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Kalepa, a New York-based insurance platform, has raised a $ 14 million Series A financing round led by Inspired Capital with the participation of former investor IA Ventures. Gokul Rajaram from Doordash, Coinbase and formerly from Google, Jackie Reses, formerly from Square, and Henry Ward from Carta also took part. The startup founded by Paul … Read more
The wearable market as a whole grew 5.6 percent in the last quarter, largely due to the sale of smartwatches at the expense of basebands, according to research company Canalys. The push was driven by Apple, which continues to dominate the market with its watch models. As Canalys noted, smartwatch sales took over the base … Read more
“Bad times bring out the best in people.” It has to be true. Otherwise it wouldn’t be a cliché. On the other hand, stereotypes like doctors should perhaps be recertified every now and then. Is there really no point in flattery? Has anything good ever come to those who wait? Do Bad Times Really Make … Read more
Solar panels. (Photo by American Public Power Association on Unsplash) Eager investors keep coming. It is the Amazon employee who see the company’s share price rise steadily; the ex-venture capitalist looking to make big financial returns in a new hip sector; Parents or parents-to-be who panic about leaving their children with an earth ravaged by … Read more
This article is part of the Debatable newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The Supreme Court took a break from its summer break late Wednesday night to bring the nation’s most restrictive abortion law into effect in Texas and raise the alarm among people who support abortion rights … Read more
To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s greatest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3:00 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. Hello and welcome to Daily Crunch for Thursday September 2, 2021. TechCrunch is largely retired tomorrow thanks to a Pan-Yahoo corporate hiatus. But don’t worry, all systems will continue to work as … Read more
CNN — „Hey Google, spiel Musik auf Spotify.“ Diese sechs Wörter spreche ich mindestens einmal am Tag mit meinem Nest Mini, normalerweise wenn ich ins Badezimmer gehe, um mich auf eine epische Dusche zum Mitsingen vorzubereiten. Innerhalb von ein oder zwei Sekunden bekomme ich solide Audioaufnahmen meiner traurigen Lieblings-Indie-Songs und lauten Pop-Punk-Jams sowie die Möglichkeit, … Read more
In 2018, Disney fired Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn over tweets he wrote between 2008 and 2012. While the company later hired Gunn, he’s just one of many people for whom an old social media post came back to haunt him. In the past few years, some Twitter users have turned to tools … Read more
NEW YORK – The death toll from the remains of Hurricane Ida’s stunning explosion through the northeast rose to eight Thursday after heavy downpours and localized flooding overwhelmed much of the region. At least seven people were killed in the storm in New York City, police said. In New Jersey, Passaic Mayor Hector Lora said … Read more
Robbie Cape, former CEO of virtual primary care startup 98point6, accepts the award for Health Innovation of the Year 2019 at the GeekWire Awards. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota) 98point6 CEO Robbie Cape no longer works at the heavily funded virtual health company he co-founded in 2015, GeekWire has learned. The company confirmed on Wednesday … Read more