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    Why is SAP spinning Qualtrics out via an IPO? – TechCrunch

    What we can learn from Qualtrics' old valuation and new results Over the weekend, software giant SAP announced that it will take Qualtrics public, with...

    Five key lessons from founders who launched social impact startups – TechCrunch

    Shannon Farley Contributor Shannon Farley is co-founder and executive director at Fast Forward, a tech accelerator for social impact startups. More posts by this contributor Is ethical tech...

    SAP, Qualtrics, and oh boy are we excited – TechCrunch

    Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. This is Equity Monday, our weekly kickoff that...

    VCs and startups consider HaaS model for consumer devices – TechCrunch

    I’ve been following consumer audio electronics company Nura with great interest for a few years now — the Melbourne-based startup was one of the...

    Moderna’s 30,000-participant Phase 3 COVID-19 vaccine trial kicks off in the U.S. – TechCrunch

    The largest trial yet for a potential COVID-19 vaccine began on Monday, as drug company Moderna began providing the first of an anticipated 30,000...

    Cloudflare launches Workers Unbound, the next evolution of its serverless platform – TechCrunch

    Cloudflare today announced the private beta launch of Workers Unbound, the latest step in its efforts to offer a serverless platform that can compete...

    Ford to use Boston Dynamics’ dog-like robots to map their manufacturing facilities – TechCrunch

    Ford is going to employ two of Boston Dynamics’ ‘Spot’ robots, which are four-legged, dog-like walking robots that weigh roughly 70 lbs each,...

    Tire Agent, with a new financing platform, raises $5 million – TechCrunch

    Tire Agent, an Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator-backed startup that is looking to bring the tire industry into the 21st century, has today announced the close...

    cargo.one gets $18.6M to take its air freight booking platform over the pond – TechCrunch

    Berlin -based cargo.one, which runs a marketplace for booking air freight, has closed an $18.6 million Series A round of funding led by Index...

    A Possible Weapon Against the Pandemic: Printing Human Tissue

    This article is part of our continuing Fast Forward series, which examines technological, economic, social and cultural shifts that happen as businesses evolve.As shortages...

    You Won’t Find These Masks at 7-Eleven

    TOKYO — Rieko Kawanishi is the first to admit that the pearl-laden mask she designed is not the most effective defense against the coronavirus....

    India bans 47 apps cloning restricted Chinese services – TechCrunch

    India, which banned 59 apps developed by Chinese firms late last month on the grounds that they pose a threat to nation’s security, today...

    SAP will spin out its $8B spin-in Qualtrics acquisition – TechCrunch

    Well, this isn’t a story you see every day. Less than two years after German software giant SAP snatched experience management platform Qualtrics for $8...

    Fighting False News in Ukraine, Facebook Fact Checkers Tread a Blurry Line

    MOSCOW — To understand the complexity of policing online disinformation, consider the small Ukrainian fact-checking group StopFake.Earlier this year, Facebook hired StopFake to help...

    the Swedish firm that gives Chinese smartphones an edge in video production – TechCrunch

    If your phone takes amazing photos, chances are its camera has been augmented by artificial intelligence embedded in the operating system. Now videos are...

    Don’t Ban TikTok. Make an Example of It.

    For a while, it seemed that TikTok might dodge the techlash. After all, what could be problematic about a short-form video app featuring a...