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    Jack Ma’s Ant called to end anti-competition in payments – TechCrunch

    The details for Ant’s restructuring plan after its IPO was called off have arrived. Ant Group, the fintech affiliate of Alibaba controlled by Jack...

    Memic raises $96M for its robot-assisted surgery platform – TechCrunch

    Memic, a startup developing a robotic-assisted surgical platform that recently received marketing authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, today announced that it...

    Apple said to be developing Apple TV/HomePod combo and iPad-like smart speaker display – TechCrunch

    Apple is reportedly working on a couple of new options for a renewed entry into the smart home, including a mash-up of the Apple...

    Ant Group Announces Overhaul as China Tightens Its Grip

    Ant Group, the online finance affiliate of the Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, announced a sweeping overhaul of its business on Monday in response to...

    EcoCart raises $3 million for a Honey-like browser extension to offset shoppers’ carbon emissions – TechCrunch

    EcoCart, a company pitching consumers on ways to offset their carbon emissions for free at select merchants (with a browser extension!) has raised $3...

    NGK Spark Plugs launches $100M corporate venture fund, will seek M&A opportunities – TechCrunch

    NGK Spark Plug, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of automative spark plugs, announced a new $100 million fund to invest in startups and...

    The biggest SPAC ever and reading the micromobility permit tea leaves – TechCrunch

    The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up here — just click The Station — to receive it every weekend...

    Domino’s, Nuro to begin autonomous pizza deliveries in Houston – TechCrunch

    Starting this week, some Domino’s customers in Houston can have a pizza delivered without ever interacting with a human. The pizza delivery giant said Monday...

    The Zebra raises $150M after doubling revenue in 2020 – TechCrunch

    The Zebra, an Austin-based company that operates an insurance comparison site, has raised $150 million in a Series D round that propels it into...

    Cruise strikes deal to launch robotaxi service in Dubai – TechCrunch

    Cruise has expanded its robotaxi ambitions beyond San Francisco. The autonomous vehicle subsidiary of GM that also has backing from SoftBank Vision Fund, Microsoft...

    NFTs Arrive in the Watch World

    The latest crypto-token craze is spilling over into watches.Following a torrent of record prices for digital assets from artwork to sneakers, the first watch...

    Nigerian fintech Appzone raises $10M for expansion and proprietary technology – TechCrunch

    Africa’s fintech space has gained proper attention over the past few years in investments but it is not news that startups still battle with...

    The 2022 Mercedes-Benz EQS stakes its claim on a luxury, electric future – TechCrunch

    A day spent driving a pre-production 2022 Mercedes Benz EQS provided an up-close look at what the German automaker has been doing with the...

    Tiger Global goes super aggressive in India – TechCrunch

    Recent roars from an investment firm, credited to put Indian startups on the global map in the past decade and a half, are turning...

    Online Schools Are Here to Stay, Even After the Pandemic

    In a study by the RAND Corporation, “Remote Learning Is Here to Stay,” 58 out of 288 district administrators — roughly 20 percent —...

    A ‘more honest’ stock market – TechCrunch

    Hello friends, and welcome back to Week in Review! Last week, I talked about Clubhouse’s slowing user growth. Well, this week news broke that they...