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Asana up 37% and Palantir up 50% as both direct listings hit the public markets

Two direct listings in one day. Lots to talk about.Asana started trading just a bit after noon Eastern today, quickly zooming to roughly about $29 a share in early trading this afternoon. Meanwhile,

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The story behind Rent the Runway’s first check

When Rent the Runway co-founders Jennifer Fleiss and Jennifer Hyman got their first term sheet, it had an exploding clause in it: If they didn’t sign the offer in 24 hours, they would lose the d

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Extra Crunch Live: Join fintech legend Max Levchin for a live Q&A on August 6 at 4pm ET/1pm PT

We’ve got a great Extra Crunch Live chat coming up on Thursday, August 4, that you won’t want to miss. The one and only Max Levchin, is Silicon Valley icon and entrepreneur extraordinaire,

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Facebook raises its Zoom game, lets Messenger Rooms broadcast via Live

Zoom has run away with the prize in the last few months for becoming the video calling platform of choice for people confined to their homes, whether they are making work calls or friend calls. No one

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Apple 'adding periscope telephoto lens to iPhones'

The move could see Apple compete with Huawei which last year released a phone capable of zooming in 50 times.

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Revealed: The 'Starlink Router' set to power SpaceX's satellite-based broadband

Regulators have approved the router for connecting computers inside the house to internet-carrying satellites orbiting the Earth.

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Legaltech startup Orbital Witness scores £3.3M to create a ‘universal risk rating’ for real estate

Orbital Witness, a U.K.-based legaltech startup developing “AI-powered” software to transform the £4 billion U.K. property due diligence market, has raised £3.3 million in seed funding.The

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Online photography exhibition documents unforgettable moments in the global fight against the pandemic

For Duan Wei and his colleagues at China Pictorial magazine, June 29 is a special day. On that day, a collection of photographs they took when they spent 64 days in Wuhan, central China, was displayed

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Online photo exhibition presents unforgettable moments amid pandemic

They came from different hospitals in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region but fought the virus together in Wuhan, communicating with their eyes from behind the protective gear, says Duan Wei, adding,

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Tesla is now worth more than Toyota, Disney and Coke

01:29 Tesla is zooming by the competition. Stockof the electric car company reached a new high of above$1,130 a share.It bringsTesla's valuationcloseto $209billion, overtakingToyota, v

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TransferWise to offer investment products but has ‘no plans’ to become a bank

TransferWise, the London-headquartered international money transfer service recently valued at $3.5 billion, has secured an additional license with U.K. regulators to enable it to offer investment pro

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E-scooter firms get the green light to start trials of up to one year on UK streets

In light of COVID-19 and social distancing regulations, the UK has been working on making it easier for people to get from point A to B in cities without resorting to buses and trains or bringing more

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Photo exhibition on global fight against COVID-19 to open online

A photography exhibition, featuring the global fight against COVID-19 through the camera lenses of more than 100 photographers worldwide, is slated to open online Mond

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Etsy adds an AR shopping feature on iOS designed for use with wall art

Retailers like Target, Home Depot, Wayfair, IKEA, and others have embraced augmented reality to help shoppers make decisions about products they’re interested in by visualizing the items in thei

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MessageBird launches an ‘omni-channel’ Intercom competitor

Following the launch of Inbox.ai in March — its “Slack for external communications” — Amsterdam-headquartered MessageBird is continuing to place big bets on a messaging-first future.

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Curve begins quietly testing Curve Credit, its planned Klarna competitor

Curve, the “over-the-top” banking platform that lets you consolidate all of your bank cards into a single Curve card and app, is quietly testing its planned “Klarna rival”.Dubbed “Cu

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Muzmatch adds a button to video chat with a match’s dad

Muslim matchmaking app Muzmatch is getting (slightly) involved with video: It’s adding a button to enable users to request a video chat with a prospective match’s father.If the user impres