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    Daimler Trucks partners with Waymo to build self-driving semi trucks – TechCrunch

    Two automotive giants are teaming up to bring self-driving semi-trucks to market. Under this deal, Waymo and Daimler Trucks are partnering to build...

    Spying a pivot to ghost kitchens, Softbank’s second Vision Fund pours $120 million into Ordermark – TechCrunch

    “We’re building a decentralized ghost kitchen,” is a sentence that could launch a thousand investor calls, and Alex Canter, the chief executive officer behind...

    Zoom launches end-to-end encryption for free meetings — with a catch – TechCrunch

    Zoom, the video calling company that millions turned to during the pandemic, has finally launched end-to-end encrypted video calls for free accounts. The company...

    NASA and SpaceX set November 14 target date for first operational Crew Dragon launch – TechCrunch

    The first mission to officially carry astronauts to the International Space Station for a standard crew rotation is now tentatively set for November 14....

    The Freewrite Traveler is an outstanding, but expensive, dedicated portable writing laptop – TechCrunch

    As a hardware startup, Astrohaus stands apart because of its unique offerings focused specifically on writers and writing. Its debut product, the Freewrite,...

    Lightspeed Venture Partners backs Theta Lake’s video conferencing security tech with $12.7 million – TechCrunch

    Theta Lake, a provider of compliance and security tools for conferencing software like Cisco Webex, Microsoft Teams, RingCentral, Zoom and others, said it has...

    SimilarWeb raises $120M for its AI-based market intelligence platform for sites and apps – TechCrunch

    Israeli startup SimilarWeb has made a name for itself with an AI-based platform that lets sites and apps track and understand traffic not just...

    Impact America Fund closes $55M to invest in startups targeting the world’s overlooked – TechCrunch

    The entire asset class of venture capital is built atop systemic racism. The numbers don’t lie: only 2% of partner-level VCs are Black, and...

    AMD grabs Xilinx for $35 billion as chip industry consolidation continues – TechCrunch

    The chip industry consolidation dance continued this morning as AMD has entered into an agreement to buy Xilinx for $35 billion, giving the company...

    Uber’s ‘robo-firing’ of drivers targeted in latest European lawsuit – TechCrunch

    Uber is facing another legal challenge in Europe related to algorithmic decision making. The App Drivers & Couriers Union (ADCU) filed a case, yesterday,...

    A.M.D. Agrees to Buy Xilinx for $35 Billion in Stock

    SAN FRANCISCO — Advanced Micro Devices agreed to pay $35 billion in stock for Xilinx, a deal aimed at reshaping one of the computer...

    Leading Edge Equipment has a technology to improve solar manufacturing and $7.6 million to go to market – TechCrunch

    Only a few weeks after the successful public offering of Array Technologies proved that there’s a market for technologies aimed at improving efficiencies across...

    Deci raises $9.1M to optimize AI models with AI – TechCrunch

    Deci, a Tel Aviv-based startup that is building a new platform that uses AI to optimized AI models and get them ready for production,...

    India’s FreshToHome raises $121 million to grow its meat and vegetable e-commerce platform – TechCrunch

    FreshToHome, an Indian e-commerce startup that sells fresh vegetables, fish, chicken and other kinds of meat, has raised $121 million in a new financing...

    NeoLight’s jaundice treatment catches another $7 million to bring neonatal light therapy to the home – TechCrunch

    NeoLight, a startup company that’s working to bring hospital-grade neonatal care technologies to the home, has raised $7 million more in financing. Dignity Health and...

    Bogota’s Tül raises $4 million to improve the supply chain for construction in Latin America – TechCrunch

    With a new $4 million round, the Bogota-based supply chain logistics technology developer Tül is prepping to expand across the Latin American region. Founded by...