Cajoo raises $40 million for its instant grocery delivery service – ProWellTech

Cajoo raises $40 million for its instant grocery delivery service – ProWellTech

French startup Cajoo is raising some money in order to compete more aggressively in the new and highly competitive category of food delivery companies. Interestingly, the lead investor in today’s funding round is Carrefour, the supermarket giant. Headline (formerly e.ventures) is also participating in the round as well as existing investors Frst and XAnge. Carrefour’s…

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Samsung Galaxy S21 FE tipped to go on pre-order in October

TL; DR A new leak has outed the alleged pre-order and market launch dates for the Samsung Galaxy S21 FE. The phone may not launch until October, around the same time as Google’s Pixel 6 series. Meanwhile, the launch date of the Samsung Galaxy S21 FE has become pretty much a guessing game. Leaks initially…

Massachussetts AG greenlights Uber, Lyft-backed gig worker ballot initiative – ProWellTech

Massachussetts AG greenlights Uber, Lyft-backed gig worker ballot initiative – ProWellTech

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey gave a coalition of app-based service providers like Uber and Lyft the go-ahead to start collecting signatures needed to put a proposed ballot measure before voters that would define drivers as independent contractors rather than employees. Backers of the initiative, which is essentially a MA version of Proposition 22, would…

Apple announced new settlement with Japan allowing developers to link to external website – ProWellTech

Apple announced new settlement with Japan allowing developers to link to external website – ProWellTech

Apple has made a settlement with Japanese regulator that it will allow developers of “reader” apps link to their own website for managing users account. The change goes to effect in early 2022. This settlement comes after the Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) has forced Apple to make a change its polices on the reader…

This Is the Glass Dome on SpaceX’s New Crew Dragon Capsule

This Is the Glass Dome on SpaceX’s New Crew Dragon Capsule

SpaceX has shown off a key feature of a modified Crew Dragon spacecraft that will soon launch its first all-civilian crew to orbit. The new design includes a glass dome that will offer the four-person crew panoramic views of Earth and beyond. The first pictures (below) of the Cupola appeared in a tweet on Wednesday,…

UK now expects compliance with children’s privacy design code – ProWellTech

UK now expects compliance with children’s privacy design code – ProWellTech

In the U.K., a 12-month grace period for compliance with a design code aimed at protecting children online expires today — meaning app makers offering digital services in the market which are “likely” to be accessed by children (defined in this context as users under 18 years old) are expected to comply with a set…

Our favorite startups from YC’s Summer 21 Demo Day, Part 2 – ProWellTech

Our favorite startups from YC’s Summer 21 Demo Day, Part 2 – ProWellTech

Space read-alongs aren’t too far away, if you ask us From beaming actors into the class room to plucking things out of space, the second day of Y Combinator’s S21 Demo Day was a fresh snapshot of what nearly 200 startup teams believe is the future of innovation. Yesterday, the ProWellTech team covered the first half…