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With new owner Naver, Wattpad looks to supercharge its user-generated IP factory – TechCrunch

Toronto-based Wattpad is officially part of South Korean internet giant Naver as of today, with the official close of the…

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Facebook launches Neighborhoods, a Nextdoor clone – TechCrunch

Facebook is launching a new section of its app designed to connect neighbors and curate neighborhood-level news. The new feature,…

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How 4 New Jersey pools turned into a startup that just raised $10M – TechCrunch

As the oldest of 12 children, Bunim Laskin spent much of his teen years looking for ways to help keep…

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Heirlume raises $1.38M to remove the barriers of trademark registration for small businesses – TechCrunch

Platforms like Shopify, Stripe and WordPress have done a lot to make essential business-building tools, like running storefronts, accepting payments,…

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Google Fi turns 6 and gets a new unlimited plan – TechCrunch

Google Fi, Google’s cell network, is turning six today and to celebrate, the team is launching a new pricing plan,…

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Cloud kitchen startup JustKitchen to go public on the TSX Venture Exchange – TechCrunch

JustKitchen, a cloud kitchen startup, will start trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) Venture Exchange on Thursday morning. It…

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Google starts trialing its FLoC cookie alternative in Chrome – TechCrunch

Google today announced that it is rolling out Federated Learning of Cohorts (FLoC), a crucial part of its Privacy Sandbox…

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A Supreme Court ruling affirming Canada’s carbon tax opens the door for a startup explosion – TechCrunch

Last week the Canadian Supreme Court ruled that the national government’s plan to tax carbon emissions was legal in a…

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SpaceX launches 60 new Starlink satellites just one week after the last batch

SpaceX now has 60 more Starlink satellites in orbit – it launched its latest full complement of the internet broadband…

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Eaze and Wayv founder explains how to raise money for cannabis startups – TechCrunch

Keith McCarty could have retired after Microsoft bought Yammer. Instead, he founded Eaze to address cannabis delivery. He lead the…