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Sun King, a provider of off-grid solar energy products in Africa and Asia, has secured a $70 million equity investment led by LeapFrog Investments. It’s an extension of the $260 million Series D round the solar company announced this April, which was led by BeyondNetZero, the climate investing venture of General Atlantic and M&G Investments’ […]

Sun King, a provider of solar energy products in Africa and Asia, expands Series D to $330M by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechCrunch

To get a better idea of how AI is affecting biotech in 2022, we asked six investors to tell us what they look for in a biotech startup today.

6 investors discuss why AI is more than just a buzzword in biotech by Anna Heim originally published on TechCrunch

Just a few months after buying fellow robotic software firm Vicarious, Alphabet-owned Intrinsic has acquired several divisions within Open Robotics, the company behind the widely-used robotics software packages Gazebo and Robotic Operating System (ROS). Specifically, Intrinsic is buying Open Source Robotics Corporation (OSRC), the for-profit arm of Open Robotics, and Open Source Robotics Corporation Singapore […]

Alphabet’s Intrinsic acquires DARPA-backed firm behind open source robotics software by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

As China looks to reignite growth, what role will its tech industry play? And is enough capital flowing to support new tech startups that could keep China competitive?

Can China’s venture capital market help it reignite growth? by Alex Wilhelm originally published on TechCrunch

A SCiFi Foods’ analysis showed that 1 kilogram of its SCiFi burger had a lesser environmental impact than a traditional beef patty.

Cultivated beef companies tout sustainability. Will it lead to marketability? by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch

With nearly a third of the global music-streaming market share, Spotify needs little in the way of introduction. Some 456 million people consume music, podcasts and audiobooks through Spotify each month, 42% of which pay a monthly fee while the rest are subjected to advertisements. Indeed, ads and subscriptions have been the cornerstone of Spotify’s […]

Spotify’s grand plan to monetize its open source Backstage project via premium plugins by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch