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Always be closing: Apollo.io, a full-stack sales tech platform, is now valued at $1.6 billion after taking in $100 million in new funding. Read more.
The line forms here: Ring, ring, the debut of iPhone 15 is coming. Will you answer?
Under new management: There’s change happening at the helm of TechCrunch. Get the scoop.
Your domain could outlive you: WordPress is now selling domains with 100-year registration periods. There is a one-time payment, of course.
Meanwhile, when we last left Byju’s . . . : Three senior executives are leaving the edtech giant as part of the company’s restructuring. Learn more.
On the line: Amazon acquires Fig, a startup building autocomplete for the command line. See how Amazon plans to use this technology.
Taking calls on the big screen: It’s been in test mode and now it’s official: WhatsApp launched its native macOS app. Time to turn your video on.
To the moon and back: MoonPay launches a venture arm to invest in web3 infra, gaming and fintech. Find out its investment plans.
How may I help you?: Intuition Robotics, the maker of the eldercare robot ElliQ, nabs another $25 million in funding. Learn more.
Made in the USA: Redwood Materials, founded by a former Tesla co-founder, raises $1 billion to expand the U.S. battery supply chain. Get plugged in.
Fantastical: Whether you’d like to imagine yourself a mermaid, a warrior or a mermaid warrior, Snapchat’s new AI selfie feature can help with that. Your wildest Dreams just came true.
A win for bitcoin: An appeals court rules in favor of Grayscale, which means a bitcoin spot ETF could be on the horizon. Read more. (TC+)
Is 13 still unlucky?: Just how bad has the IPO drought been? It was worse than you thought. (TC+)
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Rockset lands $44M to power real-time search and analytics apps
Flojoy is bringing no-code Python testing to industrial instrumentation
Twitch just made it a little easier to qualify for the Partner Plus program
FBI operation tricked thousands of computers infected by Qakbot into uninstalling the malware
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