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Earlier in July, US-based dental tech startup OrthoFX raised a $13 million Series A led by new investor SignalFire. OrthoFX uses a combination of dentral brace, or clear aligner, technology and online consultation and tracking to enable dentists to treat patients remotely. We got an exclusive look at the pitch deck OrthoFX used to bring investors on board. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories . US-based dental tech startup OrthoFX raised a $13 million Series A led by VC firm SignalFire in July. This bring total funding for the startup, which says it has been called the "Tesla for teeth" by some practitioners, to $17 million. OrthoFX offers what it bills as state-of-the-art dental aligners, the clear, plastic teeth straighteners that fit tightly over a patient's teeth. Patients are offered a suite of extras, including a connected case, teeth scans, and direct and digital support from doctors and the OrthoFX team. Its services start at $2,950, but...

The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted a fresh wave of online conspiracy theories around fears of a future 'cashless society'.  Cashless payments more than tripled in the US between March and April – accounting for 8% to 31% of all transactions. It fell to account for 20% of transactions in June.  One social media post claiming the decline in cash payments has "nothing to do with the virus" has been repeatedly shared on Facebook and Twitter, potentially reaching millions of users.  Social media expert Tristan Hotham told Business Insider such conspiracies consist in a "grey area [that risks] sending users down the rabbit hole".  Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories . The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted a fresh wave of online conspiracy theories around fears of a future "cashless society." Cashless transactions have spiked amid the pandemic, according to research from payments firm Square , more than tripling between March and ...

Good morning! This is the tech news you need to know this Friday. Sign up here to get this email in your inbox every morning. Amazon reported a record quarterly profit and 40% sales growth backed by strong COVID-related demand . Amazon had $5.2 billion in net profit, after having warned it would spend all of the $4 billion it was expecting to make for the quarter on COVID-related initiatives. Facebook shrugged off the pandemic to beat expectations for revenue, profits, and user growth, sending stock jumping 8% . It also indicated that an ongoing advertiser boycott is not badly hurting it. Apple blew past Wall Street's expectations for its fiscal third-quarter earnings, reporting revenue of $59.7 billion . Apple reported growth across all of its product lines for Q3, from the iPhone, which has seen slowed growth in recent years, to its booming wearables and services businesses.  Alphabet announced its second-quarter earnings for 2020, slightly beating Wall Street expectati...