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    Virgin Galactic debuts its first third-generation spaceship, ‘VSS Imagine’ – TechCrunch

    Commercial human spaceflight company Virgin Galactic has unveiled the first ever Spaceship III, the third major iteration of its spacecraft design. The first in...

    Ecovative sees a fungal future for fashion, food, and foam packaging and has a fresh $60M to make it – TechCrunch

    Eben Bayer has spent the better part of fourteen years proving out the power of the humble mushroom as the world’s truly functional food.  As...

    Zoomin raises $52M to help companies turn disparate product content into useful customer support data – TechCrunch

    User guides, knowledge articles and community discussions form a detailed, yet very fragmented, landscape of information about a company and its products. Today, a...

    MessageBird acquires 24sessions to bring video to its ‘omnichannel’ platform – TechCrunch

    MessageBird, the omnichannel cloud communications platform recently valued at $3 billion, is continuing to ramp up its M&A activity. Following last year’s acquisition of...

    Byju’s in talks to acquire US-based reading platform Epic – TechCrunch

    Byju’s is eying acquisition of a startup that could help the biggest e-learning Indian firm deepen its footprint in the U.S. The Indian startup is...

    Xiaomi joins the ranks of Chinese tech giants to work on EVs – TechCrunch

    After weeks of rumors, Xiaomi officially confirmed that it is making a foray into the electric vehicle space. The Chinese smartphone and IoT giant...

    Google promises better 3D maps – TechCrunch

    Google is announcing a handful of major updates to Google Maps today that range from bringing its Live View AR directions indoors to adding...

    Acast expands its support for paid podcasts with Acast+ – TechCrunch

    After partnering with Patreon last year to support patron-only podcasts, Acast has developed a full suite of subscription tools called Acast+. The company has experimented with paywalled podcasts beyond Patreon...

    A trove of imported console games vanish from Chinese online stores – TechCrunch

    In the world’s largest gaming market, China, console games play a relatively small part as their revenue has been meager compared to mobile and...

    IBM brings its Quantum System One to the Cleveland Clinic – TechCrunch

    IBM has installed a couple of its own Quantum System One machines across the world in recent years, but today it announced its first...

    Intranet startup Staffbase raises $145M in growth round led by General Atlantic – TechCrunch

    Staffbase, which provides an intranet-style internal communications platform for companies, has raised a $145 million (€122 million) financing round led by General Atlantic, a...

    IoT satellite network startup Hiber secures €26M in funding round led by EU’s innovation agency – TechCrunch

    European satellite and communications startup, Hiber BV has secured €26 million in EU and private investment to expand its IoT satellite network.  The funding...

    Finch Capital acquires Wirecard Turkey – TechCrunch

    Finch Capital, the early-stage fintech VC with a presence in London and Amsterdam, is acquiring Wirecard Turkey, a subsidiary of Wirecard, the disgraced fintech...

    Singapore-based Nimbly gets $4.6M to help businesses automate their standard operating procedures – TechCrunch

    Many work teams, especially stores and restaurants, rely on manual spreadsheets to ensure their operations are running smoothly. Based in Singapore, Nimbly develops software...

    Tutor marketplace GoStudent raises €70M Series B round led by new US investor Coatue – TechCrunch

    Vienna-based GoStudent, which connects students to tutors on a virtual learning platform, has raised a €70M Series B funding round led by new US...

    Men’s health startup Manual raises $30M Series A from US and European investors – TechCrunch

    Men’s health and wellbeing startup Manual has raised a $30m Series A round from US-based Sonoma Brands and Waldencast, and Manual’s existing European investors...