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    Porsche unveils two new electric bikes alongside the Taycan Gran Turismo – TechCrunch

    Porsche is taking its electrification ambitions to two wheels. The German automaker unveiled two electric bikes Thursday, alongside the global debut of the Porsche Taycan...

    This Pan-African freelance platform is the first Zimbabwean startup backed by Techstars – TechCrunch

    On the 25th of January, Techstars Seattle announced its 12th class featuring 10 startups from different parts of the world. The accelerator, which has...

    Bitfinex launches cryptocurrency payment gateway for merchants – TechCrunch

    Cryptocurrency exchange company Bitfinex is launching Bitfinex Pay, a cryptocurrency payment gateway. With this new product, online merchants can accept payments in various cryptocurrencies....

    SITA says its airline passenger system was hit by a data breach – TechCrunch

    Global air transport data giant SITA has confirmed a data breach involving passenger data. The company said in a brief statement on Thursday that it...

    GM, LG Chem studying the feasibility of a second battery cell plant in the U.S. – TechCrunch

    General Motors is exploring building a second U.S. battery cell manufacturing plant with its joint-venture partner Seoul, South Korea-based LG Chem. If the plant moves...

    Luxury air travel startup Aero raises $20M – TechCrunch

    Aero, a startup backed by Garrett Camp’s startup studio Expa, has raised $20 million in Series A funding — right as CEO Uma Subramanian...

    Slow growth, but a shifting business model – TechCrunch

    Another day, another venture-backed IPO filing. Today it’s ThredUp, a used-goods marketplace that is approaching the public markets in the wake of Poshmark’s own...

    Papaya Global raises $100M more at a $1B+ valuation for tools to hire, pay and manage distributed workforces – TechCrunch

    Remote working — hiring people further afield and letting people work outside of a central physical office — is looking like it will be...

    Snapcommerce raises $85M to make over your mobile shopping experience – TechCrunch

    People are not only shopping digitally more than ever. They’re also shopping using their mobile phones more than ever. And for mobile-first companies like Snapcommerce,...

    The Era of Audio Creators Has Arrived

    Audio creators are a new kind of influencer, born of the meteoric rise of the audio-only chat app Clubhouse. Together, they are pulling in...

    Income verification is white-hot right now, and Plaid wants in – TechCrunch

    Fresh off the termination of its planned merger with Visa, Plaid announced Thursday a new income verification product, which it said is aimed at...

    Square buys majority of Tidal, adds Jay Z to its board in bid to shake up the artist economy – TechCrunch

    This morning Square, a fintech company that serves both individuals and companies, announced that it has purchased a majority stake in Tidal, a music...

    Hopin confirms $400M raise at $5.65B valuation – TechCrunch

    This morning Hopin, a virtual events platform and video-focused software service, announced that it has closed a $400 million Series C. The new capital...

    SpaceX launches 60 new Starlink satellites, while Starship moves closer to being able to launch up to 400 at a time – TechCrunch

    SpaceX has launched another batch of its Starlink satellites – the usual complement of 60 of the low Earth orbit spacecraft, which will join the...

    Jungle Scout raises $110M, acquires Downstream Impact to help 3rd parties sell on marketplaces like Amazon – TechCrunch

    There has been a rapid proliferation of roll-up companies armed with wallets full of money to consolidate promising smaller merchants that sell on Amazon...

    Wipro to buy London’s tech consultancy firm Capco for $1.45 billion – TechCrunch

    Wipro said on Thursday it has reached an agreement to buy 20-year-old British tech consultancy firm Capco for $1.45 billion as the Indian consultancy...