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Jan 27, 2022 • 3min
Apple will reportedly allow iPhones to accept contactless payments
Small businesses might soon be able to accept payments using their iPhones without extra hardware. Apple could start rolling out the feature through a software update in the next few months. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 27, 2022 • 5min
Paack pulls in a $225M Series D led by SoftBank to scale its E-commerce delivery platform
By now, many of us are familiar with the warehouse robots which populate those vast spaces occupied by the likes of Amazon and others. In particular, Amazon was very much a pioneer of the technology. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 26, 2022 • 4min
FTC fines online shop $4M for hiding reviews below 4 stars
We all know online reviews must be taken with a grain of salt, but generally you’d like to think that a product with a 4.5-star average is better than one with a 3.5-star average. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 26, 2022 • 4min
Twitter’s experimental ‘Flock’ feature will let you share tweets with your closest friends
Twitter is still working on a feature that will give you a way to blast tweets that can only be seen by the friends you choose first revealed in July last year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 25, 2022 • 6min
Starship Technologies picks up €50M from the EU’s investment arm to expand its fleet of autonomous delivery robots
Starship Technologies, one of the bigger names in the world of autonomous delivery robots — those little caboose-like, boxy delivery vehicles that self-drive around cities — has been on a roll during Covid-19. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 25, 2022 • 4min
Ola Electric valued at $5 billion in new funding
Ola Electric said on Monday it has raised $200 million in a new financing round even as the Indian ride-hailing giant’s spin off struggles to deliver its maiden electric scooter to customers and questions about its work culture are being raised. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 24, 2022 • 5min
FarmRaise aims to become a financial services giant, starting with farm grants
You have to start somewhere. So when Jayce Hafner and Sami Tellatin bonded as Stanford MBA classmates over their shared belief that making U.S. farms more efficient would be good for farmers, good for the country, and a great business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 24, 2022 • 4min
Peloton CEO acknowledges corrective actions, denies ‘halting all production’ of bikes and treadmills
Ahead of the company’s upcoming earnings, Peloton CEO John Foley took a break from a “quiet period” to address a number of reports related to poor device sales. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 21, 2022 • 4min
Netflix had its lowest year of subscriber growth since 2015
Despite producing global hits like “Squid Game” in 2021, Netflix’s fourth quarter returns show the streaming giant struggling to maintain a lead over its competitors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 21, 2022 • 5min
Clench your jaw to skip a track: That’s the magic of Wisear
By adding some electrodes and some electronics to your earbuds, Wisear can make your music experience a lot more hands-free than before. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
