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“It felt like a moment that was bigger than me.”
[[{“value”:” “It felt like a moment that was bigger than me.” Published: Excluded from mainstream school at 11-years-old, Tier Blundell left a pupil referral unit at 16 without any qualifications. But this did not stop him from pursuing education as a mature student and, recently, starting his doctorate at the University of Oxford in the UK. An inspiring role model…
Uber Freight and self driving trucks startup Aurora partner for the long haul
[[{“value”:” Uber Freight and Aurora Innovation have announced a multi-year collaboration that will see Aurora’s autonomous driving technology offered on the Uber Freight network through 2030. The deal gives Aurora access to shipping customers as it prepares to launch its fully driverless commercial service later this year. It also helps Aurora also secure longer-term customers through […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
EU accuses Microsoft of competition breach over Teams bundling
[[{“value”:” The European Union accused Microsoft of breaching competition rules Tuesday. In a formal statement of objections the bloc said it suspects the software giant of abusing antitrust rules by bundling its real-time comms and collaboration tool, Teams, with popular productivity apps, including its cloud-based suites for businesses Office 365 and Microsoft 365. The EU opened […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
H Venture Partners launches venture studio focused on microbiome tech
[[{“value”:” The firm said on Friday that it will source talent who can solve health problems like depression, cancer, eczema and neurodegenerative diseases. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. “}]]
Snapchat introduces new safety features to limit bad actors from contacting users
[[{“value”:” Snapchat on Tuesday announced a new suite of safety features, including updates to its account blocking functionality and enhanced friending safeguards, making it difficult for strangers to contact users on its platform. The new move comes amid concerns over predators exploiting teens on social media apps, which often results in severe incidents, including sextortion. One […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Rocketlane snags $24M to bring AI-led experiences for professional services teams
[[{“value”:” Rocketlane initially aimed to support customer onboarding. However, it has broadened its scope and doubled down on addressing the needs of professional services teams. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. “}]]
SkyCell nabs $59M more for its greener smart pharma transport containers
[[{“value”:” The most urgent moments of the Covid-19 pandemic may be in the past, but the need for fast and secure ways to send valuable, fragile medicines and their components around the world is still very current. SkyCell has developed hardware and software to run that transport process better — and greener, it says — than […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Chift lets SaaS companies integrate with dozens of financial tools with a unified API
[[{“value”:” Pennylane, Qonto, Agicap, Pleo and Mollie have one thing in common. They all use Chift in one way or another to manage integrations with other services. And this relatively young Belgium-based startup just raised a €2.3 million seed round ($2.5 million at today’s exchange rate). Many fintech startups rely on integrations to make their product […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Amazon to hold Prime Day sales on July 16 and 17
[[{“value”:” Amazon said today that its annual Prime Day sales event will take place on July 16 and 17. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. “}]]