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STARTUPS
Pyka and its autonomous, electric crop-spraying drone land $11M seed round
Modern agriculture involves fields of mind-boggling size, and spraying them efficiently is a serious operational challenge. Pyka is taking on…
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Uber founder Travis Kalanick is leaving the company’s board of directors
Uber founder and former CEO Travis Kalanick is leaving the company’s board of directors, the ride-hailing company announced today. Kalanick…
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DJI patents an off-road rover with a stabilized camera on top
DJI is easily the leading brand when it comes to camera drones, but few companies have even attempted a ground-based…
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SpaceX achieves key safety milestone for crewed flight with 10th parachute test
SpaceX is closing out the year with an achievement that should help it keep on track to fly astronauts on…
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Boeing names a new CEO
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Launches from SpaceX, Boeing and the ESA
Typically, the holiday season is a slow one in the tech industry — but space tech is different, and this…
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Finance
Slack’s worth about 18x revenue, and there’s nothing wrong with that
One odd thing in 2019 has been Slack’s falling share price contrasted against the rising value of the Nasdaq composite,…
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No, Spotify, you shouldn’t have sent mysterious USB drives to journalists
Last week, Spotify sent a number of USB drives to reporters with a note: “Play me.” It’s not uncommon for…
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HomeLane secured Series D funding of $30 M
HomeLane, the interior design solutions marketplace owned by the Bangalore based Homevista Décor and Furnishings, has now secured $30 million…
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A false start for foldables in 2019
A year from now, this is likely to have all blown over. A year from now, the Samsung Galaxy Fold’s…
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