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Talkspace-owned Lasting launches new ‘Parenting Guide’ app, its latest self-guided advice service Mar 22, 2022

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Lasting, which is owned by mobile therapy company Talkspace, has launched a new app aimed at parents.

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Gensyn applies a token to distributed computing for AI developers, raises $6.5M Mar 22, 2022

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For self-driving cars and other applications developed using AI, you need what’s known as ‘deep learning’, the core concepts of which emerged in the ‘50s.

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Lune offers an API to calculate carbon emissions at checkout Mar 21, 2022

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Meet Lune, a new startup that wants to expose CO2 emissions calculations so that customers are better informed when they purchase something online.

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Sleek wants to be the last shopping check-out form you ever fill out Mar 21, 2022

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Sleek is developing a browser extension enabling one-click checkout and cash-back savings.

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Porsche is turning its mid-engine 718 roadster into an EV by 2025 Mar 18, 2022

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The Porsche 718, a mid-engine roadster that injects the automaker’s motorsports’ history into a modern-day package, is going all electric by 2025.

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Getir is now worth nearly $12 billion after raising another $768 million Mar 18, 2022

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Instant delivery startup Getir has announced that it has closed a new $768 million Series E founding round. Following this deal, the company has reached a valuation of $11.8 billion.

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MeliBio’s honey production, minus the bee, will have you buzzing Mar 17, 2022

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The company is making real honey with precision fermentation and plant science.

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Instagram rolls out new safety tools for parents Mar 17, 2022

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Meta announced a new set of tools designed to protect young users on Wednesday, an overdue response to widespread criticism that the company doesn’t do enough to protect its most vulnerable users.

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Liveblocks grabs $5 million for its real-time collaboration API Mar 16, 2022

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Liveblocks has raised a $5 million seed round. The startup lets you turn a regular web app into a multiplayer product with high-level hosted APIs.

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Meta faces prosecution in South Africa for alleged antitrust breach Mar 16, 2022

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Meta is facing prosecution in South Africa, after the country’s competition regulator, the Competition Commission, found as uncompetitive its intention to block the government’s startup GovChat and #LetsTalk from using its WhatsApp Business API.

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