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    Busy day at VMware ended yesterday with Ragurham as CEO and COO Poonen exiting – TechCrunch

    They say for every door that opens another closes and the executive shuffle at VMware is certainly proving that old chestnut true. Four months...

    Legionfarm, pairing pro gamers with amateurs, raises $6 million Series A – TechCrunch

    Legionfarm, the gaming platform that lets gamers play with pro players in their favorite games, has today announced the close of a $6 million...

    Chef Robotics raises $7.7M to help automate kitchens – TechCrunch

    A year and a half’s worth of global pandemic has had a profound impact on virtually every sector of the workforce. When it comes...

    Google Cloud Run gets committed use discounts and new security features – TechCrunch

    Cloud Run, Google Cloud’s serverless platform for containerized applications, is getting committed use discounts. Users who commit to spending a given amount on using...

    Sylvera grabs seed backing from Index to help close the accountability gap around carbon offsetting – TechCrunch

    UK-based startup Sylvera is using satellite, radar and lidar data-fuelled machine learning to bolster transparency around carbon offsetting projects in a bid to boost...

    Short seller says Lemonade website bug exposed insurance customers’ account data – TechCrunch

    An activist short seller has written a letter to the chief executive of insurance giant Lemonade with details of an “accidentally discovered” security flaw...

    Inside Jeff Bezos’ Obsessions – The New York Times

    This article is part of the On Tech newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it weekdays.How can you tell when the bullheaded...

    The fulfilling world of warehouse robotics – TechCrunch

    Robotics Roundup: A year and a half into the pandemic, warehouses and factories have made the biggest automation gains Brian Heater @bheater / 7 hours With the...

    SpecTrust raises millions to fight cybercrime with its no-code platform – TechCrunch

    Risk defense startup SpecTrust is emerging from stealth today with a $4.3 million seed raise and a public launch. Cyber Mentor Fund led the round,...

    Framework’s repairable laptop is up for preorder, starting at $999 – TechCrunch

    Repairability has been a big sticking point for consumer electronics over the past several years. As devices have gotten thinner — and companies have...

    Discord announces Stage Discovery, a portal that connects events with communities – TechCrunch

    If you’re new to Discord, you might be thrown off by the lack of an endless feed peppered with ads. On Discord, all of...

    The hamburger model is a winning go-to-market strategy – TechCrunch

    Caryn Marooney Contributor Caryn Marooney is general partner at Coatue Management and sits on the boards of Zendesk and Elastic. In prior roles she oversaw communications...

    Walmart acquires virtual clothing try-on startup Zeekit – TechCrunch

    Retail giant Walmart announced this morning it’s acquiring the Tel Aviv-based startup Zeekit, which allows consumers to virtually “try on” clothing when shopping online....

    BluBracket nabs $12M Series A to expand source code security platform – TechCrunch

    BluBracket, an early stage startup that focuses on keeping source code repositories secure, even in distributed environments, announced a $12 million Series A today. Evolution...

    Write ethical policies now – TechCrunch

    Julie Goldsmith Reiser Contributor Julie Goldsmith Reiser is the co-chair of the Securities Litigation & Investor Protection group at national plaintiffs’ law firm Cohen Milstein Sellers...

    Worksome pulls $13M into its high skill freelancer talent platform – TechCrunch

    More money for the now very buzzy business of reshaping how people work: Worksome is announcing it recently closed a $13 million Series A...