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Uber has agreed to a $10 million settlement with the City of Chicago for listing local restaurants in the Uber Eats and Postmates food delivery apps without the restaurants’ consent, as well as for charging excess commission fees. Over $5 million will go toward paying damages back to Chicago restaurants that were affected, and $1.5 million […]

Uber Eats to pay millions for listing Chicago restaurants without consent by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

Chattermill, a platform that helps companies unlock insights by analyzing customer feedback data from across myriad digital channels, has raised $26 million in a Series B round of funding. Founded out of London in 2015, companies such as Uber and Amazon use Chattermill to unify all their customer data, integrating with social networks, customer feedback […]

Chattermill, which uses AI to extract insights from customer experience data, raises $26M by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch

Micromobility operator Spin is leaving 10 U.S. markets due to a combination of low demand, over-regulation, under-regulation and poor cost structures, according to a company-wide email sent Friday by Philip Reinckens, Spin’s CEO, that was shared with TechCrunch. Reinckens said the market exits would help Spin cut costs and focus on growing markets that provide […]

Tier-owned Spin exits 10 US markets amid low demand, unfavorable city regulations by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

In this issue: ICON’s in-space construction tech ambitions; Astra’s management switch-up; news from ispace, Metaspectral and more

Max Q: Building on the moon and Mars by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch

In times of uncertainty, companies are often more likely to engage in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) to gain market share or merge their position.

Coupa’s investors worry that its current value doesn’t reflect a possible lucrative future. Are they right?

Investors sound the alarm about possible private equity tech deals by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch

If autonomous driving would have taken off before EVs got a foothold in the market, the results could have been catastrophic for the climate.

Autonomous driving’s blunders are good news for the climate by Tim De Chant originally published on TechCrunch

Traditional games monetize by perpetuating a flow of value where players invest their time and money, only to increase the profits retained by game developers. Conversely, NFTs enable players to capture the value they create within the ecosystem.