Pedalling for health, Chennai startup Voltrix Mobility’s electric bicycles focus on tech

India has a budding electrical vehicles (EV) ecosystem, with both central and state governments pushing for EV adoption across segments—two-wheelers, three-wheelers, and four-wheelers. More Indians are going electric—with 155% year-on-year…

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Digital health unicorn Truepill conducts third round of layoffs in 2022 – TechCrunch

Truepill, a platform that helps other companies offer diagnostics, telehealth services and prescriptions, has conducted its third mass layoff in a string of workforce reductions, sources tell TC. The layoff…

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Facebook avoids European blackout as regulators squabble over EU-US data transfers  – TechCrunch

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How digital health startups are navigating the post-Roe legal landscape – TechCrunch

With the overturning of Roe v. Wade earlier this year, digital health and reproductive care startups bolstered their efforts to make abortion pills and emergency contraceptives more accessible. Now, as…

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Massive iron batteries could be key to displacing natural gas from the grid – TechCrunch

VoltStorage’s iron-salt batteries help it land $24 million Series C from Cummins, the diesel engine giant With the impending passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, renewables are about to get…

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