SV Angel no longer raising funds for seed rounds; Ron and Topher Conway will invest their personal money at $25K-$100K per company and co-manage existing funds
The investing ecosystem has gone through significant changes over the last 10 years. When we started SV Angel, there were just a handful of funds investing in seed rounds.
Microsoft announces an update for Microsoft Launcher for Android letting parents track kids' location, and MSN Kids, a new curated news website for children
Microsoft is launching an update to its Android launcher today that gives parents the ability to track their kids' location.
Facebook to shut down Trending after four years and tests new features, including a breaking news label that publishers can add to stories and Today In section
Facebook is shutting down its sometimes-problematic “trending” news section after four years.
ARM announces next-generation CPUs and GPUs focused on efficient VR and AI; ARM Cortex-A76 is new flagship mobile chip, now with 35% better performance
You probably haven't complained about high-end smartphone performance for a while now, but processors can always be a bit faster and, more importantly, power efficient.
Amazon will require Australians to use its Australian site instead of its US site due to new 10% sales tax on imported goods effective July 1
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc said on Thursday it will force Australians to use its Australian website instead of its much larger U.S. site …
Unicode Consortium announces that 2018 emojis are coming on June 5, proposes adding flamingo, white heart, diving mask, Hindu temple, more to 2019 emoji
Unicode 11.0 arrives on June 5, 2018. This signals the date which companies can begin supporting the new emojis.
Toshiba says it has concluded the $18B sale of its microchip unit to a consortium led by Bain Capital
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Toshiba Corp said on Friday it had completed the $18 billion sale of its chip unit to a consortium led by U.S. private equity firm Bain Capital.
Google says Pixel 2 encryption feature prevents even an attacker with highly-privileged access to the device from accessing data without the owner's cooperation
An encryption feature available with Google Pixel 2 smartphones ensures even an attacker with highly-privileged access to a mobile device won't be able to access data.
Apple declines invitation to EU lawmaker's hearing on tax evasion, saying it does not want to prejudice its challenge to the EU order over back taxes to Ireland
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - IPhone maker Apple has turned down an invitation to an EU lawmakers' hearing, saying it does not want to prejudice …
Binance announces $1B fund of funds which will also invest directly in blockchain firms, with ride-hailing initiative backed by Didi cofounder as first project
Binance, one of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchanges, has announced it is launching a $1 billion “Social Impact Fund” …
Pew Research study of US teen internet usage finds 85% say they use YouTube, 72% use Instagram, 69% use Snapchat, while only 51% say they use Facebook
nearly half online ‘almost constantly’ Larry Magid / Mercury News : Magid: Facebook slips, Snapchat grows among teens Alex Perry / International Business Times : Once Dominant, Facebook Falls Behind S...
Interview with United States Digital Service head Matt Cutts, an ex-Googler, on the unit's work, and projects he highlights while working under Trump
THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION doesn't hold much regard for asylum seekers or projects started by President Obama.
Ticketfly goes offline and says it has been the target of a cyber incident after hacker defaces site and boasts of getting access to customer and employee info
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Telegram CEO Pavel Durov says Apple has been rejecting its app updates globally since Russia banned Telegram in April
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Walmart officially announces Jetblack, a $50/month same-day delivery service that users text requests to, available in NYC with plans to expand over time
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Microsoft retiring Groove Music apps for iOS and Android on December 1; if installed, apps will stop working; PC, Xbox, and Windows Phone apps will still work
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To aid discovery of Alexa skills, Amazon says it's testing an interface that lets developers say what kind of questions their skill can answer
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Box acquires Redwood City-based workflow startup Progressly for an undisclosed amount, all twelve Progressly employees will join Box immediately
Box announced today that it has purchased Progressly, a Redwood City startup that focuses on workflow. All 12 Progressly employees will be joining Box immediately.
Gaming platform Roblox launches Roblox Education, offering a free curriculum to teachers and more, says it has 60M+ MAUs and paid $30M to its creators last year
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App Annie data on iOS App Store shows over 10K apps have individually generated over $1M since 2010, with 2,293 making $1M-$10M and 564 making $10M+ in 2017
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A look at the ways nonprofits and tech companies are trying to get girls interested in cybersecurity, with camps, contests, Girl Scout badges, and courses
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Hello Alfred, which uses existing on-demand services to automate weekly chores, raises $40M Series B
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