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Dec 30, 2021 • 4min
Fiverr rolls out new Pinterest-like personalized discovery feature
Freelance marketplace Fiverr is rolling out an interactive Pinterest-like mobile experience aimed at enabling users to engage with a constantly updated feed of visual content curated specifically for them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 30, 2021 • 3min
Waymo partners with Geely to make electric AVs for ride hail in the US
Waymo, Alphabet’s autonomous driving technology arm, is partnering with Chinese automaker Geely to build an all-electric, self-driving ride-hailing vehicle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 29, 2021 • 8min
Europe’s antitrust policy shouldn’t ignore China
The TechCrunch Global Affairs Project examines the increasingly intertwined relationship between the tech sector and global politics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 29, 2021 • 4min
More companies bow out of in-person CES presence
The last few days have been fairly quiet, so far as CES is concerned — no doubt owing to the holiday. The last major dropout came from Microsoft, which confirmed on Christmas Eve it would no longer be traveling to Las Vegas for the event. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 28, 2021 • 3min
Movano targets an H2 2022 launch for its fitness ring
My first in-person experience with a fitness ring was back at CES 2017. Four years later, one wonders if they might be having a moment at next week’s show — in-person or no. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 27, 2021 • 4min
Naren Gupta, co-founder of Nexus Venture Partners, passes away
Naren Gupta, a venture capitalist who co-founded Nexus Venture Partners to help cement Indian SaaS startups’ position to the world, died on Saturday. He was 73. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 27, 2021 • 3min
TikTok moderator sues over mental trauma caused by graphic videos
In a proposed class-action lawsuit, TikTok moderator Candie Frazier said that she has screened videos showing violence, school shootings, fatal falls and even cannibalism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 24, 2021 • 5min
Despite scrapped IPO, Babbel sees fast growth for its language learning service
Berlin-based language learning service Babbel was supposed to IPO on the Frankfurt stock exchange in late September. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 23, 2021 • 3min
FDA authorizes Pfizer’s Covid antiviral pill for people 12 and older
The FDA has issued an emergency authorization for Pfizer's antiviral pill, making it the first oral method for treating mild to moderate cases of COVID-19. The EUA covers high-risk people 12 and up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 22, 2021 • 6min
Dealroom raises €6M Series A for its startup data, market intelligence service
European startup and venture capital data company Dealroom has raised a €6 million Series A, it told TechCrunch. The company’s new capital comes nearly two years after it raised €2.75 million in early 2020. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
