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Rural Innovation Initiative aims to help small towns get funding for remote work spaces
MapAnything raises $42.5 million for location of things platform
BlackBerry to acquire AI-powered cybersecurity startup Cylance for $1.4 billion
U.S. prosecutors get indictment against Wikileaks founder Julian Assange
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Automation Anywhere raises $300 million from SoftBank’s Vision Fund
Smart dashcam company Owl challenges OnStar with automatic crash response service
IAM Robotics raises $20 million for inventory picker robots
Lyft introduces default 5-star ratings for drivers and automatic tips
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Logojoy raises $4.5 million for AI-generated logos
Amazon Go competitor Standard Cognition raises $40 million to expand its cashierless store solution
Firefox Monitor expands to more than 26 languages, Firefox gets website data breach alerts
Airtable raises $100 million to build out enterprise offerings
AdaSky raises $20 million to build far-infrared sensor for autonomous cars
Heartland Tech Weekly: Don’t overlook Amazon’s Nashville announcement
Google My Business app revamped to make it easier to connect with customers
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ProtonVPN passes 1 million users and launches on iOS
Hippo raises $70 million for data-driven home insurance
Mojo Vision launches ‘invisible computing’ AR platform out of stealth with over $50 million in funding
Bain Capital Ventures closes new funds totaling $1 billion for startups in SaaS, security, financial tech, and health
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Intel Capital leads $12 million round for SAM Seamless Network and its home IoT security system
TransferWise opens API access for businesses to integrate money-transfer services into their own apps
Snap reveals U.S. subpoenas over 2017 IPO disclosures
Withings launches the $130 Pulse HR activity tracker, its second product since spinning out of Nokia
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Amazon’s bait and switch won’t stop cities from screwing their citizens over for jobs
Google launches ‘enhanced network’ for Project Fi with VPN for all connections
Pryon raises $4.5 million for enterprise-focused ‘augmented intelligence’ platform
WalkMe closes $50 million round to grow its software walkthrough platform in APAC
Mindfulness app Simple Habit raises $10 million
North, formerly Thalmic Labs, opens its first Focals smart glasses retail stores
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