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GrubMarket raises $60M as food delivery stays center stage

TechCrunch LA

Companies that have leveraged technology to make the procurement and delivery of food more accessible to more people have been seeing a big surge of business this year, as millions of consumers are encouraged (or outright mandated, due to Covid-19) to socially distance or want to avoid the crowds of physical shopping and eating excursions.

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Black Box Tech Can Only Help Young Drivers

Tech Zulu Event

Now, the technology is being installed in most new automobiles in order to track driving, which would help people lower their insurance costs exponentially. If you are under the age of 25, black boxes might be a very beneficial technology for you to take advantage of. decrease in insurance costs. Black boxes are beneficial all around.

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CES 2015 | The Fun (and Strange) Side of the Show

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The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) marks what new technology to see and expect at the beginning of each year. Here are some of the fun and the weird highlights found at CES 2015. Bitcoin’s booth wasn’t a surprise to see at CES due to the huge noise it made in 2014 only seems fitting we find them here. Creative Audio.

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Xconomy Special Report: 12 San Diego Tech Startup to Watch in 2017

Xconomy

View the Slideshow A little more than a year ago, amid a resurgence in San Diego’s software sector, Xconomy identified a baker’s dozen of local tech companies to watch in 2016. I met with Seed San Diego partners Taner Halicioglu and Eric Gasser, who also reviewed the companies and provided their feedback. I widened my net this year.

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Checklist To Find The Startup Partner Of Your Dreams

Startup Professionals Musings

Many of the entrepreneurs I meet prefer to focus on the technology, so they desperately need a people-oriented partner for balance. This also applies to how you both see quality, service, work ethic and employee relationships. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 7/08/2015. Shared vision, values and culture.

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VC Confessions: We Passed On Twilio’s Seed Round

InfoChachkie

Twilio has now raised around $235 million, including a July 2015 round totaling $130 million. Despite our business model reservations, we were sufficiently intrigued by Jeff and the opportunity to seek technical and market feedback from a VoIP expert. Tech Diligence - Consider The Source.

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Voice Authentication Meets Smart Homes

Tech Zulu Event

Case in point: The ability to use voice authentication technology in our homes. In other words, they’re becoming more innovative and not sitting idly by while their competitors find a way to trump their technology. One such company is Verizon Wireless, which dropped its own ADT-like services earlier this year.