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‘Fortnite’ maker Epic Games launches its app store on iOS in the EU, worldwide on Android

Epic Games, the maker of Fortnite, announced on Friday that it has officially launched its rival iOS app store in the European Union. The Epic Games Store is also launching on Android worldwide. The app store is launching with games including Fortnite, Rocket League Sideswipe and Fall Guys. The company says it’s working with developers … Read more

African e-commerce company Jumia completes sale of secondary shares at $99.6M

Almost two weeks ago, TechCrunch reported that African e-commerce giant Jumia was planning to sell 20 million American depositary shares (ADSs) and raise more than $100 million, given its share price of around $5.70 at the time. The e-tailer has now completed the at-the-market transaction offering of 20,227,736 ADSs. Jumia sold the shares at an … Read more

Lockheed Martin acquires Terran Orbital

Lockheed Martin is acquiring satellite manufacturer Terran Orbital, taking the smaller company private and potentially rescuing it from running out of cash while facing serious debt. Although Terran Orbital itself wasn’t founded until 2013, its history goes back to the late ’90s, to the development of the CubeSat, which became the flagship in a new … Read more

Rimac squeezes more power into its new all-electric hypercar Nevera R. And it only starts at $2.5 million

Rimac, the Croatian EV upstart that ascended from a garage to become a supercar and technology powerhouse merged with Bugatti, has upgraded its Nevera hypercar. And along the way, Rimac managed to squeeze more power into it.  Rimac revealed Friday during The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering at Monterey Car Week the Nevera R, an all-electric … Read more

Another week in the circle of startup life

  Welcome to Startups Weekly — your weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups. I’m Anna Heim from TechCrunch’s international team, and I’ll be writing this newsletter moving forward. Want it in your inbox every Friday? Sign up here. This week, we’re looking at some companies being created, funded, shut down … Read more