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Go-Jek buys fintech startup Coins.ph for $72M ahead of Philippines expansion
Ride-hailing startup Go-Jek’s expansion into the Philippines ran into problems earlier this month over its ownership structure, but that isn’t…
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Amazon built an electronic vest to improve worker/robot interactions
Over the course of the last year, Amazon began rolling out a new worker safety wearable to 25+ sites. From…
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Tesla to recall 14,000 Model S cars in China over faulty Takata airbags
China’s top market regulator said on Friday that Tesla will recall a total of 14,123 imported Model S vehicles in…
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Coinstar machines will start selling Bitcoin at the grocery store
You know those machines at the grocery store that transform your gallon jugs worth of change into more usable currency?…
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Improbable promises long-term support for Unity
Unity has backed down in its battle with Improbable over the cloud platfrom SpatialOS. And now Improbable is promising to…
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In the Southeast, female-led investor groups are working together to improve representation
A number of reports have highlighted the Southeast as a good place for high-potential female entrepreneurs, thanks to its proximity…
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Tesla will end its buyer referral program for ‘adding too much cost’
At the end of the month, Tesla will end a long-running referral program that offered incentives for existing Tesla owners…
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VC funding of cybersecurity companies hits record $5.3B in 2018
2018 wasn’t all bad. It turned out to be a record year for venture capital firms investing in cybersecurity companies.…
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Netflix adds 8.8M paid subscribers globally, says it now accounts for 10 percent of US TV screen time
Netflix just released its fourth quarter earnings report, which looks mixed compared to Wall Street expectations. The company added 8.8…
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A look at Birdies, the popular slipper shoe startup that just raised $8 million more from investors
Bianca Gates is a first-generation American, her parents having immigrated to the U.S. from Latin America. As such, she says,…
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