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Tesla becomes most valuable automaker as more workers contract COVID-19

The Verge

And as the country appears to be facing an earlier-than-expected “second wave” of the pandemic thanks to relaxed restrictions, it’s a problem that is likely only going to get worse for all of them. Other automakers are dealing with new COVID-19 cases, too.

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How to raise money for your startup from VCs and investors in Asia

The Next Web

But the problem with this is that most VCs in the Valley, especially early stage ones, only like to invest in companies that are within driving distance from their offices. However, this primarily applies to businesses within China and India, where these big firms reside, as they rarely invest in startups outside of those two countries.

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Daily Crunch: Hackers leak nearly 200 gigabytes of internal Samsung source code

TechCrunch

We have a packed newsletter today, so get hype for a news digest. and China, TechCrunch writes , just saw its valuation climb to $8.5 Robotics founders: Focus your pitch deck on problem-solving, not technology. Robotics founders: Build your pitch deck around problem-solving, not technology. PST, subscribe here.

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Caliphate’s bad source shows the dangers of the podcasting gold rush

The Verge

This is a monumental moment for the Times , for sure, but also for the much-hyped and growing podcasting industry. But the problem is much bigger than Caliphate or The New York Times. In 2012, Ira Glass’ team at This American Life retracted its most popular episode at the time about a man visiting Apple’s manufacturing plant in China.

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GraphWear closes $20.5M Series B for a needle-free, nanotech-powered glucose monitor

TechCrunch

The Holy Grail problem has been: can you really know what is happening in your blood without using things to prick your skin and draw blood out,” says Ursheet Parikh the co-leader of Mayfield’s engineering biology investment practice. China and the EU are investing heavily in production of graphene at an industrial scale.

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Artifact co-founder Kevin Systrom on the SVB crisis, its further impacts and future of tech

TechCrunch

Systrom tells us that after the government took control of SVB, Artifact has since recovered all funds and has no more problems on that front. “And that creates problems in the long run.” I think the problem is the incentives are always to go to more commercial, more creators, more deals, more ad dollars.”

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Psychedelic biotech, Gogoro’s SPAC, H-1Bs for Ukrainians

TechCrunch

“Gogoro will use the fresh funds from its IPO to continue to expand in Taiwan as it branches outward to larger markets like China, India and Indonesia,” writes transportation reporter Rebecca Bellan. Gogoro’s public debut could supercharge EV battery swapping across the globe. Image Credits: Nigel Sussman (opens in a new window).

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