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Startup accelerators are interesting places, but the model of packaging a good idea up and firing it at VCs from a demo day cannon is getting diminishing returns. The Sustainable Ocean Alliance and its own accelerator seem to see this … Continue reading →

We all know the importance of good oral hygiene (you do brush twice a day, don’t you?), but despite its obvious impact on our mouths as well as our overall health, there hasn’t been a whole heap of innovation when … Continue reading →

This morning, Vellum.ai said it had closed a $5 million seed round. The company declined to share who its lead investor was for the round apart from noting that it was a multi-stage firm, but it did tell TechCrunch that … Continue reading →

India unveiled a significant tax increase on turnovers of online gaming companies on Tuesday evening in a major blow to the fast-growing industry that was quick to label the move as “catastrophic” and “unconstitutional.” The Goods and Services Tax Council, … Continue reading →

As email has becomes an increasingly clogged communication mechanism, businesses looking for more direct ways to communicate with their customers in a B2B context have been turning to Slack, Microsoft Teams, Discord and other channels. But tracking those conversations and … Continue reading →

The MOVEit mass-hack has claimed yet more victims, including hotel chain Radisson, U.S.-based 1st Source Bank, real estate giant Jones Lang LaSalle, and Dutch GPS company TomTom. The Clop ransomware gang, which claimed responsibility for the mass data raids targeting … Continue reading →

Anthropic, the AI startup co-founded by ex-OpenAI execs, today announced the release of a new text-generating AI model, Claude 2. The successor to Anthropic’s first commercial model, Claude 2 is available in beta starting today in the U.S. and U.K. … Continue reading →

Roku is partnering with Shopify to give users the ability to purchase products from Shopify merchants through their TVs, the hardware company announced Tuesday. Viewers will be able to interact with a Roku Action Ad for a Shopify merchant by … Continue reading →

America’s logistics sector is becoming more electrified and autonomous, and Rocsys, a Dutch startup, wants to hit that sweet spot in the middle. Rocsys has created a robotic arm that can transform any electric vehicle charger into an autonomous charger. … Continue reading →

Google Calendar has launched a new feature that allows professionals or freelancers to allow their customers to book paid appointments. This could be useful for people such as therapists or teachers providing time-based services. The company has partnered with Stripe … Continue reading →