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Voice cloning startup ElevenLabs lands $80M, achieves unicorn status

There’s a lot of money in voice cloning. Case in point: ElevenLabs, a startup developing AI-powered tools to create and edit synthetic voices, today announced that it closed an $80 million Series B round co-led by prominent investors including Andreessen … Continue reading

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Sony tells Zee it’s terminating the $10 billion India merger

Sony called off the merger between its India unit and Zee Entertainment on Monday, ending a two-year acquisition deliberation that would have created a $10 billion media powerhouse in the South Asian market. Sony said in a statement that it … Continue reading

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India’s Captain Fresh in talks to raise $50 million in new funding

Captain Fresh, a business-to-business harvest-to-retail marketplace for animal protein, is engaging with investors to raise up to $50 million in fresh funding, according to sources familiar with the matter. The startup is in advanced stages of deliberations to raise the … Continue reading

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Terraform Labs files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy 

Singapore-based Terraform Labs (TFL), the company behind digital assets TerraUSD (UST) and Luna, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Delaware following the collapse of its cryptocurrencies in 2022.  Terraform Labs confirmed that it had filed for Chapter 11 protection in the … Continue reading

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Kenyan agtech Shamba Pride raises $3.7M to grow its merchant network

Shamba Pride has since 2016 worked to enhance last-mile distribution for farm inputs and tackle price exploitation and quality issues for farmers through its merchant network dubbed digishops. The agtech has, so far, built a network of merchants (agro-dealers) extending … Continue reading

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How to buy and sell your Pals in Palworld

With considerably over 100 Pals in Palworld, sooner or later you are going to have a lot of them that you can add to your party. Of these Pals, just as in real life, some you will like, some you … Continue reading

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Flexport taps Shopify for cash, behind the wheel of the Kia EV9 and where Amazon wants to invest

TechCrunch Mobility is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation Sign up here — just click TechCrunch Mobility — to receive the newsletter every weekend in your inbox. Subscribe for free. Welcome to TechCrunch Mobility – the same weekly newsletter … Continue reading

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After 12 years, Ripple’s president sees its payment and enterprise businesses evolving further

Distinct from the Ripple network and protocol, the XRP Ledger is a decentralized public ledger with an open-source code base that anyone can contribute to or use. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Lamborghini licenses MIT’s new high-capacity, fast-charging organic battery tech

Researchers have been scrambling to find alternative materials for lithium-ion batteries, from manganese to sodium. Now they might have another: TAQ. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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It’s fun watching fintech startups grow

Covering companies’ growth from the seed stage gives reporters a glimpse of what investors must feel like. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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