In a reversal, Apple is now demanding 30% of the donations to meditation app Insight Timer’s teachers
[ad_1] The CEO of meditation app Insight Timer, Christopher Plowman, is frustrated. He doesn’t think the teachers who leverage his app’s marketplace to reach their students should have to share…
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Goldman Sachs bets on Simetrik’s payments infrastructure tech
[ad_1] Nearly two years after securing $20 million in Series A capital, B2B financial solutions startup Simetrik is back with additional investment to the tune of $55 million in Series…
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Uber Eats is launching a delivery service with Cartken’s sidewalk robots in Japan
[ad_1] Uber, along with partners Mitsubishi Electric and autonomous robotics startup Cartken, are launching a service in Japan that will use self-driving sidewalk robots to deliver food to customers. The…
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Florida man buys Cake’s remaining US inventory of electric motorbikes
[ad_1] The future of bankrupt electric motorbike startup Cake is still uncertain, but the majority of its U.S. inventory is going to a guy in Florida. Michael Joyce, who runs…
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Signal now lets you keep your phone number private with the launch of usernames
[ad_1] Signal is launching usernames, the company announced today. Up until now, you have had to give someone your phone number to chat with them on Signal. Now you can…
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Tencent’s gaming cash cow Honor of Kings sets sights on MENA
[ad_1] Honor of Kings, Tencent’s massively popular mobile game, has its eye set on the international market in 2024. Starting on February 21, the multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game…
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Singapore-based fintech Xalts acquires digital trade platform Contour Network
[ad_1] In a role reversal, Xalts, a Singapore fintech startup founded 18 months ago, has acquired Contour Network, a Digital trade platform set up by eight major banks including HSBC,…
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Techtaka raises $9.5M for its e-commerce fulfillment service
[ad_1] Techtaka, a South Korean online shopping fulfillment startup that provides third-party logistics services for e-commerce sellers, has raised $9.5 million (12.6 billion KRW) in a Series B round of…
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Struggling database company MariaDB could be taken private in $37M deal
[ad_1] MariaDB is the subject of another potential takeover bid, as the company behind the eponymous open source relational database management system (RDBMS) confirmed it had received a provisional offer…
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SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son is reportedly seeking $100B to build a new AI chip venture
[ad_1] SoftBank Group’s Masayoshi Son has made no secret of his intent to double down on red-hot artificial intelligence industry. Now, he’s fundraising for his next move in that strategy….
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