Gillmor Gang: Party Line
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Kia’s fast-charging EV6 electric crossover is coming to the U.S. in early 2022
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Google is making it easier to bring Android apps to your car
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UTEC, one of Asia’s largest deep-tech investment firms, launches new $275M fund
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Financing for students startup StudentFinance raises $5.3M Seed from Giant and Armilar
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Roofr just nailed down a second seed round to make new roofing sales a cinch to close
byRoofer Pro. Roof Snap. Acculynx. There’s suddenly no shortage of companies offering software to make the lives of roofers and their customers easier. Among…
Daily Crunch: How Expensify maintained its early-stage startup culture after 13 years
byTo get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. As…
Everything Google announced at I/O today
byThis year’s I/O event from Google was heavy on the “we’re building something cool” and light on the “here’s something you can use or…
Android TV OS reaches 80M monthly active devices, adds new features
byGoogle offered an update on its TV platform, Android OS, at its Google I/O developer event on Tuesday. The company said its Android TV…
Dabbel gets $4.4M to cut CO2 by automating HVAC for commercial buildings
byDüsseldorf-based proptech startup Dabbel is using AI to drive energy efficiency savings in commercial buildings. It’s developed cloud-based self-learning building management software that plugs…