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7094e9deddcf03241ed9894017ba09bc Rose @Rose - over 3 years ago
Moon exporation startup ispace opens new U.S. office and hires SpaceX to lead development of next...
Japanese startup ispace, which is developing lander technology to support exploration of the Moon, is opening an office in Denver, the company announced today. The Colorado location was chosen because of its access to local aerospace engineering talent, and t…
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0dc07c0d4e39afa6eb19dda76eb11879 Kristina @Kristina - over 3 years ago
Startups joining SK Telecom’s accelerator include AI-driven mapping and vision for delivery robots
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9b25e3cdd7708c288912746ec95d7c9b Liliane @Liliane - over 3 years ago
Autonomous delivery startup Nuro hits $5 billion valuation on fresh funding of $500 million
Nuro, the autonomous delivery startup founded by two former Google engineers, has raised $500 million, suggesting that investors still have an appetite for long-term pursuits such as robotics and automated vehicle technology. Nuro now has a post-money valuati…
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2cb2f1cf49e001b23749fba977acd24a Casper @Casper - over 3 years ago
Singapore’s government launches blockchain innovation program with $8.9 million in funding
A group of Singaporean government agencies is launching a new research program for blockchain technology with $12 million SGD (about $8.9 million USD) in funding. Called the Singapore Blockchain Innovation Programme (SBIP), the project is a collaboration betw…
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F8901f0cff3b25b34627127dbc99fb89 Allene @Allene - over 1 year ago
UK blocks Chinese company from acquiring knowledge on vision sensing technology - Reuters
British business minister Kwasi Kwarteng on Wednesday said he had issued an order preventing the acquisition of intellectual property related to vision sensing technology by a Chinese company on national security grounds.
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036a71cbab8d3106d8fc0389f9b4ef6f Eleanora @Eleanora - over 3 years ago
Stripe Climate is a new tool to let Stripe customers purchase credits towards carbon removal efforts
Last year, payments giant Stripe announced that it would donate $1 million of its own funds annually into companies that are building technology to remove carbon from our environment, with the recipients of that investment announced in May of this year. Now, …
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24f317f89bef5f8cefa430eec1cd2f6d Nestor @Nestor - over 3 years ago
Enhanced computer vision, sensors raise manufacturing stakes for robots as a service
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61d3ff630fa6a556085f59f9ba20938e Assunta @Assunta - over 3 years ago
Intel acquires SigOpt, a specialist in modeling optimization, to boost its AI business
Intel has been doubling down on building chips and related architecture for the next generation of computing, and today it announced an acquisition that will bolster its expertise and work specifically in one area of future technology: artificial intelligence…
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Efd687c46d03677522c615b86a341217 Emmie @Emmie - over 3 years ago
Which emerging technologies are enterprise companies getting serious about in 2020?
Even within the same industry, not all big, established companies are the same when it comes to their readiness to start investing in new technology.
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39b1531710d6d8cc8cd7a9a0bb2d9867 Ryleigh @Ryleigh - over 3 years ago
Pitching tech to optimize building design for sustainability, Atlanta-based Cove.tool raises $5.7...
Patrick Chopson and Sandeep Ahuja started cove.tool, an Atlanta-based company developing software to optimize building design for sustainability and cost, because of problems they’d faced in their careers as architects. Along with Patrick’s brother, Daniel Ch…
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96d2c0ccb7cce03f75db3297b9a8af04 Iva @Iva - over 3 years ago
Aira takes key investment to build its fantastic smartphone wireless charging pad into vehicles
Aira is the company behind one of the most exciting wireless power innovations, and now this technology could be headed into vehicles. The wireless power company just announced a strategic investment from Motherson, a Tier 1 global auto parts supplier. Aira’s…
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7caeec7c88c24f5d4f9a4c169eb9f70c Maureen @Maureen - over 3 years ago
Berlin’s Wonder raises $11M for a new approach to video chat where you wander and join groups
If this year has taught us a lesson about the world of of work, it’s that collectively, we weren’t very well equipped in terms of the technology we use to translate the in-person experience seamlessly to a remote version. That’s led to a rush of companies lau…
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Ac7d6ae4836b778c0e45d9f73deed0cb Delia @Delia - over 3 years ago
Recycling robotics company AMP Robotics could raise up to $70 million sources say
AMP Robotics, the recycling robotics technology developer backed by investors including Sequoia Capital and Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners, is close to closing on as much as $70 million in new financing, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the c…
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0cefff9aac729a36835c46e07795e1e7 Mariano @Mariano - over 3 years ago
Massachusetts lawmakers vote to pass a statewide police ban on facial recognition
Massachusetts lawmakers have voted to pass a new police reform bill that will ban police departments and public agencies from using facial recognition technology across the state. The bill was passed by both the state’s House and Senate on Tuesday, a day afte…
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E5a600388a4be6ed5b515081737d8445 Angus @Angus - over 3 years ago
One week until we discover the future of transportation at TC Sessions: Mobility
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3fb9059c39d0a39c0a9f0cf17b7858fc Priscilla @Priscilla - over 3 years ago
Outrider raises $65 million to bring its autonomous tech to distribution yards
Outrider, a startup aiming to bring its autonomous technology to the nerve center of the supply chain, has raised $65 million in funding just eight months after coming out of stealth. The Series B round was led by Koch Disruptive Technologies and brings its t…
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A2a551348d8c100384339e6c21255e06 Abbie @Abbie - over 3 years ago
Launch next-level networking with CrunchMatch at our TC Sessions: Space event
TC Sessions: Space 2020, our first space technology event, launches December 16-17 and you won’t want to miss our virtual conference focused on this fast-emerging startup category. You’ll hear from the space industry’s top movers, shakers and decision makers …
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125f097c91a427394e6d36ae98c72376 Elaina @Elaina - over 3 years ago
Techfugees non-profit brings on new CEO to engage tech industry with refugee issues
Techfugees, the global non-profit which advocates the use of technology to aid refugees and displaced people, has appointed tech entrepreneur and Raj Burman as its new CEO. Burman succeeds Josephine Goube, who will continue as executive director of the adjace…
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Eac8a1ccc60323b8c8f2660965836fef Immanuel @Immanuel - over 3 years ago
Insurtech’s big year gets bigger as Metromile looks to go public
In the wake of insurtech unicorn Root’s IPO, it felt safe to say that the big transactions for the insurance technology startup space were done for the year. After all, 2020 had been a big one for the broad category, with insurtech marketplaces raising lots, …
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69ab36bf73ce82cc3579c8f2504f3bac Gregoria @Gregoria - over 3 years ago
LeafLink raises $40m from Founders Fund, others to cultivate its cannabis wholesale market
LeafLink is today announcing it raised a $40 million Series C financing round, led by Founders Fund with participation from Thrive Capital, Nosara Capital, and Lerer Hippeau. This round of financing brings the total amount raised by the company to over $90 mi…
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725ac8c62bcc32f06195cf20b372a31a Muriel @Muriel - over 3 years ago
Walmart reportedly ends contract with inventory robotics startup Bossa Nova
Robotics and automation startups have seen a strong uptick in interest over the course of the pandemic. And it’s easy to see which companies have a newfound interest in automating their workforce amid a seemingly endless virus-driven shutdown. But Walmart, wh…
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A2a551348d8c100384339e6c21255e06 Abbie @Abbie - over 3 years ago
Former WeWork China exec launches a ‘startup studio’ for real estate
The real estate industry has been slow to adopt technology compared to many other sectors. So when Dominic Penaloza left his job at WeWork China as the head of innovation and technology this spring, he decided to focus on proptech in Asia. Instead of building…
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F8901f0cff3b25b34627127dbc99fb89 Allene @Allene - over 3 years ago
7 investors discuss augmented reality and VR startup opportunities in 2020
For all of the investors preaching that augmented reality technology will likely be the successor to the modern smartphone, today, most venture capitalists are still quite wary to back AR plays. The reasons are plentiful, but all tend to circle around the ide…
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9b25e3cdd7708c288912746ec95d7c9b Liliane @Liliane - over 3 years ago
Just three days to save on passes to TC Sessions: Space 2020
It takes a bold vision and nerves of steel to venture into outer space. The same holds true for the pioneering startups forging the future of space technology. Connect with other bold visionaries at TC Sessions: Space 2020 to go farther and faster together. I…
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70753e5e348bf454161ee0bcc63fed8d Juliet @Juliet - over 3 years ago
GM ups electric and autonomous vehicle spending to $27 billion through 2025
General Motors said it will spend $27 billion over the next five years on the development of electric vehicles and automated technology, a 35% percent increase that exceeds the automaker’s investment and gas and diesel and is an effort bring products to marke…
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