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    Stripe acquires TaxJar to add cloud-based, automated sales tax tools into its payments platform – TechCrunch

    Stripe, the privately-held payments company now valued at $95 billion, has made an acquisition to expand the range of tools (and services) that it...

    Announcing the Agenda for TC Sessions: Mobility 2021 – TechCrunch

    TC Sessions: Mobility is back and we’re excited to give you the first look at who is coming to the main stage and what...

    Banana Capital’s debut fund is for internet-first founders – TechCrunch

    You might know him for his viral tweets, but Turner Novak wasn’t always a master meme-maker. Instead, Novak grew up with a single mother in...

    What can the OKR software sector tell us about startup growth more generally? – TechCrunch

    In the never-ending stream of venture capital funding rounds, from time to time, a group of startups working on the same problem will raise...

    Robotic vision startup Plus One raises $33M – TechCrunch

    San Antonio-based Plus One Robotics today announced a $33 million Series B. The round follows an $8.3 million Series A announced in 2018 and...

    Materials Zone raises $6M for its materials discovery platform – TechCrunch

    Materials Zone, a Tel Aviv-based startup that uses AI to speed up materials research, today announced that it has raised a $6 million seed...

    Amazon announces it’s open sourcing DeepRacer device software – TechCrunch

    When Amazon debuted AWS DeepRacer in 2018, it was meant as a fun way to help developers learn machine learning. While it has evolved...

    What’s Behind the Apple-Facebook Feud?

    Apple’s message seems simpler.That’s true. Apple’s view is that it’s simply giving people a choice of whether to be tracked across apps or not....

    To Understand Tech, Look Beyond the C.E.O.s

    This article is part of the On Tech newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it weekdays.To understand what’s happening in the world,...

    Ford to open new lab to develop next-gen lithium-ion and solid-state batteries – TechCrunch

    Ford Motor Company will open a $185 million R&D battery lab to develop and manufacture battery cells and batteries, a first step toward the...

    Language learning startup Toucan raises $4.5M – TechCrunch

    Toucan, a startup that helps users learn a new language while they browse the web, is announcing that it has raised an additional $4.5...

    Social networking app for women Peanut adds live audio rooms – TechCrunch

    Mobile social networking app for women, Peanut, is today becoming the latest tech company to integrate audio into its product following the success of...

    Blue Origin Challenges NASA Over SpaceX Moon Lander Deal

    SpaceX, in particular, has thrived in this new entrepreneurial approach to spaceflight. Its Falcon 9 rocket, used for the space station missions, is now...

    ZenGo raises $20 million for its secure crypto wallet app – TechCrunch

    ZenGo, a mobile app to manage your cryptocurrencies, has raised a $20 million Series A funding round led by Insight Partners. ZenGo is a...

    Mailchimp moves into e-commerce – TechCrunch

    Over the course of the last few years, Mailchimp morphed from a basic newsletter platform to a fully-fledged marketing company. And while the service...

    Extremists Find a Financial Lifeline on Twitch

    Terpsichore Maras-Lindeman, a podcaster who fought to overturn the 2020 presidential election, recently railed against mask mandates to her 4,000 fans in a live...