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[Pixie in VentureBeat] Pixie Technology uses fobs and augmented reality to locate your lost wallet

Pixie Technology has a way to find your lost wallet or misplaced keys. It uses a combination of tracking chips, which the company dubbed the “location of things,” along with augmented reality technology. Los Altos, Calif.-based Pixie sells Bluetooth LE-connected fobs that create a connection with each other. When you are holding a fob, such as the one attached to your smartphone, it establishes a connection to the nearby fob. And then it uses the location information to guide you to the other fob. Read more on VentureBeat...

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[Freightos in Reuters] Online freight firm Freightos raises $25 million in funding led by GE

Freightos, an online marketplace for international shipping, said on Wednesday it raised $25 million in funding led by GE Ventures, bringing the company’s total funding to date to $50 million. “This capital raise will help to continue Freightos’ rapid expansion,” said Zvi Schreiber, founder and chief executive of Freightos, which has headquarters in Jerusalem and an R&D center in Ramallah. Read more on Reuters...

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