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Kaia raises $8 million to treat chronic pain with AI-guided exercise
Pinterest’s Lens can now recognize 2.5 billion home and fashion objects
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Trulioo raises $52.8 million to verify customers’ identities
Uber restricts drivers’ app access in NYC to comply with regulation
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Qualcomm pays TDK $3.1 billion to fully own 5G RF front-end venture
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$100 million Grant for the Web program seeks alternative online business models
Trigo raises $22 million to challenge Amazon Go with automated grocery stores
Greenlight raises $54 million for a debit card that teaches kids financial literacy
VMRay raises $10 million for real-time malware monitoring and mitigation tools
Vivo Nex 3 has a 99.6% screen-to-body ratio
Salesforce debuts Manufacturing Cloud and Consumer Goods Cloud
Crisp launches with $14.2 million to cut food waste using big data
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