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Quell’s gamified home fitness tech drums up $10M Feb 21, 2023

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Home fitness had a huge moment at the outset of the pandemic — and understandably so. People were stuck at home, gyms closed and suddenly workout options seemed to dramatically decrease.

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Japan’s central bank to pilot digital currency starting in April Feb 20, 2023

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Japan is joining a growing list of countries exploring the possibility of adopting a digital currency, with country’s central bank, the Bank of Japan (BoJ), announcing that it would launch a pilot to test a “digital yen” in April.Â

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Binance-backed web3 gaming startup Unagi gets funding to expand fantasy sports platform Feb 20, 2023

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Web3 gaming company Unagi today announced a €4.7 million ($5 million) seed round of funding, as the French startup prepares to expand its NFT fantasy sports platform beyond football (“soccer”) and into the basketball realm.

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Autonomous cargo drone airline Dronamics reveals it’s raised $40M, pre-Series A Feb 17, 2023

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Autonomous aircraft have long been thought of as having the most potential, though not in the realm of glitzy people-carrying drones so much as the more sedate world of cargo.

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Former Amazon, Starbucks exec launches Yelp-like platform to review and discover NFTs Feb 17, 2023

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Amid signs of life in the NFT market, an NFT-focused startup, Thred, launched today to help users discover new collections.

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Micro-EV subscription startup Dance pulls in another €12M from existing investors Feb 16, 2023

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Micro-EV subscription startup Dance, which launched in 2020, has raised an additional €12 million in an equity and debt round led by existing investors HV Capital, Eurazeo and BlueYard.

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Sequoia-backed Bento wants be more than a link-in-bio tool for creators Feb 16, 2023

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There are as many link-in-bio tools available for creators as the number of links they typically display on their pages.

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Google rolls out new features to make in-app browsers better on Android Feb 15, 2023

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In-app browsers are usually not the best way to consume content in an app. In fact, Android developers have been usingÂ the Chrome custom tabs features to fine-tune the experience.

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Monad Labs raises $19M to grow its smart contract platform and improve the Ethereum space Feb 15, 2023

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Monad Labs, the team supporting the Monad blockchain, has raised $19 million in seed funding led by Dragonfly Capital, it exclusively told TechCrunch.

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Joby flies towards 2025 commercial launch with final assembly of eVTOL Feb 14, 2023

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Electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) company Joby Aviation has taken another step on its path to start a commercial air taxi service by 2025.

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