Category: Enterprise
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Autonomous delivery startup Nuro is gearing up for a comeback
The California Department of Motor Vehicles this week granted Nuro approval to test its third-generation R3 autonomous delivery vehicle in four Bay Area cities, giving the AV startup a positive boost after facing some setbacks and financial struggles. The approval gives Nuro the ability to test its driverless delivery vehicle in Mountain View, Palo Alto,…
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Alphabet X spinoff partners with Arc’teryx to bring ‘everyday’ exoskeleton to market
Skip, a wearable tech startup that began as a secretive project inside Alphabet, exited stealth this week to announce a partnership with outdoor clothing specialist Arc’teryx. The deal is the first to bring Skip’s technology to market: “powered pants” that utilize a soft exoskeleton. The tech, called MO/GO, short for “mountain goat,” is a hybrid…
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Legal tech, VC brawls and saying no to big offers
Welcome to Startups Weekly — your weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups. To get Startups Weekly in your inbox every Friday, sign up here. This week we are talking about Wiz’s bold decision, VC’s public feud, legal tech’s new capital and a16z’s close call. Let’s go! Most interesting startup stories…
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Apple reports iCloud Private Relay global outages for some users
iCloud Private Relay has not been working for some Apple users across major markets, including the U.S., Europe, India and Japan. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Apple’s iCloud Private Relay, which helps protect paid iCloud users from online trackers, has experienced outages affecting major markets, restricting users from accessing…
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Stripe acquires payment processing startup Lemon Squeezy
Payments giant Stripe has acquired a four-year-old competitor, Lemon Squeezy, the latter company announced Friday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. As a merchant of record, Lemon Squeezy calculates and pays global sales tax for digital products, handling legal processing and fees in every country. It primarily serves SaaS and software businesses. In a…
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ZeroTier raises $13.5M to help avert CrowdStrike-like network problems
With the CrowdStrike update continuing to cause havoc across the planet, a startup has raised $13.5 million to at least improve some level of security for the kinds of devices that have been affected. California-based ZeroTier raised the Series A in a funding round led by Battery Ventures. While legacy companies like Cisco or Palo…
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Digital marketing startup Plaiced has acquired Precursor Ventures-backed Clutch
Madison Long and Simone May founded Clutch in 2020 to help connect people to businesses looking for marketing and content creation. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Clutch, a marketplace for digital marketing services, has been acquired by the online social network Plaiced, Clutch’s co-founder, Madison Long, told TechCrunch. The…
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SpaceX cleared to resume Falcon 9 launches while FAA investigation remains open
Regulators gave SpaceX the all-clear to return to launch two weeks after the Falcon 9 rocket experienced an anomaly on orbit. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Regulators have given SpaceX the all-clear to return to launch with the Falcon 9 rocket two weeks after the vehicle experienced an anomaly…
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Here’s how to disable X (Twitter) from using your data to train its Grok AI
The good news is that you can switch off the new data-sharing setting and also delete your conversation history with the AI. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. X, formerly known as Twitter, has automatically activated a setting that allows the company to train its Grok AI on users’ posts.…
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Ledger launches Ledger Flex, a mid-range hardware crypto wallet
Ledger, a French startup mostly known for its secure crypto hardware wallets, has launched a new mid-range device, the Ledger Flex. Available now, priced at $249, the dinky hardware wallet features an E-Ink display to navigate the interface and approve transactions with a tap. Like all of Ledger’s wallets, the Ledger Flex is built around…