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300M-user Imgur launches Melee, a gaming meme appMelee, the company’s first app beyond its flagship product, lets users subscribe to the
games from which they love to get memes and gameplay clips
You also can scroll through a popular post’s feed if you’re curious about unfamiliar games.If you’re worried about the risk that
gaming communities might turn toxic, Imgur says Melee has multiple layers of community and staff moderation, will remove obscene content
and won’t tolerate bullying.2
SpaceX nears milestone on key crew launch system testSpaceX is keeping relatively close to schedule on one of the bold timelines pronounced
Specifically, the company notes that it has now completed seven system tests of the latest, upgraded version of the parachutes it plans to
use with its Crew Dragon capsule when it launches with astronauts on-board.3
Flipkart leads $60M investment in logistics startup ShadowfaxShadowfax operates a business-to-business logistics network in more than 300
The startup works with neighborhood stores to use their real estate to store inventory, and with a large network of freelancers for
A Sprint contractor left thousands of US cell phone bills on the internet by mistakeA contractor working for cell giant Sprint stored
hundreds of thousands of cell phone bills for AT-T, Verizon (which owns TechCrunch) and T-Mobile subscribers on an unprotected cloud
How to build or invest in a startup without paying capital gains taxQualified Small Business Stock (QSBS) presents a significant tax savings
opportunity for people who create and invest in small businesses
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Volvo invests in autonomous vehicle operating system startup Apex.AI though its VC armApex.AI is working on developing a robotic operating
system qualified for use in production automobiles
Its offerings include a set of simple-to-integrate APIs that can give automakers and others access to fully certified autonomous mobility
Check out the prizes for TC Hackathon at Disrupt BerlinOne team gets $5,000, but we’ve got additional prizes from a range of sponsors
