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EdgeQ reveals more details behind its next-gen 5G/AI chip

5G is the current revolution in wireless technology, and every chip company old and new is trying to burrow their way into this ultra-competitive — but extremely lucrative — market. One of the most in

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A look at the soaring valuations of Rivian and Cruise with transportation VC Reilly Brennan

Reilly Brennan loves cars. The native Michigander happily did grunt work for an automotive magazine as an undergrad at the University of Michigan before landing a gig as a trackside communications man

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Daily Crunch: Twitter unveils Birdwatch

Twitter pilots a new tool to fight disinformation, Apple brings celebrity-guided walks to the Apple Watch and Clubhouses raises funding. This is your Daily Crunch for January 25, 2021.The big story: T

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Daily Crunch: Trump pardons Anthony Levandowski

On his way out the door, President Donald Trump pardons a former Googler, Jack Ma reappears and Wattpad gets acquired. This is your Daily Crunch for January 20, 2021.The big story: Trump pardons Antho

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Miami-based Ironhack raises $20 million for its coding bootcamps as demand for coders continues

Ironhack, a company offering programming bootcamps across Europe and North and South America, has raised $20 million in its latest round of funding.The Miami-based company with locations in Amsterdam,

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Remote workers are greener, but their tech still has a real carbon cost

The massive shift to remote work due to COVID-19 has resulted in a huge reduction in emissions from vehicles and other sources, but it comes with costs of its own. A new study puts tentative carbon co

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Monzo founder Tom Blomfield is departing the challenger bank and says he’s ‘struggled’ during the pandemic

Monzo founder Tom Blomfield is departing the U.K. challenger bank entirely at the end of the month, staff were informed earlier today.Blomfield held the role of CEO until May last year when he assumed

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A matter of life or death: Europe's ski resort problem

Skiers observe social distancing on a chairlift in Flachau, Austria, January 15, 2021. /Reuters It's normally one of the highlights of the ski World Cup season, but this weekend there were no

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Chinese eatery in Canada cheered for honest critique of own menu

The front of a Chinese restaurant. /CFP A Chinese restaurant in Montreal, Canada, is having a moment under the sun thanks to its owner's very honest review of the food it serves – the great, t

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Capsule raises $2 million for its video Q&A platform aimed at brands

Capsule, a video QA platform aimed at brands, emerged last year in direct response to the challenges companies were facing in terms of reaching consumers during the pandemic. Now, the business has clo

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Swimm raises $5.7M to help teams document their code

Most developers don’t enjoy writing documentation for their code and that makes life quite a bit harder when a new team member tries to get started on working on a company’s codebase. And

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Medium acquires social book reading app Glose

Medium is acquiring Paris-based startup Glose for an undisclosed amount. Glose has been building iOS, Android and web apps that let you buy, download and read books on your devices.The company has tur

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Proud Boys, the Western chauvinist men's club on 'stand by'

A flag of the Proud Boys, a far-right neo-fascist organization, is seen as Donald Trump supporters gather for a Donald Trump Cruise Rally at Oregon State Capitol in Salem, Oregon, U.S., Septembe

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Webflow raises $140M, pushing its valuation to $2.1 billion

This morning Webflow, a software company that helps businesses build no-code websites, announced that it has raised a $140 million Series B. The round, led by returning investors Accel and Silversmith

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Programmable genetics gets more cash as Tessera Therapeutics gets a $230 million infusion

Technologists are getting better at coding biology and venture firms are flooding a new generation of startups with cash so that they can commercialize their technology bringing in the next wave of ge

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Alula, a platform for cancer caregivers, patients and survivors, raises $2.2 million

According to the National Cancer Institute, some 1.8 million people are diagnosed with cancer each year in the U.S. alone. Factor in the friends, family and loved ones of those patients, and the numbe