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Apple now lets you review more default apps like Phone, Messages, Photos and Safari Oct 28, 2021

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Apple finally put itself on equal footing with rivals by allowing users to rate and review its own, first-party apps for the first time this fall, amid increased regulatory pressure ahead of a likely antitrust investigation.

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Skyryse brings in $200M to make flying an aircraft as simple as swiping a touchscreen Oct 27, 2021

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Five-year-old startup Skyryse has raised a $200 million Series B to develop FlightOS, a flight automation technology stack that the company says will help experienced pilots operate new types of aircraft and allow complete novices to quickly learn the ropes of flying.

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DeHaat raises $115 million in the largest agritech round in India Oct 27, 2021

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DeHaat, an online platform that offers full-stack agricultural services to farmers in India, has raised $115 million in what is the largest funding round for an agritech startup in India. Sofina, Lightrock, and Temasek co-led the 10-year-old startup’s Series D financing round.

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India’s Chalo acquires Amazon-backed bus aggregator Shuttl Oct 26, 2021

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Chalo, an Indian startup that is digitizing bus commutes in India and which recently raised $40 million in a financing round, has acquired Amazon-backed app-based office commute bus aggregator Shuttl in an all-cash deal, the two said on Tuesday.

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YouTube rolls out personalized ‘New to you’ feed to help users discover content Oct 26, 2021

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YouTube is rolling out a designated “New to you” tab on its platform after testing the feature earlier this year. The new tab is now available on the YouTube homepage across mobile, desktop and TV devices.

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Asymmetric Capital Partners hits ground running with $105M debut fund targeting B2B startups Oct 25, 2021

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The new firm brings together a foursome with operator, venture capital and private equity expertise.

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Voyager, Nanoracks and Lockheed’s “Starlab” is the latest sign that the low Earth orbit economy is coming Oct 25, 2021

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The era of private space stations is officially here as Nanoracks, Voyager Space and Lockheed Martin announce plans to launch a commercial station in 2027, but it’s just the next logical step for developing the new space economy, the companies say.

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Pledge raises $4.5M Seed round to build a carbon-measurement and removal API Oct 22, 2021

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With the Climate Crisis looming, lots of companies want to do their part. But asking customers to “offset the CO2 emission of this delivery” is usually a hammer to crack a nut. There is very little transparency around carbon offsets.

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Twitter rolls out the ability for anyone to host a Space Oct 22, 2021

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After steadily expanding access over the course of the year, Twitter announced today its audio chatroom feature known as Twitter Spaces is now open to anyone who wants to host a Space across iOS and Android.

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Blume Ventures and AWI back Indian exporter SaaS startup SourceWiz Oct 21, 2021

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Small and medium-sized exporters in India struggle to communicate their designs with buyers. They can’t list those designs publicly on their website or sell through popular e-commerce platforms as doing so would risk giving away the proprietary property to rivals.

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