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Cleo Capital sets $10M target to fund female entrepreneurs
Aug 28, 11:50PM
Former ProDay founder Sarah Kunst has filed to raise $10 million for her debut venture capital fund, Cleo Capital, per an SEC filing. The firm, according to Axios, will give cash to female entrepreneurs who will act as scouts. The scouts look for viable early-stage startups for Cleo to invest in and then receive a cut of the profits on the investments. Kunst herself is a scout for Sequoia; it's unclear if that will change now that she's running her own firm.
Security tokens will be coming soon to an exchange near you
Aug 28, 10:30PM
While cryptocurrencies have generated the lion's share of investment and attention to date, I'm more excited about the potential for another blockchain-based digital asset: security tokens.
Pandora introduces capabilities for shorter, more personalized ads
Aug 28, 10:18PM
Pandora announced three new capabilities for advertisers today — the ability to dynamically assemble different audio ads for different listeners, the ability to sequentially target ads so that they fit together into a larger strategy and shorter ad formats that range from four to 10 seconds in length. Claire Fanning, Pandora’s vice president of ad […]
Civil, the blockchain journalism startup, has partnered with one of the oldest names in media
Aug 28, 10:17PM
Civil, the two-year-old crypto startup that wants to save the journalism industry by leveraging the blockchain and cryptoeconomics, has partnered with the 172-year-old Associated Press to help the wire service stop bad actors from stealing its content. Civil, using its blockchain-enabled licensing mechanism, which is still in development, will help the AP track where its […]
Facebook has removed all cross-posted tweets
Aug 28, 9:38PM
Facebook users are complaining the company has removed the cross-posted tweets they had published to their profiles as Facebook updates. The posts’ removal took place following the recent API change that prevented Twitter users from continuing to automatically publish their tweets to Facebook. According to the affected parties, both the Facebook posts themselves, as well as […]
You can now apply to get a verified badge on Instagram — here's how
Aug 28, 9:36PM
Instagram is at last quenching the thirst of its thirsty, thirsty unverified users. The company just introduced a trio of new features designed to make Instagram a generally safer and more authentic place to hang out (third-party 2FA — enable it!) and for the first time the platform now offers users a straightforward way to […]
Another food delivery startup, Foodsby, rakes in venture capital funding
Aug 28, 9:26PM
Venture capitalists are still hungry for food delivery startups. Foodsby, the provider of a lunch delivery service based out of Minneapolis, has raised a $13.5 million Series B led by Piper Jaffray Merchant Banking. Greycroft Partners, Corazon Capital and Rally Ventures also participated. With the new capital, Foodsby plans to expand to 15 to 25 […]
Robinhood gives investors international targets to aim for with launch of ADR products
Aug 28, 9:04PM
Robinhood, the app-based investment platform for all your speculative investing needs, has launched a tool for investors to throw money at publicly traded international companies through the rollout of American depositary receipts. ADRs are the investment mechanism that U.S. investors use to invest in foreign companies whose shares aren’t traded on U.S. stock exchanges like […]
Will big brands disrupt higher education?
Aug 28, 9:00PM
The role of brands in higher education may be changing. Mega brands from outside education are beginning to transform the way students and employers think about learning.
New Knowledge just raised $11 million more to flag and fight social media disinformation meant to bring down companies
Aug 28, 8:32PM
Back in January, we told you about a young, Austin, Tex.-based startup that fights online disinformation for corporate customers. Turns out we weren’t alone in finding it interesting. The now four-year-old, 40-person outfit, New Knowledge, just sealed up $11 million in new funding led by the cross-border venture firm GGV Capital, with participation from Lux […]
Yahoo still scans your emails for ads — even if its rivals won't
Aug 28, 8:01PM
You’re not the only one reading your emails. A deep dive in The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday dug out new details on a massive email scanning operation by Oath, the Verizon-owned subsidiary that’s the combined business of AOL and Yahoo. The email-scanning program analyzes over 200 million AOL and Yahoo inboxes for data that […]
Distributor of plans for 3D-printed guns puts his product back in circulation
Aug 28, 8:00PM
Cody Wilson, the self-described crypto-anarchist who on Monday was blocked from distributing schematics for 3D-printed guns online, is making good on his promise for “one hell of a week.” I am about to give you one hell of a week. — Cody R. Wilson (@Radomysisky) August 26, 2018 Exploiting what Wilson says is a loophole […]
Microsoft will soon automatically transcribe video files in OneDrive for Office 365 subscribers
Aug 28, 6:31PM
Microsoft today announced a couple of AI-centric updates for OneDrive and SharePoint users with an Office 365 subscription that bring more of the company’s machine learning smarts to its file storage services. All of these features will launch at some point later this year. With the company’s Ignite conference in Orlando coming up next month, […]
Facebook has committed to using 100% renewable power for global operations by 2020
Aug 28, 6:02PM
Earlier today, Facebook said that it has committed to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by 75 percent and using 100 percent renewable energy to power global operations at the social networking giant by the end of 2020. So, while the company may have problems keeping foreign nationals from using the platform for influence operations (or garbage […]
Yes, Slack is having connectivity issues again (Update: It's back)
Aug 28, 5:40PM
No, it’s not just you. Yes, Slack is having connectivity issues yet again. Though this time, they seem a bit less pronounced. I know we’re having some problems off and on, with different channels appearing offline. For the most part, however, communication is still up, so you probably won’t be able to convince your boss […]
Instagram announces verification requests, transparency tools and stronger 2FA
Aug 28, 5:25PM
Instagram has introduced a wide-ranging set of new tools today with security and transparency in mind. In a blog post titled “New Tools to Keep Instagram Safe,” the company is announcing three significant updates: an “About This Account” section to provide users more context about accounts with large followings, a form through which accounts can […]
Facebook expands its Express Wi-Fi program for developing markets via hardware partnerships
Aug 28, 4:57PM
Facebook is today launching a partner program for its Express Wi-Fi initiative, which helps bring higher-speed connections to developing markets, including India, Indonesia, Kenya, Nigeria, and Tanzania. The program itself involves having local business owners install Wi-Fi hotspots, where internet service is provided by local ISPs, mobile network operators, and others that Facebook has partnered […]
FirstMark Capital's Catherine Ulrich is joining us at TechCrunch Sessions: AR/VR
Aug 28, 4:32PM
One of the underlying trends of VR/AR investment in 2018 is that money has become harder to come by for startups which may have had no trouble pulling together a round in 2016. Who better to chat with about why this is happening than a partner at one of the leading early-stage venture capital firms. […]
Five (more) reasons why Disrupt SF is where you should be on Sept. 5-7
Aug 28, 4:30PM
A few weeks ago, we posted the five top reasons why anyone in the startup scene — from new entrants to seasoned founders and investors — would be glad they attended Disrupt SF next Wednesday through Friday at San Francisco's Moscone West. Among other great features, we mentioned the 107 interviews and Q&As on the […]
Juul Labs co-founder James Monsees is coming to Disrupt SF
Aug 28, 4:27PM
To say Juul Labs has had a meteoric rise would be an understatement. The company, which spun out of Pax Labs in 2017, now accounts for a staggering 72 percent of the e-cigarette market. And the product only came to market in 2015. Let that sink in. But the company’s wild success hasn’t come easily. […]
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