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Extra Crunch roundup: ‘Nightmare’ security breach, Poshmark’s IPO, crypto boom, more

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Alex Wilhelm keeps a close watch on the public markets in his column The Exchange, but this week, he branched out to look at some of the metrics underpinning soaring cryptocurrency prices and turned his gaze on StockX , the consumer reseller marketplace that just raised $275 million in a Series E that values the company at approximately $2.8

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Y Combinator, 500 Startups, Plug and Play invest in Odiggo’s $2.2M seed round

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Odiggo is part of the current YC Summer batch and has secured a $2.2 He adds that since Odiggo taps into a mix of data sources — including car metrics and internal software, it will use that same information to provide more product offerings. million seed round before Demo Day.

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Salty, subterranean water could relieve world’s lithium shortage

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It started in January, when prices jumped to $37,000 per metric ton from $10,000 a month earlier, according to Benchmark Mineral Intelligence. Then it got worse in February, with spot prices rising to $52,000 per metric ton before rising again to $62,000 in March. Large companies of all stripes have been racing to secure supplies.

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The need for DevSecOps in the embedded world

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Have you ever wondered why the embedded development industry is behind others when it comes to security? Or how web application developers improved their security maturity over the years? As I started gaining experience in the embedded security industry, I started seeing patterns emerge in the vulnerabilities I discovered.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: VC ‘bottom feeders,’ valuation calculator, think like an investor

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In a TC+ guest post, they share a calculator for using growth metrics and public market valuations that can help founding teams “triangulate to a more company-specific enterprise value.”. The numbers don’t lie — for all but a few strong contenders, the IPO window is now closed.

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Sono Motors reveals final design of its solar-charging Sion EV

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The only metric it has shared is that it expects to make 43,000 Sions per year with a production capacity of 257,000 over seven years, according to a company spokesperson. Sono switched gears in April and signed a contract with a new partner, Valmet Automotive , which manufactures in Finland. The solar bus kit. kW at peak installation.

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5 tips for maximizing ROI of IT projects

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Providing a compelling ROI on technology initiatives also puts CIOs in a stronger position for securing support and funds from the business for future projects. ROI and Metrics One of the most important parameters for measuring the success of any technology implementation is the return on investment (ROI).

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