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Intel’s Mobileye, rental giant Sixt to launch a robotaxi service in Germany next year

Intel subsidiary Mobileye and rental car giant Sixt SE plan to launch a robotaxi service in Munich next year, the CEOs of the two companies announced Tuesday during the IAA Mobility show in Germany.Th

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Everything AI and robotics at TechCrunch Disrupt 2021

AI is everywhere in tech, and you can bet it will be a vital topic at TechCrunch Disrupt 2021 on September 21-23. It’s the driving force behind just about everything from rockets, robotics and custome

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El Salvador's national Bitcoin system crashes as cryptocurrency becomes legal tender

The Chivo Wallet system crashed on Tuesday when a recently passed law recognising Bitcoin as legal tender in El Salvador took effect.

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Women’s health tech brand, Elvie, tops up Series C to $97M

Elvie, the women’s health tech pioneer behind a connected breast pump and smart pelvic floor exerciser, has topped up a Series C which it announced earlier this summer (July) — adding a fu

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International Vulture Awareness Day: Protect nature's clean-up crew

What do you think of vultures? Ferocious scavengers? Carcass chasers? Their unique food preferences often make people misunderstand them and neglect their contribution to the environment. By eating c

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Team China claim silver in men's goalball at Tokyo Paralympics

Team China players celebrate on the podium after winning the silver medal during the Tokyo Paralympics men's goalball final in Chiba, Japan, September 3, 2021. /CFP (L-R) Silver medalis

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Private equity giveth, and private equity taketh away

Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines.Natasha and Alex and Grace and Chris gathered to dig through the week&#

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NASA's Perseverance rover successfully drills first rock for sample

Although poor sunlight conditions meant that subsequent images of the sample tube were inconclusive, NASA's researchers believe the mission was successful.

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Barbershop technology startup theCut sharpens its platform with new $4.5M round

TheCut, a technology platform designed to handle back-end operations for barbers, raised $4.5 million in new funding.Nextgen Venture Partners led the round and was joined by Elevate Ventures, Singh Ca

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Customer experience startup Clootrack raises $4M, helps brands see through their customers’ eyes

Getting inside the mind of customers is a challenge as behaviors and demands shift, but Clootrack believes it has cracked the code in helping brands figure out how to do that.It announced $4 million i

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U.S. should be open, transparent on COVID-19 origins tracing: expert

Using intelligence agencies to investigate the origins of the novel coronavirus represents the U.S.'s usual anti-China obsession, said Eduardo Klinger Pevida, a member

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U.S. should be open, transparent on COVID-19 origins tracing: expert

Using intelligence agencies to investigate the origins of the novel coronavirus represents the U.S.'s usual anti-China obsession, said Eduardo Klinger Pevida, a member

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Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine technology used to design jab that could treat cancer

When tested in mice, the vaccine increased the numbers of anti-tumour T cells that target cancerous growths, helping to increase survival rates.

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Use cohort analysis to drive smarter startup growth

Cohort analysis is a way of evaluating your business that involves grouping customers into “cohorts” and observing how they behave over time. A commonly used approach is monthly cohort ana

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Cyprus to offer COVID-19 booster shots

FILE PIC: Cyprus joined other European Union (EU) countries in deciding to administer COVID-19 vaccine boosters to vulnerable people and health professionals, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantel

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Tesla ordered to share Autopilot data with the US traffic safety agency

The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has ordered Tesla to hand over detailed Autopilot data by October 22nd or else face fines of up to $115 million, according to The New York Times.

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AON3D closes $11.5M Series A, partners with Astrobotic to send 3D printed parts to the moon

3D printing has garnered a lot of hype, much of it for good reason: the technology has unlocked new kinds of object shapes and geometries, and it uses materials that tend to be much lighter weight tha