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With Sean Rad signed on as co-founder, Good Today launches new tool for company-wide donations
Oct 29, 10:07PM
Good Today offers a simple way for people to support a variety of charity organizations: By donating as little as 25 cents a day, supporters get a daily email allowing them to vote for one of two charity organizations, with the day’s donations split based on the votes. The nonprofit organization, previously known as Good […]
In-space manufacturing could prompt more startups to reach for the stars
Oct 29, 9:22PM
Depending on who you ask, space-based technology is past peak hype, at the beginning of its investment growth curve, or in an infrastructure-building phase akin to the railway industry in 1800s America. One emerging technology could change everything for startups and aerospace giants, however — in-space manufacturing. One of the hard limits of building businesses […]
Big 3 cloud infrastructure earnings reach almost $22B this quarter
Oct 29, 9:14PM
Amazon, Microsoft and Google are often referred to as the Big 3 in the cloud infrastructure market, and if you had any doubt about the growth potential of the cloud, take a look at this quarter’s eye-popping revenue numbers from these three companies, which reached almost $22 billion this earnings’s season. Before we get into […]
Samsung teases a clamshell foldable form factor
Oct 29, 9:13PM
Last year at its developer conference, Samsung showed off an early glimpse of its upcoming foldable. In hindsight, the Galaxy Fold's roll out could have gone more smoothly, but sometimes first gen products go that way, I suppose. At very least, it's clear that the company won't let a rocky start stand between it and […]
Walmart and Green Dot to jointly establish a new fintech accelerator, Tailfin Labs
Oct 29, 8:30PM
Walmart announced today an expansion of its existing relationship with financial services provider Green Dot, which will continue to serve as the issuing bank and program manager for the Walmart MoneyCard program for another seven years. The two companies also agreed to partner on the creation of a new accelerator that focuses on the intersection […]
Registration is open for TC Sessions: Robotics + AI 2020
Oct 29, 8:04PM
It's time to get your robotics fix, startup fans. That's right, TC Sessions: Robotics & AI returns to UC Berkeley's Zellerbach Hall on March 3, 2020. Join us for a day-long deep dive focused on the intersection of robotics and AI — arguably two of the most exciting and world-changing technologies. Registration is now open. […]
WhatsApp blames — and sues — mobile spyware maker NSO Group over its zero-day calling exploit
Oct 29, 7:21PM
WhatsApp has filed a suit in federal court accusing Israeli mobile surveillance maker NSO Group of creating an exploit that was used hundreds of times to hack into target’s phone. The lawsuit, filed in a California federal court, said the mobile surveillance outfit “developed their malware in order to access messages and other communications after […]
Tech giants still not doing enough to fight fakes, says European Commission
Oct 29, 6:48PM
It’s a year since the European Commission got a bunch of adtech giants together to spill ink on a voluntary Code of Practice to do something — albeit, nothing very quantifiable — as a first step to stop the spread of disinformation online. Its latest report card on this voluntary effort sums to the platforms […]
Waymo expands self-driving services to include B2B car parts delivery trial
Oct 29, 6:43PM
Self-driving vehicle technology company Waymo has expanded its business relationship with automotive retail company AutoNation, the companies announced today. The new extension builds on the existing partnership between Waymo and AutoNation, which began as a way for Waymo to service its Phoenix, Ariz.-based vehicles, and which grew last year into an arrangement wherein Waymo would […]
The future of cybersecurity VC investing with Lightspeed's Arif Janmohamed
Oct 29, 6:34PM
There are two types of enterprise startups: those that create value and those that protect value. Cybersecurity is most definitely part of the latter group, and as a vertical, it has sprawled the past few years as the scale of attacks on companies, organizations, and governments has continuously expanded. That may be a constant threat […]
Where top VCs are investing in cybersecurity
Oct 29, 6:34PM
Security is one of the toughest things to get right; a hacker only needs to win once, but businesses have to get it right every single time. Not every company faces the same field of threats. That’s what makes security particularly difficult — there are no panaceas, and the cybersecurity startup field is crowded. So […]
Sony to shut down PlayStation Vue on January 30, 2020
Oct 29, 6:26PM
Sony’s live TV streaming service, PlayStation Vue, is shutting down. The service will no longer be available as of January 30, 2020, the company announced today. The news comes only days after rumors circulated that claimed Sony was in search of a new owner for the struggling service. A report in The Information claimed Sony […]
Samsung's new laptops charge phones with their touchpad
Oct 29, 6:00PM
Some features are the result of consumer demand. Others simply make sense. And then there are features like the Galaxy Book Flex and Ion's Wireless PowerShare that appear to be more a product of a "because we can" approach to product design. Wireless charging is, in and of itself, kind of a no-brainer in an […]
Yext Answers helps businesses provide better site search
Oct 29, 5:38PM
Yext helps businesses manage their presence on search and across the web; starting today, with the launch of Yext Answers, it’s also helping them provide a better experience on their own websites. “It lets any company with a website answer a question about their own brand in a Google-like experience on their own site,” CEO […]
Fountain, a platform for recruiting gig and hourly workers, raises $23M
Oct 29, 5:14PM
Contract, self-employed and temporary jobs are on the rise in developed markets, with some 85% of the global workforce, 2.7 billion people, estimated to be on some form of hourly wage rather than flat salary. Today, a startup that helps companies source these kinds of candidates is announcing a round of funding to help meet […]
Razer targets gamers with low latency wireless earbuds
Oct 29, 3:56PM
Everyone's in the wireless earbuds business these days. Razer, never one to be left out of a trend, is entering the category this week with Hammerhead True Wireless, a pair of fully wireless earbuds targeting its core demographic of gamers. Where the headphones set to distinguish themselves from the chattering masses of competitors is a […]
This is the gig worker ballot initiative Uber, Lyft, DoorDash and Instacart are backing
Oct 29, 3:36PM
A group of Lyft, Uber and DoorDash drivers are announcing this morning in Sacramento a statewide ballot measure for the November 2020 ballot. Called the Protect App-Based Drivers & Services Act — funded by Uber, Lyft and DoorDash — the measure aims to ensure drivers and couriers can continue to be independent contractors with flexible […]
Google brings its '.new' domains to the rest of the web, including to Spotify, Microsoft & others
Oct 29, 2:38PM
A year ago, Google rolled out “.new” links that worked like shortcuts to instantly create new Google documents. For example, you could type “doc.new” (without the quotes) to create a new Google Doc or “sheet.new” to create a new spreadsheet. Today, Google announced it’s bringing the .new shortcuts to the rest of the web. Now, […]
LA-based gaming studio Scopely raises $200M at a $1.7B valuation
Oct 29, 2:24PM
The Los Angeles-based mobile game development studio Scopely has become America’s newest unicorn thanks to a $200 million financing, which values the company at a whopping $1.7 billion. Scopely said it would use the capital to continue its strategy of developing and acquiring new games as it looks to continue its run of six consecutive […]
Datameer announces $40M investment as it pivots away from Hadoop roots
Oct 29, 2:01PM
Datameer, the company that was born as a data prep startup on top of the open-source Hadoop project, announced a $40 million investment and a big pivot away from Hadoop, while staying true to its big data roots. The investment was led by existing investor ST Telemedia . Existing investors Redpoint Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, Nextworld […]
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