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Apr 14, 2022 • 5min

Moot channels $18M for a platform and toolkit to power e-commerce strategies for brands

E-commerce today is played out wherever a consumer sees something and wants it — be it on a company’s site or app, a social media feed, a marketplace, a search, or an advert. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Apr 13, 2022 • 3min

Nurse-assisting robotics firm Diligent raises $30M

Nursing shortages were a problem well before our hospitals were rocked by a pandemic. Two years in and overloaded systems have further contributed to burnout, stress and other factors plaguing the people we rely on for our own well-being. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Apr 13, 2022 • 4min

Prelude raises $24M to help organizations harden their cybersecurity defenses

Prelude, a Washington D.C-based startup that helps organizations harden their cyber defenses through the use of autonomous red-teaming, has secured $24 million in Series A funding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Apr 12, 2022 • 3min

Miso Robotics brings a new coffee monitoring system to Panera

Miso made a name for itself with the hamburger-cooking robot, Flippy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Apr 12, 2022 • 6min

Elon Musk is not joining Twitter board, CEO Parag Agrawal says

Elon Musk is not joining Twitter’s board, the social network’s chief executive Parag Agrawal said, in a surprising reversal following last week’s announcement that the Tesla and SpaceX chief executive had been appointed to the panel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Apr 11, 2022 • 4min

Perforce adds infrastructure automation tooling with Puppet acquisition

Perforce Software has been building developer tools since 1995, a long time in the tech world. The company was acquired by Clearlake Capital in 2018, and over the last several years has been modernizing and expanding its reach through acquisition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Apr 11, 2022 • 5min

Brilliant Planet is running algae-farms to pull carbon out of the air

Sure you can run machines to decarbonize the air, but where’s the fun in that when you can invite mother nature to do the work for you? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Apr 8, 2022 • 3min

Twitter launches improved alt text accessibility features globally

Sometimes, new Twitter features can be divisive — we’ve made our feelings clear about the edit button, which is apparently in the works. But we can (hopefully) all agree that simple accessibility features are a good thing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Apr 8, 2022 • 3min

Goldman Sachs joins other investors in $88M round for web3 and blockchain security firm CertiK

CertiK, a Web3 and blockchain security company, has raised $88 million in its latest round, bringing its valuation to $2 billion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Apr 7, 2022 • 4min

Built Robotics raises another $64M to make construction equipment autonomous

If you’re still wrapping your head around the idea of self-driving cars, get ready for something that might seem even wilder: self-driving construction equipment exists, and it’s already out there digging away on job sites. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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