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Uber claims top spot in Indian ride-hailing market
Uber facilitated 14 million rides a week in India last year, the American ride-hailing firm said as it claimed the…
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Layoffs hit another Softbank co as $3.2B Flexport cuts 50
Fearing weak fundraising options in the wake of the WeWork implosion, late stage startups are tightening their belts. The latest…
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Uber’s self-driving unit starts mapping Washington, D.C. ahead of testing
Uber Advanced Technologies Group will start mapping Washington, D.C., ahead of plans to begin testing its self-driving vehicles in the…
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Layoffs reach 23andMe after hitting Mozilla and the Vision Fund portfolio
Layoffs in the technology and venture-backed worlds continued today, as 23andMe confirmed to CNBC that it laid off around 100…
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Boston Dynamics appoints its first-ever new CEO
After more than a quarter-century spent developing some of the industry’s most iconic and advanced machines, Boston Dynamics is a…
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Opera’s Africa fintech startup OPay gains $120M from Chinese investors
Africa focused fintech startup OPay has raised a $120 million Series B round backed by Chinese investors. Located in Lagos…
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Relocating Indonesian capital will impact nation’s startup ecosystem
Recently reelected, Indonesian President Joko Widodo announced a desire to move the nation’s capital from Jakarta to the East Kalimantan region,…
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SoftBank reportedly preps a package to take control of WeWork parent company
SoftBank Group, the multi-billion dollar Japanese technology conglomerate and investment firm, has put together a bid that would save WeWork…
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Atlas the humanoid robot shows off a new and improved gymnastics routine
Boston Dynamics has been teaching its old bots new tricks – Atlas, its humanoid robot that walks on two legs,…
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India’s ride-hailing giant Ola makes serious bet on two-wheeler
Ola, the largest ride-hailing service in India, said today its two-wheeler service — Ola Bike — is now operational in…
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