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The $2,899 EcoFlow Blade robotic mower disappoints with shoddy hardware and software
When the EcoFlow Blade works, the results are fantastic. My yard looks great, and I didn’t have to spend an hour on a tractor. The Blade is quiet and capable. It’s also cheaply built, suffers from terrible software, and the … Continue reading
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Ford slashes the price of the F-150 Lightning EV pickup
The Ford F-150 Lightning is now a bit less expensive. The automaker announced today significant price cuts to its electric pickup, citing improved manufacturing efficiencies as the cause of the lower price. The Lightning price cuts hit every trim level. … Continue reading
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JumpCloud says nation-state hackers breached its systems
Identity and access management firm JumpCloud says it reset customers’ API keys after nation-state hackers breached its systems. JumpCloud, a directory platform that allows enterprises to authenticate, authorize, and manage users and devices, last week told customers that it had … Continue reading
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Wix’s new tool can create entire websites from prompts
What does one expect from a website builder in 2023? That’s the question many startups — and incumbents — are trying to answer as the landscape changes, driven by trends in generative AI. Do no-code drag-and-drop interfaces still make sense … Continue reading
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Herself Health, providing primary care to women 65 and over, raises $26M
Kristen Helton is no stranger to the healthcare needs of patients. After co-founding biosensor company Profusa, she went on to work at Amazon, where she helped found and lead the company’s Amazon Care division in 2019. During the next three … Continue reading
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Meta’s behavioral ads banned in Norway on Facebook and Instagram
Meta has been temporarily banned from running behavioral advertising on Facebook and Instagram in Norway — unless it obtains users’ consent to the processing. The urgent order of provisional measures on Meta’s business, which has been made by Norway’s data … Continue reading
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Thunes pockets $72M at a $900M+ valuation to expand its cross-border, B2B payment platform
Thunes, a Singapore and London-based fintech that has built a payments platform for businesses to send money to each other internationally by tapping into the growing network of mobile wallets and other alternatives to bank accounts, has closed its Series … Continue reading
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Intel backs Figure’s Humanoid robot to the tune of $9 million
Bay Area-based robotics firm Figure this week announced that its humanoid officially took its first steps — a milestone it hit a few days shy of of the company’s first anniversary. Figure has made a good deal of progress in a … Continue reading
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Gnosis launches Visa card that lets you spend self-custody crypto in Europe, soon US and Hong Kong
The world of cryptocurrency has often been criticized for being exclusive, catering primarily to speculators and crypto-savvy individuals. Despite this, many advocates believe that the underlying decentralized technology has the potential to benefit society as a whole. Gnosis, a well-regarded … Continue reading
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Lee Fixel’s Addition leads $6M seed round in Egyptian fintech Flash
Driving financial inclusion through digital payment methods is among the top priorities for the governments of Africa’s biggest tech ecosystems where cash is still king. Several initiatives launched by these governments have increased the number of banked citizens in their … Continue reading
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