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    UK’s Zilch raises $80M at a $500M+ valuation for its direct-to-consumer buy now, pay later service – TechCrunch

    The buy now, pay later model, popularized by companies like Klarn and Affirm has been one of the big e-commerce winners in the last...

    NASA Mars Helicopter’s Flight: Livestream, Date and Time

    Early on Monday, a robotic helicopter that NASA sent to Mars will try to rise a few feet in the air, hover and come...

    Gett inks deal with Curb Mobility to bring yellow cabs to its enterprise-focused on-demand ride-hailing app – TechCrunch

    Gett, the ride-hailing startup that has been carving out a niche for itself in a crowded and competitive market for on-demand transportation by focusing...

    2 Killed in Driverless Tesla Car Crash, Officials Say

    Mitchell Weston, chief investigator at the Harris County Fire Marshal’s Office, said that while the batteries are “generally safe,” impacts at high speeds can...

    India’s Razorpay raises funds at $3 billion valuation ahead of Southeast Asia launch – TechCrunch

    Six-year-old Bangalore-based fintech Razorpay topped a $1 billion valuation late last year, becoming the first Y Combinator-backed Indian startup to reach the much sought...

    Once VMware is free from Dell, who might fancy buying it? – TechCrunch

    TechCrunch has spilled much digital ink tracking the fate of VMware since it was brought to Dell’s orbit thanks to the latter company’s epic...

    The Oscars Are a Week Away, but How Many Will Watch?

    Mr. Soderbergh did acknowledge that there is only so much the producers can do.“People’s decision-making process on whether to watch or not doesn’t seem...

    Consumer agency warns against Peloton Tread+ use, as company pushes back – TechCrunch

    Almost exactly a month ago, Peloton CEO John Foley wrote an open letter about the the company’s treadmill. “I’m reaching out to you today...

    Why it’s not surprising to see nine-figure AI rounds  – TechCrunch

    Welcome back to The TechCrunch Exchange, a weekly startups-and-markets newsletter. It’s broadly based on the daily column that appears on Extra Crunch, but free,...

    What does it take to create a startup ecosystem? – TechCrunch

    Say it louder for the people in the back: As tech grows bigger by the minute and venture capital adds dollar signs by the...

    How one founder build a startup around compassion and care facilitated by AI – TechCrunch

    In the second episode of our new podcast Found, our guest is Brie Code. Code is the founder and CEO of TRU LUV, a...

    Hear how StockX brought the sneaker scene to Detroit – TechCrunch

    At TechCrunch’s Detroit City Spotlight this week, I sat down with Rae Witte, the journalist behind the StockX EC-1. TechCrunch’s EC-1 push allows individual...

    Outdoor startups see supercharged growth during COVID-19 era – TechCrunch

    After years of sustained growth, the pandemic supercharged the outdoor recreation industry. Startups that provide services like camper vans, private campsites and trail-finding apps...

    A surprising report on App Tracking, Apple event predictions, Instagram for kids – TechCrunch

    Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The...

    100 Days Without Trump on Twitter: A Nation Scrolls More Calmly

    But how significant is the noise? Many Republicans still seem to be hanging on Mr. Trump’s every word. But others say that without Twitter...

    Squarespace files to go public – TechCrunch

    Squarespace is going public, Apple shares some music payment details and Twitter bans the founder of the right-wing media organization Project Veritas. This is...