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Bloomreach raises $150M on $900M valuation and acquires Exponea

TechCrunch

Bloomreach , an API company that helps eCommerce customers with search and web site creation, announced a $150 million investment today from Sixth Street Growth. Exponea was founded in 2016 in Slovakia and has raised over $57 million, according to Pitchbook data. Today’s funding values the company at $900 million.

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Back Market raises $335M for its refurbished device marketplace, now valued at $3.2B

TechCrunch

Used good sales are of course nothing new, but in more recent years the vast availability of new and cheap goods has taken consumers out of the habit of thinking of used as having much attraction or value — witness sites focused on used goods like eBay now quite dominated by new items.

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How European startups are aiding Ukrainian refugees

TechCrunch

The company is also incentivizing drivers in Poland and Slovakia to accept rides on the Ukrainian border to help transport refugees. However, readers are advised to proceed with caution as few sites have come up with a verified way of checking the identities of accommodation hosts. Tech jobs for Ukrainians.

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Elon Musk’s Twitter (now X): Everything you need to know, from layoffs to verification

TechCrunch

It also redirects users to the eToro site where they can engage in trading. If you search for a stock on Twitter, you will see a button saying “View on eToro,” which redirects to the site. The new partnership with eToro goes beyond just displaying information. The forum was finally accessible four days later on February 13.

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Apping Out Illegal Waste: Free Download to Target Illegal Dumps

Tech Soup

Social media is already embedded in the app (of course) and Jozef says in the near future the most active users will have greater visibility on the site and will be better able to connect with each other. Per Jozef: "In Slovakia, Mr. Pado took the whole database of illegal dumps and sent letters to each affected city.

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The Pixel 9a launches on April 10 in the US

Engadget

On April 14, it will land in a long list of European countries: Germany, Spain, Italy, Ireland, France, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Portugal, Switzerland, Poland, Czechia, Romania, Hungary, Slovenia, Slovakia, Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia and Finland.

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Kia's EV4, its first electric sedan, will be available in the US later this year

Engadget

It will produce the five-door hatchback version, meant for sale in Europe in the second half of the year, in Slovakia. Kia will be manufacturing the EV4 sedan in Korea, where it will initially be available starting in March.

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