Counting down to our AI rapture – TechCrunch
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Renowned investor Kevin Ryan thinks the big money is in healthcare – TechCrunch
Kevin Ryan has become very wealthy by being at the right place at the right time — including at online …
Studies say Uber and Lyft offload soft costs on drivers and communities – TechCrunch
As the average cost of a ride on Uber, Lyft, and other “rideshare” services has risen over the years, it’s …
Graneet thinks construction companies should switch from Excel to its tool – TechCrunch
Meet Graneet, a French startup that just raised a $2.8 million seed round (€2.4 million) led by Point Nine and …
SoftBank-backed Korean edtech startup Riiid acquires Langoo, expands in Japan – TechCrunch
Riiid, a South Korea-headquartered AI-powered edtech company, acquired its Japanese distribution partner Langoo to expand its Japan footprint. The acquisition …
Chronosphere raises $200M at a $1B valuation for cloud-native monitoring, adds granular, distributed tracing to its dashboard – TechCrunch
Data observability — necessary to keep tabs on infrastructure performing as it should; to see if apps are returning errors; …
German insurtech startup Getsafe adds $63 million to its Series B – TechCrunch
Getsafe has extended its Series B round that it previously announced in December 2020. In addition to its original Series …
‘Fantasy equity’ NFT game wants you to spend real money buying fake shares of real startups – TechCrunch
The meme-ification of ownership and the wild acceleration of private startup valuations have led us to this moment where a …
Google confirms $1B investment into Africa, including subsea cable for faster internet – TechCrunch
The developing world represents the best chance of growth for large internet companies, and today one of the very biggest …
GoTo Global drives European expansion with acquisition of German e-moped sharing company emmy – TechCrunch
Israeli shared multimodal mobility operator GoTo Global Mobility has acquired German shared electric scooter company emmy. The strategic deal will …