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Aug 11, 2022 • 4min
Farther, a wealth tech firm, banks $15M Series A as valuation hits $50M
Farther provides two sets of tools, one for advisors to expand their businesses and one for clients to invest in ways that align with their goals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 11, 2022 • 5min
Weedmaps for Business debuts as a SaaS suite for cannabis retailers and brands
Veteran cannabis tech company WM Technology is rebranding and expanding its SaaS offering to move upstream beyond its existing Weedmaps marketplace. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 10, 2022 • 4min
Joby Aviation’s contract with U.S. Air Force expands to include Marines
The United States Department of Defense is deepening its relationship with electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft company Joby Aviation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 10, 2022 • 4min
South Korea to probe Apple and Google over in-app payment rule break
South Korea’s communication watchdog, the Korea Communications Commission (KCC), said Tuesday it will investigate Apple and Google over potential violations of the country’s in-app payment rule. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 9, 2022 • 2min
WhatsApp extends time limit to delete a message to 60 hours
WhatsApp now allows you to delete a message for up to two days and 12 hours (60 hours in total), so you can remove an accidentally sent chat even after hours. Previously, this limit was 1 hour, 8 minutes, and 16 seconds — yep, there were seconds involved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 9, 2022 • 5min
Bitmain co-founder welcomes crypto regulation to restore market confidence
The collapse of Three Arrow Capital and the counterparties wrapped in the crypto hedge fund’s troubles have drawn questions about the soundness of the heady digital asset investment space. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 8, 2022 • 4min
Google is suing Sonos over patent infringement once again
Google is suing Sonos (again) over patent infringement in what seems to be an unending legal fight series between two tech companies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 8, 2022 • 6min
Amazon is buying iRobot for $1.7B
Amazon this morning announced plans to acquire Roomba maker iRobot for an all-cash deal valued at $1.7 billion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 5, 2022 • 4min
Get ready for a HBO Max – Discovery+ mashup app in 2023
The headline of Warner Bros. Discovery’s earnings call was something a lot of people dreaded: HBO Max and Discovery+ are merging into a new service. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 5, 2022 • 4min
Toyota-backed robotaxi unicorn Pony.ai sues ex-employees over trade secrets
Pony.ai, a Chinese autonomous vehicle company valued at $8.5 billion as of late, has sued two former employees over alleged trade secret infringement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
