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“Introducing Amazon’s Exclusive Value Fashion Store in India”

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“Your products will be featured in a special store on Amazon, making them easy for customers to find,” the company wrote in the communication. TechCrunch reported earlier this month, citing job recruitment posts, that Amazon was looking to expand its focus on fast fashion. Top player Flipkart leads the category but faces mounting competition from Ambani’s Ajio, which has amassed about 30% market share, according to research firm Bernstein. The fashion market is extremely fragmented offline, and the online market is seeing similar trends with multiple players emerging to gain share. (Amazon is instead doubling down on AWS in India, and plans to deploy $12.7 billion in the cloud business in the country by 2030.)

New Funding Secured for Parallel Teletherapy Platform for Special Needs Children

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Parallel Learning is solving that problem with a teletherapy platform that partners with school districts to create individualized plans for each student. Parallel’s providers work with a school’s special education program (SPED) to develop a Individualized Education Program (IEP), a legal document in the United States that outlines the personalized education plan for a student with special needs. Then when the pandemic hit and schools began struggling to serve their students, Heldfond knew it was time to bring her idea to fruition. One of the main problems Parallel addresses is the shortage of behavioral and special education providers that work with children. The company partners with K-12 public school districts, reaching out to special education directors, superintendents and others.

“What Would Happen If the Metaverse Could Walk?”

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Welcome to the TechCrunch Exchange, a weekly startups-and-markets newsletter. I would be lying if I said that mixed reality and generative AI were two of my favorite things. And yet, a Christmas Day TV special made me unexpectedly bullish about them. — AnnaVersailles 400I am not an early adopter of the metaverse. But I am ready for things to change in 2024, with new mixed-reality experiences that cater to people like me.