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Tesla says data breach impacting 75,000 employees was an insider job

Tesla has said that insider wrongdoing was to blame for a data breach affecting more than 75,000 company employees. Tesla, the electric car maker owned by Elon Musk, said in a data breach notice filed with Maine’s attorney general that … Continue reading

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BeReal gets more social with ‘friends of friends’ feature

BeReal is trying to be real. And if we’re being real, what’s the point of that Discovery feed, anyway? The once-a-day, spontaneous photo sharing app, BeReal differentiates itself from other social apps by inviting us to connect with our friends, … Continue reading

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Zanifu raises $11.2M to scale its inventory financing offering in Kenya

Zanifu, a Kenyan fintech providing inventory financing to micro, small and medium-sized businesses, has raised $11.2 million debt-equity funding in a pre-Series A round led by Beyond Capital Ventures and Variant Investments. Founders Factory Africa, AAIC Investment, Google Black Founders … Continue reading

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Jio Financial Services, Reliance’s $20 billion spin-off, makes market debut

For years, the Indian market has been anticipating for a public debut of Reliance Retail and Jio Platforms. But in a surprise late last year, Mukesh Ambani, Asia’s richest man and chairman of conglomerate Reliance Industries, found a different offering … Continue reading

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Mycoprotein producer Enough raises €40M toward doubling its production capacity

Making protein out of mushrooms is not a new concept; however, Enough believes its technology — and the ability to scale production quickly — will set it apart. The Scotland-based company grabbed €40 million ($43.5 million in today’s dollars) in … Continue reading

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Vinfast takes a wild ride, a robotaxi fallout brews and the IRA one year later

The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up here — just click The Station — to receive the newsletter every weekend in your inbox. Subscribe for free.  Welcome back to The Station, your central hub for all past, … Continue reading

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VCs should give up on the winner-takes-all approach to investing

Venture capital is the business of hitting home runs. But must a startup have the potential to capture the vast majority of market share in its category to earn an investment? I don’t think so. A few weeks ago, the … Continue reading

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IP for startups: When (not) to patent your inventions

When it comes to intellectual property, “patents” might spring to mind. A good patent can give startups a competitive edge, and once you’ve been granted one, nobody can come and mess with your technology, right? Not so fast. A lot … Continue reading

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A tale of two payments companies

Welcome back to The Interchange, where we take a look at the hottest fintech news of the previous week. There was plenty going on as usual — with fintech investors sounding off, payments companies seeing big stock moves and much more. One … Continue reading

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Speed and tech dominated the lawns at Monterey Car Week

The Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance is just the cherry on top of a week of events highlighting, celebrating and sometimes even worshiping the automobile. While the lawn on Sunday mostly focuses on the past, other events like The Quail and … Continue reading

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