Abundant’s new owner looks to revive the apple-picking robot through equity crowdfunding – TechCrunch

Last summer, Hayward-based Abundant Robotics abruptly closed up shop. Plenty of startups fail, a phenomenon that certainly applies in the notoriously difficult world of robotics. But the pandemic has proven…

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With $8M seed, Onehouse builds open source data lakehouse, eyes managed service – TechCrunch

Traditionally, a data lake was a place to store amorphous unstructured data, while a data warehouse was where you put very structured data like credit card information. That began changing…

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Crisp convinces more investors that it will rid the world of empty grocery store shelves – TechCrunch

As we enter Junior Year of the global pandemic, the sight of empty or near-empty grocery store shelves has returned from its debut in early 2020. And if it’s a…

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Fast-growing livestream shopping platform Whatnot acquires Pastel Labs, hires VP of engineering – TechCrunch

Livestream shopping platform Whatnot has come a long from being run out of a garage in Phoenix to now a 120-person company, valued at $1.5 billion, that’s expected to grow…

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Bitcoin, Ethereum Will ‘Never’ Become Legal Tender In India: Finance Sec

While the RBI-issued digital currency announcement is not new, a government official has for the first time mentioned that cryptocurrencies will ‘never’ be legal tenders in India Finance Secretary TV…

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The MariaDB SPAC deal could prove to be a key test for unicorn exits – TechCrunch

The SPAC craze is slowing in the wake of myriad missteps. Companies as far afield from one another as BuzzFeed (media), Bird (e-scooter fleets), and Dave (consumer fintech), among other…

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