Asking the right dumb questions

March 30, 2023

You’ll have to forgive the truncated newsletter this week. Turns out I brought more back from Chicago than a couple of robot stress balls (the one piece of swag I will gladly accept). I was telling someone ahead of the ProMat trip that I’ve returned to 2019 travel levels this year. One bit I’d forgotten […]

Asking the right dumb questions by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch

Smoakland is testing a loophole to sell cannabis by credit card

March 30, 2023

What do you do when you have a very successful and popular product (marijuana) that is legal in some places, but federally has been a Schedule 1 drug since 1970? Well, you can’t rely on any national institutions as your business partners. One of the major places that shows up is in payments and payment […]

Smoakland is testing a loophole to sell cannabis by credit card by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch

Waymo retires its self-driving Chrysler Pacifica minivan

March 30, 2023

More than five years ago, a newly minted Waymo took the wraps off of what would become its first commercialized autonomous vehicle: a Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivan loaded with sensors and software. Now, the minivan, a symbol of the early and hypey AV days, is headed for retirement as Waymo transitions its fleet to the […]

Waymo retires its self-driving Chrysler Pacifica minivan by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch

Reliance-backed Dunzo nears fresh funding of $50 million

March 30, 2023

The Indian hyperlocal delivery startup Dunzo is in late-stage discussions to secure about $50 million in a new financing round, two sources familiar with the matter told TechCrunch, as the Bengaluru-headquartered startup scrambles for comfort in an otherwise funding winter for younger firms. Reliance Retail and Google, two existing backers of Dunzo, are among those […]

Reliance-backed Dunzo nears fresh funding of $50 million by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch