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More Atomico promotions sees three new Partners at the European VC firm
Mar 05, 10:06AM
Atomico, the European venture capital firm founded by Skype's Niklas Zennström, sometimes feels like it’s on a perpetual hiring and promotions spree, even if a number of partners have also departed over the years. Most recently, in November Sophia Bendz, the former Spotify Global Director of Marketing, promoted to Partner. Bendz had already spent two […]
A second patient appears to be cured of H.I.V., sparking new hope for a novel treatment
Mar 05, 6:49AM
Twelve years after a first patient was identified as cured of H.I.V., the virus that causes AIDS, a second patient undergoing similar treatment was diagnosed as in long-term remission, according to a New York Times report citing an article in to be published tomorrow in the journal Nature. The report means that a cure for […]
After more than 10 years, Flickr frees its login system from Yahoo
Mar 05, 5:47AM
Oh joy, oh rapture, unsubdued, Flickr's login is no longer tied to Yahoo. The photo-sharing platform announced today that it will roll out a new system to members over the next few weeks that doesn't require a Yahoo ID. This is welcome news to long-time Flickr users who are still bitter over the requirement, introduced […]
Facebook is introducing a new "Tributes" section for memorialized accounts
Mar 05, 4:38AM
Facebook is rolling out a new feature for memorialized accounts that will allow people to leave messages in a Tributes section that is separate from the rest of the profile's timeline. Depending on a memorialized account's privacy settings, friends can currently still post on its timeline, including in the comments of posts the person made […]
500 Startups Japan becomes Coral Capital with a new $45M fund
Mar 05, 4:37AM
The 500 Startups Japan crew is going independent. The VC firm announced a $30 million fund in 2015, and now the follow up is a new $45 million fund called Coral Capital. Helmed by James Riney and Yohei Sawayama, just like 500 Startups Japan, Coral will essentially continue the work the U.S. firm made in Japan, […]
Neutrino employees who once worked for a controversial surveillance tech company will leave Coinbase
Mar 05, 3:29AM
Last month, Coinbase's acquisition of blockchain analytics startup Neutrino was criticized because of the founders' ties to a controversial surveillance technology company called Hacking Team. Today Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said in a blog post that employees of Neutrino who had previously worked at Hacking Team will transition out of Coinbase, instead of joining its […]
China's YY eyes overseas live streaming with $1.45B Bigo buyout
Mar 05, 2:55AM
One of China’s top live streaming companies YY bought a stake and obtained the right to purchase a majority share in Bigo last June, and now the other shoe has dropped after YY fully acquired the Singapore-based startup behind live streaming app Bigo Live and short-video service Like. That’s according to an announcement YY made […]
Precursor Ventures just raised a second fund to zero in on pre-seed-stage startups
Mar 05, 12:39AM
Precursor Ventures, a 3.5-year-old, seed-stage investment firm in San Francisco, just closed its second fund with $31 million in capital commitments, roughly double what it raised for its debut effort in 2017. Somewhat amazingly, it has 75 portfolio companies to show from that first fund, and many more that it has been quietly funding with […]
VW's futuristic all-electric dune buggy embraces its 1960s' roots
Mar 05, 12:16AM
Volkswagen has added another member to its ever-expanding I.D. line of concept electric vehicles that’s meant to showcase the automaker’s electric future. This time it’s the I.D. Buggy, an all-electric dune buggy with some 1960s California subculture flair. The I.D. Buggy, which made its global debut Monday at the 89th Geneva International Motor Show, is […]
Netflix defends its impact on the movie business ahead of Oscars debate
Mar 04, 11:07PM
Netflix did pretty well at this year’s Academy Awards, but it’s also facing pushback from some big names in the movie business. “Roma” took home more high-profile Oscars (Best Director, Best Foreign Language Film and Best Cinematography) than any Netflix or streaming original before it. But it lost out to “Green Book” for Best Picture, a […]
Failed meal-kit service Munchery owes $6M to gift card holders, vendors
Mar 04, 10:19PM
Several weeks after a sudden shutdown that left vendors and customers in the lurch, Munchery has filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection.
The lonely death of Jibo, the social robot
Mar 04, 9:59PM
We knew this moment was coming — we just never expected it to arrive so soon. Jibo owners all over are reporting a final death rattle from their beloved home robot. The last message finds Jibo announcing the imminent shutdown of it servers, noting that its interactions will soon be limited — likely meaning anything […]
This handy Twitter video downloader bot is now seeing 7,500 requests a day
Mar 04, 9:10PM
Not all the bots on Twitter are spammers or democracy hackers. You may recall seeing requests to the Thread Reader app bot to “unroll” a long thread into readable copy, for example, and in more recent days you may have spotted Twitter users tagging a newer bot, @this_vid, on tweets with a video file attached. […]
Andreessen Horowitz hires its 15th general partner
Mar 04, 9:00PM
A16z has tapped General Atlantic's David George to focus on late-stage deals.
What critics get wrong about the 'American AI Initiative'
Mar 04, 8:30PM
There's been a bit of hysteria -- AI-steria, if you will -- over the Trump administration's recently issued American AI Initiative, formally known as "Executive Order on Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence."
Glossier launches its first spin-off brand, a line of Instagram-friendly 'dialed-up' beauty extras
Mar 04, 7:34PM
Glossier Play, inspired by 70s' nostalgia, steers away from the brand's no makeup aesthetic with blue eyeliner, multi-purpose glitter gel and more.
Google found it paid men less than women for the same job
Mar 04, 7:08PM
The story we’re used to hearing is that women get paid less than men. In Google’s case, according to its own internal pay audit, it turned out male-identified Level 4 Software Engineers received less money than women in that same role. That led to Google paying $9.7 million to adjust pay for 10,677 employees. It’s […]
Galaxy S10 takes the 'best smartphone display' crown
Mar 04, 7:05PM
As you may have gathered from our review of Samsung's Galaxy S10, it's a very solid phone with lots of advanced features. But one thing that's especially difficult to test is the absolute quality of the displaymate — which is why we leave that part to the experts. And this expert says the S10's screen is the best ever on a smartphone.
Anthony Levandowski will be speaking at TC Sessions: Robotics + AI April 18 at UC Berkeley
Mar 04, 7:00PM
Late last week, we announced the schedule for April 18's TC Sessions: Robotics + AI event at UC Berkeley, including some heavy hitters like Marc Raibert, Melonee Wise and Ken Goldberg. At the time, we noted we still had some big names left to reveal — and we weren't joking. Today we're excited to announce […]
Outdoor Tech's Chips ski helmet speakers are a hot mess of security flaws
Mar 04, 6:53PM
Sometimes the “smartest” gadgets come with the shoddiest security. Alan Monie, a security researcher at U.K. cybersecurity firm Pen Test Partners, bought and tested a pair of Chips 2.0 wireless speakers, built by California-based Outdoor Tech, only to find they’re a security nightmare. The in-helmet speakers allow users to listen to music on the go, […]
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