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Goldman Invests $40M In LeanTaaS Healthcare Software Firm
Goldman Invests $40M In LeanTaaS Healthcare Software Firm
December 12, 2019  |  Healthcare

Silicon Valley software innovator LeanTaaS closed a $40 million Series C3 funding round led by Goldman Sachs, LeanTaaS announced in a press release on Thursday...

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FCC Votes To Move Connected Car Safety Features To Broadband
FCC Votes To Move Connected Car Safety Features To Broadband
December 12, 2019  |  Regulation

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) could allow mobile devices to command the airwaves that have been used by carmakers for vehicle safety, Bloomberg reported...

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Facebook Invests $130M In Content Oversight Board
Facebook Invests $130M In Content Oversight Board
December 12, 2019  |  Facebook

Facebook has been at work creating a content oversight board over the past year. The social media company is now reportedly investing $130 million to...

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Lyft Debuts Car Rentals Starting At $35 Per Day
Lyft Debuts Car Rentals Starting At $35 Per Day
December 12, 2019  |  Ridesharing

Lyft is rolling out a car rental offering starting in Los Angeles and San Francisco that will work similarly to that of traditional car rental...

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SoftBank-Backed OneConnect Takes A 50 Pct Valuation Hit
SoftBank-Backed OneConnect Takes A 50 Pct Valuation Hit
December 12, 2019  |  Investments

China’s cloud-based FinTech platform OneConnect reduced its U.S. initial public offering (IPO) on Thursday (Dec. 12) by nearly 50 percent, the Financial Times (FT) reported....

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Zippin Raises $12M To Accelerate Cashierless Store Launches
Zippin Raises $12M To Accelerate Cashierless Store Launches
December 12, 2019  |  Investments

Zippin, a cashierless checkout technology company, has raised $12 million in a Series A funding round, according to a release. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Bitcoin Daily: Blockchain Exec Pleads Guilty To Securities Fraud; Investor Hits BitMex Crypto Exchange With $300M Lawsuit
Bitcoin Daily: Blockchain Exec Pleads Guilty To Securities Fraud; Investor Hits BitMex Crypto Exchange With...
December 12, 2019  |  Bitcoin

The CEO of Shopin, a blockchain-powered startup, has pleaded guilty to securities fraud related to $42.5 million in an initial coin offering, according to a...

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Sensory’s Voice Tech Platform Expands ‘Wake’ Word Options
Sensory’s Voice Tech Platform Expands ‘Wake’ Word Options
December 12, 2019  |  Voice Activation

Embedded voice, vision and biometrics artificial intelligence (AI) company Sensory has announced that its wake word engine, TrulyHandsfree, has new capabilities that will allow for...

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Samsung Enters Property Tech Space With Travelio Investment
Samsung Enters Property Tech Space With Travelio Investment
December 12, 2019  |  Investments

Travelio, a property technology startup based out of Indonesia, recently announced that the Samsung Venture Investment Corporation has joined the company’s Series B funding round,...

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