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SendSprint, a money transfer startup based in the UK but with operations in the US and Nigeria, has been launched today with the unique selling point of a $5 flat fee for all transfers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Over the past 18 months, Inflection Points has been working in stealth mode to build out a crypto-focused employment and corporate training business and just secured $12.6 million in funding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

SpaceX’s Starship program encountered a setup after a test ended in a fiery explosion at its Boca Chica development facility in Texas on Monday night. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Spotify is expanding the ability to post video podcasts for creators in six new countries, including Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Brazil, and Mexico. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A company from China is ready to capture Japan’s demand for autonomous service vehicles as robots play an increasingly important role to address the aging society’s labor shortage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Crypto owners tend to be more generous when donating to charity than other investors, research shows. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Building wind and solar farms is an important part of building a new green grid, but a calm night stops their energy generation cold. It’s just as important to research and build green energy storage — and to that at scale requires federal intervention as soon as possible, suggests a new report from MIT. “The […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Instacart announced today that it’s launching a new “Cart Star” rewards program for shoppers on its platform. The program will offer incentives in three tiers: gold, platinum and diamond. To qualify for Cart Star, shoppers need to accumulate points based on the number of orders they fulfill, earning 10 points per customer order they deliver. […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

More than a quarter of Americans say they would not buy an electric vehicle, according to a Consumer Reports survey released Thursday. Price, range and access to charging stations have remained as primary barriers to buying an EV. But Consumer Reports has identified a new factor: a lack of education around EVs. The survey of […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Pinterest announced today that it’s rolling out new merchant features, including product tagging on Pins and a Pinterest API for Shopping. The company says all of the new features are designed to make it easier for merchants to create engaging shopping experiences for users. With the new Pinterest API for Shopping, merchants will get access […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices