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Roblox to ban young children from messaging others

Parents will also be able to view and manage their child’s account, including limiting their screen time.

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Xiaomi taps PhonePe’s app store for India smartphones

Xiaomi will replace its app store with fintech PhonePe’s offering for customers in India starting January. The move is a major win for the Indian startup, as well as a sign of further recalibration for the Chinese hardware giant in … Continue reading

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Text marketing firm Take Blip secures backing from SoftBank, Microsoft

Take Blip, a conversational marketing platform, has raised $60 million in funding from SoftBank and Microsoft. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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MakeMyTrip buys Happay from CRED

MakeMyTrip, India’s largest online travel company, has agreed to acquire the expense management platform Happay from fintech CRED. The deal, announced on Monday, will see Happay’s expense management business and team transition to MakeMyTrip, while the payments division will remain … Continue reading

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Tesla stock pops 8% in premarket after report Trump wants to relax U.S. self-driving rules

Elon Musk was a central figure in the business world pushing for Trump’s return to the White House in the lead-up to this month’s elections.

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Juna.ai wants to use AI agents to make factories more energy-efficient

Juna.ai wants to help factories become more efficient by automating complex industrial processes using AI agents. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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India’s HealthKart valued at $500 million in new investment

Indian omni-channel nutrition startup HealthKart has raised $153 million in one of the country’s largest consumer startup investments this year, valuing the business at about $500 million, according to a source familiar with the matter. The new investment was co-led … Continue reading

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European tech CEOs urge ‘Europe-first’ mentality to counter U.S. dominance after Trump victory

Tech CEOs in Europe are urging the region to take bolder actions to tackle Big Tech’s dominance and counter reliance on the U.S. after Donald Trump’s presidential election win.

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Oyo founder seeks new investment at $3.8 billion valuation

Oyo founder Ritesh Agarwal’s investment vehicle has proposed to inject another $65.1 million into the hotel management startup, according to shareholder notifications reviewed by TechCrunch. The investment, through Redsprig Innovation Partners, would value the SoftBank-backed company at $3.8 billion, according … Continue reading

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World of Warcraft turns 20

Blizzard Entertainment first released World of Warcraft in November 2004, so The New York Times celebrated the anniversary by outlining the many ways we can still see the massively multiplayer online roleplaying game’s influence’s 20 years later. For one thing, … Continue reading

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