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    Spotify launches paid podcasts through new Anchor feature – TechCrunch

    Spotify today is officially rolling out paid podcast subscriptions, after first unveiling its new subscription platform at the company’s “Stream On” event in February....

    Location data analytics startup Placer.ai raises $50M Series B – TechCrunch

    It’s been a very tough year for Placer.ai’s core customer segments of retail and commercial real estate, to put it mildly. But the foot...

    Wingcopter debuts a triple-drop drone to create “logistical highways in the sky” – TechCrunch

    German startup Wingcopter has launched a new autonomous delivery drone designed to remove a technical bottleneck hindering the growth of drone transport services. The Wingcopter...

    Mobile bank Current raises $220 million Series D, triples valuation to $2.2B – TechCrunch

    U.S.-based challenger bank Current, which has now grown to nearly 3 million users, announced this morning it has raised a $220 million round of...

    Tellius announces $8M Series A to build ML-fueled business data query tool – TechCrunch

    Getting actionable business information into the hands of users who need it has always been a challenge. If you have to wait for experts...

    Clio raises $110M at a $1.6B valuation for legal tech – TechCrunch

    Clio, a software company that helps law practices run more efficiently with its cloud-based technology, announced Tuesday it has raised a $110 million Series...

    DoorDash announces new pricing for restaurants, with commissions as low as 15% – TechCrunch

    DoorDash is announcing new pricing plans for the restaurants who use the platform for pickups and deliveries. Before this, the company did not offer standardized...

    Property management startup Guesty raises $50M and acquires competitor Your Porter – TechCrunch

    Guesty, which has created property management software for hosts on short-term rental platforms like Airbnb and Vrbo, is announcing that it has raised $50...

    TikTok to open a ‘Transparency’ Center in Europe to take content and security questions – TechCrunch

    TikTok will open a center in Europe where outside experts will be shown information on how it approaches content moderation and recommendation, as well...

    Kry closes $312M Series D after use of its telehealth tools grows 100% yoy – TechCrunch

    Swedish digital health startup Kry, which offers a telehealth service (and software tools) to connect clinicians with patients for remote consultations, last raised just...

    Wunder Mobility’s new lending business helps micromobility startups finance fleets – TechCrunch

    Wunder Mobility built its business selling software to shared scooter, e-bike and even short-term car rental startups. Now, it’s banking on a new —...

    Daniel Kaminsky, Internet Security Savior, Dies at 42

    Mr. Vixie asked Mr. Kaminsky if he had a fix in mind. “He said, ‘We are going to get all the makers of DNS...

    Tesla sees bitcoin as important financial tool to access cash quickly – TechCrunch

    Tesla’s relationship with bitcoin is not a dalliance, according to the comments made by the company’s CFO and dubbed “master of coin” Zach Kirkhorn...

    Tesla wants to make every home a distributed power plant – TechCrunch

    Tesla CEO Elon Musk wants to turn every home into a distributed power plant that would generate, store and even deliver energy back into...

    iOS 14.5 brings privacy changes and more – TechCrunch

    Apple’s latest software upgrade brings a big change, Roku accuses Google of anti-competitive behavior and Brex raises a big funding round. This is your...

    Blockchain startup S!NG wants creators to lean on NFTs to protect their intellectual property – TechCrunch

    After a years-long crypto winter, it been the spring of NFTs, but as digital art prices sober up after an explosion in sales, blockchain...