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4 things we learned from Apple’s bombastic earnings call

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  • Exo secures $200M toward commercializing ultrasound device 19 hours ago  –  Exo, pronounced “echo,” is commercializing its handheld ultrasound device and point-of-care workflow platform, Exo Works.
  • Homebase raises $71M for a team management platform aimed at SMBs and their hourly workers 20 hours ago  –  Businesses use Homebase to manage activities related to hourly workers, including payroll, shift scheduling, timeclocks and timesheets, hiring and onboarding, communication and HR compliance.
  • European Investment Fund puts $30M in Fabric Ventures’ new $130M digital assets fund 21 hours ago  –  It is the first European Investment Fund-backed fund mandated to invest in digital assets and blockchain technology.
  • Coralogix logs $55M for its new take on production analytics, now valued at $300-$400M
  • Connected car insurance startup Flock raises $17M Series A led by Chamath Palihapitiya
  • Unmuted founder Max van den Ingh on success beyond the metrics
  • Japanese sneaker platform SODA raises $56.4M, acquires rival Monokabu
  • Twitter shuttering NY, SF offices in response to new CDC guidelines
  • Zuckerberg is turning trillion-dollar Facebook into a ‘metaverse’ company, he tells investors
  • INKR draws in $3.1M to make more comics accessible to w
  • Draft.dev CEO Karl Hughes on the importance of using experts in developer marketing 16 hours ago  –  Developer marketing came up in our conversation with strategic marketing firm MKT1, so we called on content marketing production company Draft.dev's CEO Karl Hughes to learn more.
  • Swarm debuts $499 Evaluation Kit for consumers and tinkerers 17 hours ago  –  The kit is an all-in-one product that includes a Swarm Tile, the company’s flagship modem device, a VHF antenna, a small solar panel, a tripod, a Feather S2 development board and an OLED.
  • Hello Divorce raises $2M so that couples can say ‘good-bye’ easier 17 hours ago  –  Divorce is messy and stressful, made even messier and stressful when a couple is unable to go through the legal process because of the cost.
  • ConverseNow is targeting restaurant drive-thrus with new $15M round
  • Nothing Ear (1) review
  • Student labor marketplace Pangea closes $2M seed round
  • Summit invests $215M into Odoo, an open-source business management software developer, at a $2.3B+ valuation
  • GGV Capital gave this real estate startup founder a term sheet 48 hours after meeting
  • Rocket Lab returns to flight after failed May mission with successful launch for US Space Force
  • Employee engagement platform Culture Amp raises $100
  • Old Amazon Kindle devices will soon lose 3G access 13 hours ago  –  If you have an older Amazon Kindle with 3G internet, take note that you may not be able to wirelessly access and download new content anymore starting in December.
  • Amazon’s Fire TV Cube now supports Zoom calls on your TV 14 hours ago  –  Late last year, Amazon launched support for two-way calling that worked with its Fire TV Cube devices. The feature allowed consumers to make and receive calls from their connected TV to any other Alexa device with a screen. Today, the company is expanding this system to enable support for two-way...
  • Early-stage founders: Beat the clock & buy a $79 Founder pass to TC Disrupt 2021 14 hours ago  –  If you’re an early-stage founder, you’d be wise to make TechCrunch Disrupt 2021 (September 21-23) your must-attend virtual destination. It’s the OG of tech startup conferences, draws more than 10,000 attendees from around the world and features some of the most gifted, visionary minds and makers ...
  • Acrew Capital, Jeff Bezos back Colombia-based proptech La Haus’ $100M debt, equity round
  • Facebook’s next product will be its long-awaited Ray-Ban smart glasses
  • They’re programmed to work hard and play hard
  • Craft Aerospace’s novel take on VTOL aircraft could upend local air travel
  • PayPal’s new ‘superapp,’ to include messaging, is ready to launch
  • Nikola founder Trevor Milton indicted on three counts of fraud
  • Talkiatry lands $20M Series A to go all in on in-network psyc
  • Microsoft in talks to back India’s Oyo 11 hours ago  –  Indian budget hotel chain Oyo may have lost a significant portion of its business to the pandemic, but it is inching closer to finding a new investor: Microsoft. Microsoft is in advanced stages of talks to invest in Oyo, valuing the Indian startup at about $9 billion, according to people with kno...
  • Livestream e-commerce: Why companies and brands need to tune in 11 hours ago  –  Livestreaming is a new pillar that brands must consider when building omnichannel marketing strategies, joining the trinity of in-store experiences, traditional e-commerce and social media.
  • Scarlett Johansson files suit over Disney+ ‘Black Widow’ release 11 hours ago  –  Update: Disney issued the following response to the suit, There is no merit whatsoever to this filing. The lawsuit is especially sad and distressing in its callous disregard for the horrific and prolonged global effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. Disney has fully complied with Ms. Johansson’s cont...
  • Panic sells 20,000+ Playdate handhelds in under 20 minutes
  • Fortnite’s mystery ‘superstar’ virtual music tour kicks off next week
  • Why Latin American venture capital is breaking records this year
  • Tenderly raises $15.3M to help Ethereum developers ship decentralized apps faster
  • Colombia’s Merqueo bags $50M to expand its online grocery delivery service across Latin America
  • Uber will offer free Rosetta Stone language courses to drivers
  • True ‘shift left and extend right’ security requires empower

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  • Sony’s first PS5 software beta arrives with M.2 SSD support
  • Google is kicking ‘sugar dating’ apps out of the Play Store
  • Bang & Olufsen launches its first pair of noise-canceling true wireless earbuds
  • Robot arranges 100,000 dominoes into a Super Mario Bros. mural in one day
  • Samsung boosts profits and pledges to ‘mainstream’ foldables
  • The best deals on MacBooks right now
  • Netflix will mandate COVID-19 vaccinations on productions in the US
  • How Instagram can take its child safety work even further
  • Facebook will require US office employees to be vaccinated
  • Airports have a wildlife problem (and vice versa) 16 hours ago  –  Every summer, hundreds of diamondback terrapins crawl over to New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport to lay their eggs. In past years, the turtles have been so obstructive, they’ve caused flight delays. To manage situations like these, airports like JFK have entire departments dedicated...
  • How to use the PS5’s M.2 SSD expandable storage
  • Nikola founder charged with securities fraud over allegedly fake truck demo
  • This is Beast Canyon, the evolution of Intel’s modular mini gaming PC
  • Uber teaming up with Rosetta Stone to offer free language courses to drivers
  • The children of tech’s guest workers are pushing for immigration relief
  • Nothing Ear 1 earbuds review: almost something
  • Huawei’s P50 announced with Snapdragon 888 and HarmonyOS
  • Apple’s M1 MacBook Air is at its lowest price ever at Best Buy today
  • Facebook’s next hardware launch will be its Ray-Ban ‘sma
  • The NBA and iHeartMedia are planning to make a whole lot of podcasts together 13 hours ago  –  Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images The NBA and iHeartMedia, which owns iHeartRadio, will be launching more than 20 new co-produced podcasts as part of a multiyear partnership, the two companies announced. The first show is scheduled to debut in the fall. “The new shows will be produc...
  • Amazon’s older Kindles will start to lose their internet access in December
  • Amazon’s Fire TV Cube can now do Zoom video calls
  • Disney Plus’ Hawkeye show gets a November 24th release date
  • Electric boat startup Arc wants to make a big splash
  • Hulu’s live TV service gets NFL Network and RedZone ahead of 2021 season
  • Lenovo Flex 5 Chromebook review: midrange done right
  • Fortnite teases concert series with ‘record-breaking superstar’
  • Airbnb’s new tool makes it easier for hosts to list Wi-Fi speeds for remote work getaways
  • Jodie Whittaker’s run on Doctor Who will end in 2022
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