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Trends
Nissan and EVgo to add 200 fast chargers as more electric vehicles hit US roads
Nissan and EVgo said Tuesday they will install another 200 DC fast chargers in the United States to support the…
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Klarna raises $460 million, looks to expand its payments presence in the US
Swedish payments provider Klarna has announced a new round of equity funding, adding $60 million at a post-money valuation of…
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Biome Makers closes $4M to assess the quality of the ‘gut bacteria’ of a farm’s soil
The agriculture industry faces huge problems of sustainability. The world’s population is increasing, leading to higher food demand, but this…
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How parking app SpotHero is preparing for an era of driverless cars
On-demand parking app SpotHero wants to be ready for the day when autonomous vehicles are ubiquitous. Its strategy: target the…
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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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Formget security lapse exposed thousands of sensitive user-uploaded documents
If you’ve used Formget in the past few years, there’s a good chance we know about it. Formget bills itself…
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India’s Haptik acqui-hires Los Angeles startup Convrg in international expansion push
Mumbai-based Haptik, which operates a conversational AI platform, has already won several high profile clients in India. Now the five-year-old…
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Finance
Canal+ acquires Nollywood studio ROK from IROKOtv to grow African film
French television company Canal+ has acquired the ROK film studio from VOD company IROKOtv for an undisclosed amount. Founded by…
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