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    Brazilian startup Tractian gets the Y Combinator seal of approval for its equipment monitoring tech – TechCrunch

    Igor Marinelli and Gabriel Lameirinhas were raised around manufacturing plants. Marinelli’s father worked for International Paper in a plant outside of Sao Paulo...

    Nordetect’s system to monitor soil and water for indoor agriculture raises seed funding – TechCrunch

    As indoor farming expands, a number of new companies are cropping up to provide better data and monitoring tools for the businesses aimed at...

    Blackstone just closed its inaugural growth equity fund, and it’s a doozy – TechCrunch

    The private equity giant Blackstone is today announcing the final close of its first growth equity fund — Blackstone Growth — with $4.5 billion...

    Nigeria’s Termii raises $1.4M seed led by Future Africa and Kepple Africa Ventures – TechCrunch

    Ideally, it is expected of every business to reach its customers effectively. However, that’s not the case as limiting factors that hinder proper digital communication...

    ‘The Market Seems Crazy’: Start-Ups Wrestle With Flood of Offers

    The frenzy has already led to trouble. The stock of Nikola, an electric car start-up that went public via a SPAC in June, has...

    For Political Cartoonists, the Irony Was That Facebook Didn’t Recognize Irony

    SAN FRANCISCO — Since 2013, Matt Bors has made a living as a left-leaning cartoonist on the internet. His site, The Nib, runs cartoons...

    Backed by YC, Vendease is building Amazon Prime for restaurants in Africa – TechCrunch

    For small and mid-sized restaurants in Nigeria and most of Africa, food procurement can be a complex process to manage. The system is such...

    Betting on China’s driverless future, Toyota, Bosch, Daimler jump on board Momenta’s $500M round – TechCrunch

    Across the street from Suzhou North, a high-speed railway station in a historic city near Shanghai, a futuristic M-shaped building easily catches the eye...

    Gillmor Gang: Clubhouse Style – TechCrunch

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wF5ykfTe4KE Let’s stipulate the storm of user media (social audio, newsletters, live streaming) is evidence of something real and lasting. When this citizen media migrates...

    Ludwig Ahgren: The Twitch Livestream Subathon

    On Sunday afternoon around 2 p.m., Ludwig Ahgren, a Twitch streamer in Los Angeles, turned his camera on and began streaming. He hasn’t stopped.Over...

    Fortify raises a $20M Series B for its composite manufacturing 3D printer – TechCrunch

    There’s been quite a bit of movement in the additive manufacturing space in recent months. If I had to pinpoint a reason, I would...

    Ford to build some F-150 trucks without certain parts due to global chip shortage – TechCrunch

    Ford said Thursday that some some Ford F-150 pickup trucks and Edge crossover without certain electronic modules due to a twofold punch of a...

    Fort raises $13M for its robotics safety software – TechCrunch

    Fort Robotics today announced a $13 million raise. Led by Prime Movers Lab, the round also features Prologis Ventures, Quiet Capital, Lemnos Labs, Creative...

    MrBeast’s management company, Night Media, has a new venture fund that’s backed by creators – TechCrunch

    MrBeast’s management company is getting into the venture business. Night Media, the six-year-old, Dallas-based multimedia talent management company, is closing a debut fund with $20...

    YouTube’s TikTok rival launches in the US – TechCrunch

    YouTube Shorts comes to the U.S., Amazon starts testing electric delivery vans in San Francisco and new data suggests the impact of Google Play’s...

    Substack faces backlash over the writers it supports with big advances – TechCrunch

    Substack has attracted a number of high-profile writers to its newsletter platform — and it hasn’t been a secret that the venture-backed startup has...