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Wattpad, the storytelling platform, is selling to South Korea’s Naver for $600 million
Wattpad, the 14-year-old, Toronto-based, venture-backed storytelling platform with reach into a number of verticals, is being acquired by Naver, the South Korean conglomerate, in a $600 million... 
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Reflections on the first all-virtual CES
I’ve spent more time than I care to mention over the last several years wondering aloud about the value of in-person trade shows. There’s something seemingly antiquated in the idea of jamming a bunch... 
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Tags CES 2021 CES Events
Brave web browser adds native support for peer-to-peer IPFS protocol
The decentralized tech community is aiming to find support for technologies that go beyond cryptocurrency support. In a blog post, today the team at Brave announced that they have worked with Protocol... 
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Elon Musk said it was ‘Not a Flamethrower.’
After two days locked up in an Italian prison, American Max Craddock was finally able to make his case to a judge. “It’s not a weapon of war,” his lawyer told the investigating magistrate. “It’s a toy... 
Tags Transportation The Boring Company Tesla
Daily Crunch: Microsoft backs Cruise
Autonomous vehicle company Cruise raises a $2 billion new round, Netflix keeps growing and WhatsApp faces more privacy concerns. This is your Daily Crunch for January 19, 2021. The big story: Microsoft... 
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Tags Daily Crunch cruise Microsoft
Podchaser raises $4m to build a comprehensive podcast database
Podchaser, a startup building what it calls “IMDB for podcasts,” recently announced that it has raised $4 million in a funding round led by Greycroft. In other words, it’s a site where — similar to the... 
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Tags Media greycroft Fundings & Exits
Adthena acquires Kantar’s paid search business
Adthena is expanding its partnership with market research company Kantar by acquiring Kantar’s paid search business. The two companies announced an agreement earlier this month, through which Adthena... 
Tags Advertising Tech kantar Adthena
Drone-focused construction startup TraceAir raises $3.5M
Bay Area-based construction startup TraceAir today announced a $3.5 million Series A. Led by London-based XTX Ventures, this round brings the company’s total funding up to $7 million. The raise... 
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Tags TraceAir wireless United States
Facebook and Instagram’s AI-generated image captions now offer far more details
Every picture posted to Facebook and Instagram gets a caption generated by an image analysis AI, and that AI just got a lot smarter. The improved system should be a treat for visually impaired users,... 
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Tags accessibility Social Artificial Intelligence
Netflix’s ‘Shuffle Play’ feature will roll out to all users worldwide this year
Netflix is always in search of a better way to instantly connect users to something to watch, instead of having them waste time unsuccessfully scrolling through all the available programming options.... 
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Tags Media television streaming service
A first look at Qualtrics’ IPO pricing
The Qualtrics debut is going to be huge, and that matters. Can the bankers get its IPO price closer to what retail investors are willing to pay? 
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Tags Fundings & Exits Startups sap
Netflix shares soar as it passes 200M paying subscribers
Netflix capped off a year of rapid streaming growth by adding 8.5 million net new paying subscribers during the fourth quarter. That means the streaming giant now has a total of 204 million paying... 
Tags streaming services Streaming Media Netflix
How and when to build marketing teams at deep tech companies
When should deep-tech companies hire marketers, and do these hires need industry experience? 
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Tags growth marketing EC Marketing Startups
Bolt Mobility launching into 48 new markets after snapping up Last Mile’s assets
Bolt Mobility, the Miami-based micromobility startup co-founded by Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt, is expanding to 48 new markets after acquiring the assets of Last Mile Holdings. Bolt Mobility’s... 
Tags Bolt Mobility Startups Transportation
SpaceX bought two oil rigs to convert into offshore launch pads for Starship
SpaceX’s next spacecraft is in development in Texas, and CEO Elon Musk previously revealed that the company was planning to build floating spaceports for Starship operations, after a job ad was posted... 
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Tags Gulf of Mexico ceo SpaceX
Uppbeat launches a freemium music platform aimed at YouTubers
A new music platform, Uppbeat, aims to make it easier for YouTubers and other content creators to find quality free music to use in their videos. The system, which is designed to navigate the... 
Tags Startups artist United Kingdom
Ad-supported EV charging network developer Volta raises $125 million
Volta, the developer of a network of electric vehicle charging stations that monetize using advertising, has raised $125 million in new funding in a process managed by Goldman Sachs. Volta builds and... 
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Tags volta electric vehicles nestle
Europe is working on a common framework for ‘vaccine passports’
The European Union is preparing the ground for vaccine passports. A common approach for mutual recognition of vaccination documentation is of the “utmost importance”, the Commission said today, adding... 
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Tags vaccine passports privacy TC
6 investors on 2021’s mobile gaming trends and opportunities
I asked a group of VCs about their approach to mobile content investing and whether new platforms were changing perspectives about mobile-first and desktop-first experiences. 
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Tags Daniel Li Alice Lloyd George Mobile
Apple’s new editorial franchise, Apple Podcasts Spotlight, to highlight interesting creators
Apple today announced a new editorial franchise called Apple Podcasts Spotlight, which aims to highlight rising podcast creators in the U.S. The editorial team at Apple will select new podcast creators... 
Tags podcasts apple inc United States
We’ll discuss the future of the gig economy and contract works at TC Sessions: Justice on March 3
Like so many other subjects, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has brought concerns about the gig economy and contract workers into sharp focus over the past year which is why we’ll be diving into this... 
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Wendy Xiao Schadeck becomes Northzone’s first New York partner
Northzone‘s new partner Wendy Xiao Schadeck isn’t new to the firm — she actually joined back in 2015. Before entering the venture world, Schadeck co-founded co-working and childcare startup CoHatchery.... 
Tags Northzone Venture Capital Spring Health
Paramount+, the successor to CBS All Access, launches March 4 in the U.S., Canada, and Latin America
Last year, ViacomCBS announced its CBS All Access streaming service would soon rebrand as Paramount+, to better reflect the expanded content lineup following the Viacom-CBS merger in 2019. Today, the... 
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Rivian raises $2.65B as it pushes towards production of its electric pickup
Rivian has raised $2.65 billion as it prepares to begin production this summer of its all-electric pickup truck. The round, which was led by funds and accounts advised by T. Rowe Price Associates Inc.,... 
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Tags BlackRock Rivian Transportation
In 2020, VCs invested $428M into US-based startups every day
Despite a pandemic that sparked a global recession, 2020 was still a record year for venture capital investments into American startups. 
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Tags venture captial Startups pitchbook
Citrix is acquiring Wrike from Vista for $2.25B
Citrix announced today that it plans to acquire Wrike, a SaaS project management platform, from Vista Equity Partners for $2.25 billion. Vista bought the company just two years ago. Citrix, which is... 
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Tags Mergers and Acquisitions TC SaaS
WeChat advances e-commerce goals with $250B in transactions
WeChat continues to advance its shopping ambitions as the social networking app turns 10 years old. The Chinese messenger facilitated 1.6 trillion yuan (close to $250 billion) in annual transactions... 
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Tags Tencent Asia WeChat
Equity Tuesday: Everyone’s raising money, and Wrike exits yet again
Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. This is Equity Monday Tuesday, our weekly kickoff that tracks the latest... 
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Tags wrike WhatsApp Personio
Fintech startup Vise brings on Andrew Fong (formerly Dropbox) as CTO
Vise, a fintech firm that focuses on helping financial advisors rather than automating them out of existence, has today announced that its bringing on Andrew Fong as its Chief Technology Officer. Fong... 
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Senator: ‘More transparency is needed’ by exam proctoring tech firms
Three of the leading exam proctoring companies are facing calls to be more transparent, amid continued claims of bias and fault by students forced to take remote exams because of the ongoing pandemic.... 
Tags Privacy Security internet speeds
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