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Jack in the Box is piloting Miso’s hamburger-cooking robot Apr 26, 2022

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You’ve got to hand it to Miso — the company knows how to sell the sizzle, as they say in the meat-cooking business. The robotics firm has been striking high-profile deals with some of the U.S.’s biggest fast food chains, from White Castle to Panera Bread.

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Reliance says its $3.4 billion deal with Future Group ‘cannot be implemented’ Apr 26, 2022

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Reliance Industries “cannot implement” its $3.4 billion deal to acquire several parts of retail chain Future Group after secured creditors rejected the offer earlier this week, India’s most valuable firm said in a stock exchange filing on Saturday.

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Twitter said to be close to a deal with Elon Musk Apr 25, 2022

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As unlikely as it may have once seemed, reports indicate Elon Musk may actually end up the owner of a newly-private Twitter after all.

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After layoffs, Flockjay lands on a new SaaS-y vision for tech sales Apr 25, 2022

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Months after cutting half its staff, edtech startup Flockjay has landed on a new vision for how to disrupt tech sales: start from the inside, out.

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Snapchat is growing faster than Facebook and Twitter Apr 22, 2022

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Snap released its first quarter financial results for 2022 today, affirming that it’s growing faster than its fellow US-based competitors Facebook (now Meta) and Twitter. Meta reported its first loss in daily active users (DAUs) last quarter.

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Immigrant credit FinTech Pillar raises $16.9M pre-seed led by Global Founders Capital and Backed VC Apr 22, 2022

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Immigrants to a new country can often be cash-rich. The problem is, is that they have no credit history in their new country.

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This kamikaze drone sacrifices its own rotors to take down other drones Apr 21, 2022

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Drones can be dangerous, and we’ve seen consumer-grade drones used for all sorts of nefarious purposes.

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Connected strength-training startup Vitruvian eyes US with $15M raise Apr 21, 2022

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It’s been a wild few years for the home fitness industry. Few consumer technologies were better positioned to ride the pandemic to new heights. There’s been some leveling off of late, of course.

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BMW launches its first all-electric 7 Series sedan Apr 20, 2022

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After months of teasers and a slow drip of information, BMW today announced its new i7 xDrive60, the first all-electric version of its full-size luxury sedan.

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Facebook is losing interest in its podcasting plans, new report claims Apr 20, 2022

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Last April, Facebook announced a suite of new audio products, including new support for podcasts and a Clubhouse live audio competitor, which was an indication that it was taking the threat from other audio platforms more seriously.

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