Tech
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The Capitol riot and its aftermath makes the case for tech regulation more urgent, but no simpler
Last week and throughout the weekend, technology companies took the historic step of deplatforming the president of the United States in the...
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Flexible VC: A new model for startups targeting profitability
David TetenContributor Share on Twitter David Teten is founder of Versatile VC and writes periodically at teten.com and @dteten. More posts by...
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438Sneaker enthusiast group SoleSavy raises $2M, setting the stage for a community-driven commerce boom
SoleSavy, a community built around buying hot sneakers and related items that are increasingly hard to acquire at retail, raised $2M in...
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479BMW previews its next-gen iDrive infotainment system
At CES 2021, BMW today provided us with a first glimpse of the future of its iDrive system, twenty years after it...
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532Pollen Robotics’ humanoid robot can be controlled remotely with VR
Pollen Robotics turned heads at last year’s CES . After all, a humanoid robot will do that on the show floor (even...
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Moderna is developing three new mRNA-based vaccines for seasonal flu, HIV and Nipah virus
Moderna, the biotech company behind one of the two mRNA-based vaccines currently being rolled out globally to stem the tide of COVID-19,...
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Europe seizes on social media’s purging of Trump to bang the drum for regulation
Big tech’s decision to pull the plug on president Donald Trump’s presence on their platforms, following his supporters’ attack on the US...
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Vision Fund backs Chinese fitness app Keep in $360 million round
As Chinese fitness class provider Keep continues to diversify its offerings to include Peloton-like bikes, health-conscious snacks among other things, it’s bringing...
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China’s search giant Baidu to set up an EV making venture
China’s search giant Baidu is extending its car ambitions from mere software to production. The company said Monday that it will set...
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San Francisco police are prepping for a pro-Trump rally at Twitter headquarters
San Francisco police are preparing for a pro-Trump protest at Twitter’s headquarters, a building which has been essentially abandoned since the start...