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JourneyOne harvests a dope $10M fund to invest in cannabis tech Jun 28, 2022

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As the cannabis markets are maturing, we’re seeing new opportunities rise to the surface. JourneyOne ventures told TechCrunch it’s closed a $10 million fund and has started making its first few investments.

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Battery giant Anker backs programmable robot maker Keyi Jun 28, 2022

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The promise of STEAM robots, which are billed to increase children’s interest in science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM), has been around for years. The market is teeming with products from hardcore robotics scientists and their copycats. Many have faded away, but investor interest hasn’t died down, at least for one company coming from […]

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Volkswagen unveils ID.AERO concept that will provide the basis for 2023 flagship EV Jun 27, 2022

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Volkswagen Group unveiled its ID.AERO concept in China on Monday — slated to serve as the inspiration behind the automaker’s flagship EV, and first-ever global all-electric sedan, next year.

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Amsterdam cyber startup Hadrian closes €10.5M Seed for platform which simulates hacker attacks Jun 27, 2022

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As companies grow they expose more of themselves online and become harder to defend in terms of cybersecurity.

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Airrow is automating battery and payload swapping for drones Jun 24, 2022

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Any given year, the real unsung highlight of re:Mars are the dozen or so startups and researchers who show off their wares on the show floor. There are always a couple of cool projects that have somehow managed to escape our radar, thus far.

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Einride to operate its cab-less autonomous pods on U.S. public roads Jun 24, 2022

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Einride, the Swedish startup that wants to electrify the autonomous freight industry, will begin operating its purpose-built, self-driving pods on public roads in the U.S. this year as part of an existing partnership with General Electric Appliances (GEA).

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Uber rejects claim that it explored exiting India Jun 23, 2022

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Uber said on Thursday it has never explored exiting India, a key overseas market for several tech giants, dismissing a claim that it has had held discussions to sell the local unit.

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Twitter partners with Shopify to bring merchants’ products to Twitter Shopping Jun 23, 2022

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As part of its ongoing efforts to expand into e-commerce, Twitter today announced a new partnership with Shopify. The deal will see Twitter launching a sales channel app that will be made available to all of Shopify’s U.S. merchants through its app store.

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Wingcopter raises another $42M ahead of ambitious Africa deployment Jun 22, 2022

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In mid-May, Wingcopter announced an extremely ambitious plan to deploy some 12,000 of its fixed-wing UAVs in Sub-Saharan Africa over the next half decade.

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Neobank Stashfin raises $270 million, tops $700 million valuation Jun 22, 2022

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Singapore-based Stashfin has raised $270 million in a new funding round as the neobanking platform, which currently only serves customers in India, looks to expand to Southeast Asia and other South Asian markets, it said Tuesday.

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