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Songclip raises $11M to bring more licensed music to social media – TechCrunch
[ad_1] The team behind Songclip thinks that social media could use more music. Yes, music is a big part of the experience on a handful of apps like TikTok and Triller, but Songclip co-founder and COO John vanSuchtelen told me, “That is not the end of how music is going to be a feature, that…
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Audi’s all-electric Q4 e-tron crossover will have a dynamic AR windshield display – TechCrunch
[ad_1] Along with a more spacious cockpit, more storage and some upgraded cupholders, Audi has packed in some serious new tech into its upcoming all-electric Q4 e-tron compact crossover, including an augmented reality heads-up display (HUD) that’s reactive enough to accurately stick to a driver’s real environment. Audi revealed Tuesday the interior of the Q4…
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Memes for sale – TechCrunch
[ad_1] The creator of the Nyan Cat, Chris Torres, has organized an informal collection of meme originators – the creators or original popularizers of meme images — into a two-week-long auction of their works. Under the hashtag #memeconomy the creators of memes like Bad Luck Brian, Coughing Cat, Kitty Cat Dance, Scumbag Steve, Twerky Pepe…
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SoFi acquires community bank Golden Pacific Bancorp to speed up its national bank charter process – TechCrunch
[ad_1] SoFi, more formally known as Social Finance, announced today that it has agreed to acquire Golden Pacific Bancorp (GPB) for about $22.3 million. The dollar amount is not staggering. What is more notable about the acquisition is that it’s giving SoFi a quick route to getting a national bank charter. SoFi, a digital personal…
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SeekOut finds profits and Tiger Global in its pursuit to help companies hire diverse talent – TechCrunch
[ad_1] Most companies claim they want a diverse staff but at the same time, complain they don’t know how to go about recruiting more diverse candidates. Enter SeekOut — a startup that is out to give companies no excuses with its AI-powered platform. A group of former Microsoft executives and engineers — Anoop Gupta, Aravind…
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Two European companies are mapping a future service for direct air capture to sequestration of CO2 – TechCrunch
[ad_1] The Swiss-based, venture capital-backed, direct air capture technology developer Climeworks is partnering with a joint venture between the government of Norway and massive European energy companies to map the pathway for a business that could provide not only the direct capture of carbon dioxide emissions from air, but the underground sequestration and storage of…
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India’s Paytm turns Android smartphones into POS machines in merchants push – TechCrunch
[ad_1] Paytm said on Tuesday it is turning NFC-enabled Android smartphones into point-of-sale machines, as it looks to win more merchants in one of the world’s largest mobile payments markets. A Paytm merchant partner will now be able to enable card acceptance feature from their Paytm Business app. Once activated, they will be able to…
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Apple releases important iPhone, iPad, Mac and Watch security patches – TechCrunch
[ad_1] Apple has released a set of security updates for iPhones, iPads, Macs and Watches. There are no new features — but these are updates you will still want to install. As part of these security fixes, iPhones and iPads will update to iOS and iPadOS 14.4.1, watchOS users will update to 7.3.2 and macOS Big…
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Zapier buys no-code-focused Makerpad in its first acquisition – TechCrunch
[ad_1] Zapier, a well-known no-code automation tool, has purchased Makerpad, a no-code education service and community. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. TechCrunch has covered Zapier often during its life, including its first, and only, fundraising event, a $1.2 million round back in 2012 that tapped Bessemer, DFJ and others. Since then the company…
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OnePlus recruits Hasselblad for three-year smartphone imaging deal – TechCrunch
[ad_1] Imaging has long been the primary battlefield on which the smartphone battles are waged. It makes sense. The thing about smartphones in 2021 is that they’re mostly very good. Sure, there are differentiators, but if you spend a decent amount on a device from any major manufacturer, you’re probably going to get a pretty…