SoftBank-backed on-demand laundry startup Laundrygo picks up $37M Series C • TechCrunch

SoftBank-backed on-demand laundry startup Laundrygo picks up $37M Series C • ProWellTech

Mom-and-pop stores and franchises — mostly offline — account for about 95% of the laundry market in South Korea, according to Laundrygo CEO Sung-woo Cho. But his South Korea–headquartered startup aims to digitize the laundry industry in the country. How? Through an on-demand mobile app that enables users to place an order to pick up…

Space tomatoes and prescription yogurt incubator rocket to the ISS today • TechCrunch

Space tomatoes and prescription yogurt incubator rocket to the ISS today • ProWellTech

If astronauts are going to undertake multi-year missions or establish a sustainable presence on the Moon and Mars, they’ll need fresh food and medical supplies, not exactly easy to come by off-planet. The latest load of supplies heading to the ISS includes a few new options, including yogurt production and some potentially delicious space tomatoes….

Inside the Waymo-Zeekr robotaxi, Bird spirals and layoffs come to Nuro • TechCrunch

Inside the Waymo-Zeekr robotaxi, Bird spirals and layoffs come to Nuro • ProWellTech

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Meta's surveillance biz model targeted in UK 'right to object' GDPR lawsuit • TechCrunch

Meta’s surveillance biz model targeted in UK ‘right to object’ GDPR lawsuit • ProWellTech

Meta’s surveillance-based business model is facing an interesting legal challenge in the UK from an individual who’s suing over its continued processing of her data for ad targeting — despite her objection. The legal challenge — which is being brought by human rights campaigner, Tanya O’Carroll — is seeking a declaration that Meta is in…

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Where to watch the Knives Out sequel, Glass Onion

In 2019, the murder mystery genre got a fresh infusion of life, and a new detective for the post-modern millennium, with Rian Johnson’s twisty thriller Knives Out. Starring James Bond himself, Daniel Craig, as the loquacious Southern sleuth Benoit Blanc, the movie was a classic whodunit with a subtle stream of social satire interspersed between…

SponsorUnited secures $35M investment to build out its database of brand sponsorships • TechCrunch

SponsorUnited secures $35M investment to build out its database of brand sponsorships • ProWellTech

Sponsorships are a multibillion-dollar industry. But data on sponsorships, like who’s sponsoring who, can be tough to come by because of the various forms they take — and channels on which those sponsorships take place (think not only websites and social media posts but also physical signage and even sports team jerseys). For both brands…

India issues guidelines to curb fake reviews on e-commerce platforms • TechCrunch

India issues guidelines to curb fake reviews on e-commerce platforms • ProWellTech

Tech giants that play in India’s e-commerce sphere are overrun with fake reviews. Today, the country’s regulators finally moved ahead with a new set of rules aiming to curb that. The Indian government has released a framework to curb fake and misleading reviews on e-commerce platforms and portals offering tour and travel services, restaurants, eateries…