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Getting more autonomous vehicles on the road: Highlights from my conversation with Grayson Brulte (AEI)

Shane Tews Autonomous vehicles (AVs) are gaining traction in states where regulations allow. But as AVs enter the roadway, issues like driver safety and data...

USA – Maybe the US corporate tax should be lower, not higher (AEI)

James Pethokoukis It wouldn’t be calamitous if the top US corporate tax rate were raised to 28 percent from the current and historically low rate...

Liberating founders and investors from narrative bias (AEI)

David Shaywitz We’re drawn to stories.  We understand the world through stories – both the narratives we read, and those we create and develop for...

Social networking app for women Peanut adds live audio rooms (TechCrunch)

Sarah Perez Mobile social networking app for women, Peanut, is today becoming the latest tech company to integrate audio into its product following the success of...

Mailchimp moves into e-commerce (TechCrunch)

Frederic Lardinois Over the course of the last few years, Mailchimp morphed from a basic newsletter platform to a fully-fledged marketing company. https://techcrunch.com/2021/04/27/mailchimp-moves-into-e-commerce/

Ushopal looks to charm China’s beauty lovers with niche Western brands (TechCrunch)

Rita Liao What will China’s answer to Estée Lauder look like in the digital age? According to Ushopal, it will provide a seamless online and offline shopping...

Kids-focused fintech Greenlight raises $260M in a16z-led Series D, nearly doubles valuation to $2.3B (TechCrunch)

Mary Ann Azevedo Greenlight, the fintech company that pitches parents on kid-friendly bank accounts, has raised $260 million in a Series D funding round that...

Vista Equity takes minority stake in Canada’s Vena with $242M investment (TechCrunch)

Mary Ann Azevedo Vena, a Canadian company focused on the Corporate Performance Management (CPM) software space, has raised $242 million in Series C funding from Vista Equity...

Instreamatic, which inserts interactive voice ads into audio streams, raises $6.1M Series A round (TechCrunch)

Mike Butcher Interactive voice advertising startup Instreamatic, which can insert interactive voice ads into an audio stream, has raised $6.1 million in a Series A funding...

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