https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/GettyImages-664650106-e1640222329615.jpg?resize=1200,800 ## Cyber Monday online sales hit a record $11.3B, driven by demand, not just inflation, says Adobe: Ingrid Lunden

[Sales are up 5.8% compared to a year ago, setting a record both for the day and the year so far and exceeding lukewarm expectations.](https://techcrunch.com/2022/11/29/cyber-monday-online-sales/) https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/GettyImages-1190850752.jpg?resize=1200,801 ## NopeaRide, Kenya's first EV taxi service, shuts down: Annie Njanja

[The startup grew from three vehicles to 70 by the time of closure, and had built a charging network across Nairobi.](https://techcrunch.com/2022/11/29/nopearide-kenyas-first-ev-taxi-service-shuts-down/) https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2-Apple-Podcasts-Award-Show-of-the-Year.jpg?resize=1200,860 ## Slate’s ‘Slow Burn’ is the winner of Apple’s first podcast award: Ivan Mehta

[Apple announced its first-ever podcast award today with Slate's show "Slow Burn" as the winner for this year.](https://techcrunch.com/2022/11/29/slates-slow-burn-is-the-winner-of-apples-first-podcast-award/) https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/GettyImages-923835828.jpg?resize=1200,750 ## India to pilot retail digital currency on December 1: Manish Singh

[India will undertake the first pilot for retail digital currency on December 1, the central bank said Tuesday, extending the test to evaluate the creation and distribution of the digital currency in the South Asian market with a closed group of customers and …](https://techcrunch.com/2022/11/29/india-to-pilot-retail-digital-currency-on-december-1/) https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/bus_on_map_screens-EN-US.png?resize=1200,667 ## Moovit users can now track transit vehicles on map in real time: Rebecca Bellan

[The live location feature is now available for buses, trains, trams, subways, ferries in more than 220 cities across 38 countries.](https://techcrunch.com/2022/11/29/moovit-users-can-now-track-transit-vehicles-on-map-in-real-time/) https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/GettyImages-1359841239.jpg?resize=1200,800 ## Early-stage founders still have currency: Fundraising in times of greater VC scrutiny: Ram Iyer

[Founders may be discouraged in this environment, but they need to remember that they have "currency," too.](https://techcrunch.com/2022/11/29/early-stage-founders-still-have-currency-fundraising-in-times-of-greater-vc-scrutiny/) https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/GettyImages-1303567646.jpg?resize=1200,675 ## Software supply chain security is broader than SolarWinds and Log4J: Ram Iyer

[Here's a comprehensive look at some of the lesser-known, but no less serious, types of software supply chain attacks.](https://techcrunch.com/2022/11/29/software-supply-chain-security-is-broader-than-solarwinds-and-log4j/) https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Seattle-DoSo-ribbon-cutting.jpg?resize=1200,801 ## 'Co-warehouse' company Saltbox closes $35M Series B: Dominic-Madori Davis

[The news comes more than a year after Saltbox closed a $10.6 million Series A, bringing its total funding to $56 million.](https://techcrunch.com/2022/11/29/co-warehouse-company-saltbox-closes-35m-series-b/) https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/pearpop-header.png?resize=1200,668 ## Pearpop raises $18M at a $300M valuation to scale its social collaboration marketplace: Aisha Malik

[Pearpop, a marketplace for social collaborations, announced today that it has raised an extension to its 2021-era Series A funding round.](https://techcrunch.com/2022/11/29/pearpop-raises-18m-300m-valuation-social-collaboration-marketplace/) https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/678afbac-3d5b-46cd-8f84-40edac2d471f.jpg?resize=1200,826 ## Solana-focused crypto wallet Phantom adds Ethereum and Polygon support: Jacquelyn Melinek

[The new Ethereum and Polygon integrations are live in beta mode on Phantom’s browser and iOS and Android applications.](https://techcrunch.com/2022/11/29/solana-focused-crypto-wallet-phantom-adds-ethereum-and-polygon-support/)

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