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Elliptic banks $23M to shrink crypto risk, eyeing growth in Asia
Crypto means risk. To UK company Elliptic it also means business. The startup has just closed a $23M Series B…
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STARTUPS
Energy Vault raises $110 million from SoftBank Vision Fund as energy storage grabs headlines
Imagine a moving tower made of huge cement bricks weighing 35 metric tons. The movement of these massive blocks is…
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Through a new partnership and $72 million in funding, LanzaTech expands its carbon capture tech
For nearly fifteen years LanzaTech has been developing a carbon capture technology that can turn waste streams into ethanol that…
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Tencent brings cloud service to Japan in global push
The world’s largest video game publisher is looking outside its home country for growth. Tencent, the Chinese internet behemoth that…
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STARTUPS
Standard Cognition lands $35M at $535M valuation to battle Amazon Go
EQT Ventures, Initialized Capital, CRV and Y Combinator have fueled Standard Cognition with another $35 million to help retailers battle…
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Finance
PayU, Naspers’ global fintech firm, enters Southeast Asia with acquisition of Red Dot Payment
PayU, the Naspers owned fintech firm that specializes in emerging markets, is broadening its global reach into Southeast Asia after…
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Japan will restrict the export of some materials used in smartphones and chips to South Korea
Japan’s trade ministry said today that it will restrict the export of some tech materials to South Korea, including polyimides…
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Line teams up with Visa to boost its mobile payment service
Messaging app Line has partnered with Visa to bring traditional financial clout to its mobile payment service. The deal will…
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Using augmented reality, Altoida is identifying the likely onset of neurodegenerative diseases
For the past nineteen years, Ioannis Tarnanas, the founder and chief scientific officer at Altoida, has been developing virtual and…
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