Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp., with a...

    EU websites’ use of Google Analytics and Facebook Connect targeted by post-Schrems II privacy complaints – TechCrunch

    A month after Europe’s top court struck down a flagship data transfer arrangement between the EU and the US as unsafe, European privacy campaign...

    Uber and Lyft Consider Franchise-Like Model in California

    OAKLAND, Calif. — Uber and Lyft, which are facing mounting pressure to classify their freelance drivers as full-time employees in California, are looking for...

    India’s OneCard credit card-maker FPL Technologies lands $10 million – TechCrunch

    A 20-month-old startup in India founded by a group of banking veterans that has built a mobile-first credit card and is improving the experience...

    America Has Two Feet. It’s About to Lose One of Them

    The choice of units of measurement is also laden with history. As settlers began to colonize America, they brought with them measurements from their...

    Lightspeed raises $275 million fund for India – TechCrunch

    Lightspeed India Partners on Tuesday announced it has closed $275 million from LPs for its third fund as the top American venture firm...

    Judge Blocks Trump Officials’ Attempt to End Transgender Health Protections

    WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Monday blocked an effort by the Trump administration to erase protections for transgender patients against discrimination by doctors,...

    Amex acquires SoftBank-backed Kabbage after tough 2020 for the SMB lender – TechCrunch

    Small and medium businesses have been some of the hardest hit in the coronavirus pandemic, and in many cases that has had a knock-on...

    Meet the startup that helped Microsoft build the world of Flight Simulator – TechCrunch

    Microsoft’s new Flight Simulator is a technological marvel that sets a new standard for the genre. But to recreate a world that feels real...