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Movano targets an H2 2022 launch for its fitness ring Dec 28, 2021

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My first in-person experience with a fitness ring was back at CES 2017. Four years later, one wonders if they might be having a moment at next week’s show — in-person or no.

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Naren Gupta, co-founder of Nexus Venture Partners, passes away Dec 27, 2021

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Naren Gupta, a venture capitalist who co-founded Nexus Venture Partners to help cement Indian SaaS startups’ position to the world, died on Saturday. He was 73.

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TikTok moderator sues over mental trauma caused by graphic videos Dec 27, 2021

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In a proposed class-action lawsuit, TikTok moderator Candie Frazier said that she has screened videos showing violence, school shootings, fatal falls and even cannibalism.

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Despite scrapped IPO, Babbel sees fast growth for its language learning service Dec 24, 2021

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Berlin-based language learning service Babbel was supposed to IPO on the Frankfurt stock exchange in late September.

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FDA authorizes Pfizer’s Covid antiviral pill for people 12 and older Dec 23, 2021

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The FDA has issued an emergency authorization for Pfizer's antiviral pill, making it the first oral method for treating mild to moderate cases of COVID-19. The EUA covers high-risk people 12 and up.

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Dealroom raises €6M Series A for its startup data, market intelligence service Dec 22, 2021

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European startup and venture capital data company Dealroom has raised a €6 million Series A, it told TechCrunch. The company’s new capital comes nearly two years after it raised €2.75 million in early 2020.

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Via files confidentially to go public Dec 22, 2021

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On-demand shuttle service and software company Via has confidentially filed to go public, the company said in a statement.

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The long haul of Microsoft’s China localization Dec 21, 2021

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In 2019, when LinkedIn began asking for Chinese users’ phone numbers, it was clear that the professional social network would have to follow a different set of rules in the country.

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AI chip maker Kneron raises $25M for autonomous driving push Dec 21, 2021

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AI chips, which are semiconductors designed to accelerate machine learning, have many applications. One of the promising use cases, according to Albert Liu, is using AI chips in autonomous driving vehicles.

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Line to launch NFT service LineNext next year Dec 20, 2021

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Japan-based messaging app Line Corporation, which is wholly owned by Z Holdings, will launch NFT service next year via its new organization LineNext to provide the marketplace for companies and individuals to trade NFTs globally, excluding Japan.

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