Wednesday, March 20, 2024

India will fact-check online posts about government matters

In India, a government-run agency will now monitor and undertake fact-checking for government related matters on social media even as tech giants expressed grave concerns about it last year. The Ministry of Electronics and IT on Wednesday wrote in a gazette notification that it is amending the IT Rules 2021 to cement into law the […]

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Amber launches service to help Tesla owners navigate expired warranties

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Owners of aging EVs aren’t exactly flush with options if something breaks after the original warranty expires. One Bay Area startup called Amber thinks it can help them navigate that minefield, starting with Tesla owners. The company, founded in early 2023, announced Wednesday it has launched a new aftermarket warranty product called AmberCare for Model […]

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AirMyne taps geothermal energy to scale direct air carbon capture

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The startup is betting its proprietary liquid and partnerships with enhanced geothermal energy companies will solve some of direct air capture's problems.

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Astera Labs goes public, and the Inflection-Microsoft AI saga continues

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Hello, and welcome back to Equity, the podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This is our Wednesday show, focused on startup and venture capital news that matters. Today we have a grip of startup stories, and a venture capital item that isn’t as bad of news […]

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PocketHealth eases doctor-patient communications with easy image exchange

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Have you ever needed a copy of your medical imaging to take to your doctor or another healthcare provider and received the images on a CD? Many radiologists still use this ancient format to transfer patients’ imaging files. A startup called PocketHealth has built an medical image exchange platform to digitize the process for every patient […]

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Smart ring maker Ultrahuman has its eye on Oura’s crown

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India’s Ultrahuman is prepping for a growth tear. Today it’s announcing the close of $35 million in Series B* funding, a mix of equity ($25M) and debt. The smart ring startup is a less familiar name than category veteran — and market leader — Oura. But founder Mohit Kumar tells TechCrunch he sees a route […]

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Astera Labs IPO will reveal how much investors want in on AI

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While the technology world breathlessly awaits Reddit's public debut, another company you might never have heard of is about to go public: Astera Labs.

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India’s electric two-wheeler startups surge to over 150 players as government revs up EV push

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The number of startups in India’s electric two-wheeler market has surged to over 150 from 54 in 2021, driven by government incentives to promote clean vehicles and cut oil imports, according to a new analysis. The influx has intensified competition in a segment expected to grow 15-20 times to annual sales of 15-20 million units […]

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Cure51 raises a €15M Seed round aiming to crack the code on cancer survival

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Rather than grimly assembling data about cancer deaths to predict outcomes in treatment, the founders of Cure51 had another idea. They decided to turn the model around 180 degrees. Instead, the company assembles data about long term survivors of cancer, thus hoping to crack the code on what keeps people alive. It’s now raised a […]

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The Carevoice raises $10M Series B, bucking the funding slowdown in health tech

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The field of insurance technology has had a rough time. About 7 years ago, early insurtech companies promised to disrupt the insurance industry with new tech, but today, most of those companies have either been acquired or are floundering in the public markets. Fortunately, insurtech has found a new wave to ride in the past […]

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Cowboy launches all-road electric bike to attract riders beyond European city centers

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Cowboy is better known for its sleek electric bikes that you can see in many major cities across Europe. And if you look at the persons riding those Cowboy bikes, most of the time, you’ll see a young adult heading to an office with a laptop in a backpack. That’s why the company is launching […]

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Nala set out to offer remittance services, it’s building a B2B payment platform too

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Payments company Nala pivoted to offer remittance service in 2021, tapping the growing money transfer market in Africa, and demand for reliable and affordable services. Nala founder, Benjamin Fernandes, said they intended to build their products on this premise right from the outset. Over the last two years, the Tanzanian fintech, through its consumer fintech […]

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How crypto exchange Backpack climbed its way to success after its major investor FTX died

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Backpack’s founders, who are building a crypto exchange and wallet, have experienced strong growth since launching in 2022. But the road wasn’t easy. FTX co-led Backpack’s $20 million strategic investment round in September 2022. Less than two months later, in November, 2022, FTX collapsed. “We lost 80% of the operating capital on FTX. We spent […]

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Linktree is now allowing users to highlight links better with featured layout function

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Link-in-bio startup Linktree introduced new features today including a featured layout to highlight links better, the ability to fetch the latest posts from Instagram, and support for a more prominent profile picture. The company said that the new featured layout is great for highlighting certain links. When you select “Featured layout” for a link it […]

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Honda’s hydrogen fuel cell powered CR-V isn’t as dumb as you think

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Just like battery-electric cars 20 years ago, hydrogen fuel cell cars suffer from the old chicken and the egg problem. Nobody wants to buy a fuel cell vehicle until the supporting infrastructure is in place, but it’s tough to invest in infrastructure when nobody owns a fuel cell vehicle. Honda says it’s playing the long […]

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