Month: April 2020
Understanding Duolingo’s quiet $10M raise
Earlier this month, edtech unicorn Duolingo raised $10 million in new venture capital from General Atlantic, per an SEC filing. With the raise, the online language learning platform accepted its first outside investor in almost three years. General Atlantic will take a board seat at the company, per Duolingo. The…
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Pollution rollbacks show a ‘callous disregard’ for communities hard hit by COVID-19
The COVID-19 crisis hasn’t stopped the Trump administration’s efforts to roll back key environmental protections in the US, alarming both environmental and public health experts. Since the pandemic took hold in the United States, the Environmental Protection Agency has relaxed fuel economy standards — a decision that will lead to…
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Xpeng claims its Chinese-made EV can outlast a Model 3
Tesla is seeing success in China’s electric vehicle market, but native company Xpeng may have a fighting chance to compete. Xpeng’s new P7 sedan is the company’s second production model and has some impressive benchmark results. Some configurations o… Source
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Josh Constine leaves TechCrunch for VC fund SignalFire
How do you leave the place that made you? You figure out what it made you for. TechCrunch made me a part of the startup ecosystem I love. Now it’s time to put that love into action to help a new generation of entrepreneurs build their dreams and tell their…
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Netflix’s new Michelle Obama documentary arrives May 6th
Netflix announced today that a new documentary about former first lady Michelle Obama will be available on the streaming service starting Wednesday, May 6th. The documentary is called Becoming, which is the same title as her memoir released in 2018. Becoming will cover some history of Obama’s life from the…
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Samsung Galaxy Buds update adds handy Galaxy Buds+ features
If you happen to own a pair of Samsung's original Galaxy Buds, you'll now be able to do more with them. The company has released a new software update for the true wireless headphones that brings over a couple of features that were previously exclusi… Source
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