Tech
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420Instagram drops IGTV button, but only 1% downloaded the app
At most, 7 million of Instagram’s 1 billion-plus users have downloaded its standalone IGTV app in the 18 months since launch. And...
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Amazon partners with thousands of mom-and-pop stores in India
Neighborhood stores dot tens of thousands of cities, towns and villages in India. They have survived — and thrived, despite — retail...
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464Deep tech VCs on what they view as some of the most impactful young startups right now
During this week’s Democratic debate, there was a lot of talk, unsurprisingly, about ensuring the future of this country’s children and grandchildren....
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SpaceX’s Crew Dragon astronaut spacecraft has a key launch Saturday — here’s what’s going down
SpaceX and NASA are getting ready for a key test of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon commercial crew spacecraft on Saturday, and this should...
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As Alphabet crests the $1T mark, SaaS stocks reach all-time highs of their own
Continuing our irregular surveys of the public markets, two things happened this week that are worth our time. First, a third domestic...
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424Cruise calls for a new way to determine commercial readiness of self-driving cars
Cruise co-founder and CTO Kyle Vogt said Friday that disengagement reports released annually by California regulators are not a proxy for the...
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Eaze’s struggles reflect falling VC interest in cannabis startups
Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between. Yesterday, TechCrunch...
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467Cambridge Analytica email chain with Facebook sheds new light on data misuse scandal
Cambridge Analytica whistleblower Brittany Kaiser has released new documents today that suggest Facebook accepted only a simple acknowledgment on email from the...
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LocalGlobe partner Julia Hawkins discusses femtech’s risks and rewards
London-based seed fundLocalGlobe is incredibly active at the early-stage end of the startup pipeline with a broad focus across multiple sectors and...
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Elon Musk shares details about SpaceX’s Starship, including estimated 20 to 30 year service life
Elon Musk appears to be pretty focused on Starship right now, sharing photos of the work being done on the orbital Starship...