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Waymo’s robotaxi pilot surpassed 6,200 riders in its first month in California
Waymo transported 6,299 passengers in self-driving Chrysler Pacifica minivans in its first month participating in a robotaxi pilot program in…
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Plaid announces strategic investment from Mastercard and Visa
When Plaid announced its $250 million Series C investment, last year, it left out a couple of key investors. Today…
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Beekeeper raises $45M Series B to become the ‘Slack for non-desk employees’
Beekeeper, the Switzerland and U.S.-based startup that provides a mobile-first communications platform for employers that need to communicate with blue-collar…
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Mitto, the payment card and app for ‘Gen Z’ teens, raises €2M seed round
Mitto, a debit card and app designed for “Generation Z” teens, has raised €2 million in seed funding. Backing the…
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Another high-flying, heavily funded AR headset startup is shutting down
While Apple and Microsoft strain to sell augmented reality as the next major computing platform, many of the startups aiming…
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Voyage raises $31 million to bring driverless taxis to communities
Voyage, the autonomous vehicle startup that spun out of Udacity, announced Thursday it has raised $31 million in a round…
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SmileDirectClub makes its debut on the public market
SmileDirectClub rang the opening bell earlier today, marking its first day of trading as a public company. The teeth-straightening company…
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Amazon’s crowdsourced Q&A community Alexa Answers goes live for all
In December, Amazon launched a crowdsourced Q&A platform into beta with the goal of improving Alexa’s ability to answer questions.…
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Veo raises $6M Series A to bring its ‘AI camera’ for soccer matches to the US
Veo, a Copenhagen, Denmark-based startup that offers an “AI camera” to make it easier for amateur soccer clubs to video…
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