Starbucks and Amazon partner to launch Starbucks Pickup with Amazon Go in Manhattan using Amazon's Just Walk Out tech
- Starbucks is opening a pick-up cafe in midtown Manhattan with Amazon that uses the retail giant's cashierless technology. — It's the latest step in Starbucks' strategy …
A look at some of the practical issues faced by ConstitutionDAO if they win the auction, such as how to pay, ownership, who picks it up, and where to display it
A group of friends in the cryptocurrency world are repurposing digital tools to make a run at a rare analog document up for auction Thursday
Apple announces Self Service Repair, a program starting next year that will publish repair manuals, let customers buy parts and tools, and more
The tech giant says it will publish repair manuals and allow everyday customers to buy the same parts and tools certified technicians and repair shops use.
Spotify expands real-time lyrics to all users globally in partnership with Musixmatch, after initially launching in 26 markets
After years of ignoring consumer demand for in-app lyrics, particularly in the U.S., Spotify announced today it will make a new Lyrics feature available to all global users …
Paytm falls ~20% in its trading debut in India, giving it a market valuation of $14.9B, after raising $2.5B in its IPO
Indian fintech giant Paytm, backed by SoftBank and Alibaba, lost more than 27% in its first day of trading Thursday. The valuation of the firm, which raised $2.5 billion …
Instagram says it is shutting down its standalone mobile messaging app Threads by December 31
Instagram's standalone messaging app Threads is shutting down. The app will no longer be supported by the end of December 2021, the company confirmed to TechCrunch after reports began circulating …
A Canadian teenager was arrested for allegedly stealing $36.5M in crypto from a US victim using SIM swapping, the largest reported single-person crypto theft
- Case marks the biggest crypto theft reported by one person — Police identified the alleged thief through a gaming username
Grammarly, which helps users improve their writing with its AI assistant, raises $200M at a $13B valuation
Grammarly, the popular auto-editing tool for writing, has raised $200 million in funding at a $13 billion valuation from new investors including Baillie Gifford and funds and accounts managed by Black...
Nvidia beats with record Q3 revenue of $7.1B vs. $6.82B estimated, up 50% YoY, Gaming revenue of $3.22B, up 42%, and Data Center revenue of $2.94B, up 55%
Nvidia (NVDA) reported its Q3 earnings after the bell on Wednesday beating analysts' predictions on the top and bottom line as revenue jumped 50% year-over-year.
Nreal says its Light mixed reality glasses will launch in the US for $599 on November 30 in 20 Verizon stores and online December 2
After debuting in Korea last year, Nreal's Light mixed reality glasses are finally making their way to the US. Starting on November 30th …
During its Q3 earnings call, Nvidia says the FTC has “expressed concerns” about its Arm acquisition, adding to regulatory pressure from the UK and EU
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Cher Scarlett, a leader of #AppleToo, is leaving Apple and will withdraw her NLRB complaint after reaching a settlement
Cher Scarlett, an Apple Inc. employee who created a protest movement within the company over pay transparency and other workplace issues, is leaving the iPhone maker after reaching a settlement.
Alibaba misses with Q2 sales of $31.4B, up 29% YoY but below $32.1B estimates, as net income reached $846M
- Outlook fell short as quarterly sales numbers missed estimates — China's e-commerce leader struggling with slowing consumption — Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. slashed …
Q&A with AWS CEO Adam Selipsky on plans for sector-specific products, such as for healthcare or telecoms, a shift from Jassy's one-size-fits-all approach
In an interview with Bloomberg TV, Adam Selipsky says a new push to build targeted cloud services for the healthcare …
OpenAI makes the API for GPT-3 generally available in supported countries
The artificial intelligence research company OpenAI will eliminate the waiting list for access to the API of its natural language processing program (NLP) GPT-3. — Why it matters: The move will acce...
Winklevoss' cryptocurrency exchange Gemini raises $400M led by Morgan Creek Digital at a $7.1B valuation
After seven years of funding their Gemini cryptocurrency empire out of pocket, Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss are in the process of signing the last documents on their first round of capital …
A group of shareholders owning less than 1% of Activision Blizzard calls for CEO Bobby Kotick and two of its longest serving board members to resign
a basic function of their job.... We need to really have a reset button on the board.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... @ign : Former Blizzard co-lead Jen Oneal says Activision Blizzard rejected mu...
Twitter and S&P Dow Jones launch S&P 500 Twitter Sentiment Index, using Twitter's API to analyze bearish and bullish tweets in real time
The S&P 500 Twitter Sentiment Index will monitor tweets to score public sentiment about publicly traded companies.
Ford partners with GlobalFoundries to develop chips, but offers few concrete details
The auto maker and GlobalFoundries agree to develop, potentially produce semiconductors in U.S. under strategic pact — Ford Motor Co. is looking to get into the semiconductor business …
Lacework, which offers automated cloud security tools for containers and more, raises $1.3B led by Tiger Global and others at an $8.3B post-money valuation
Lacework, a developer of automated containerized workload defense and compliance solutions, today announced that it closed …
Kandji, which offers tools for managing Apple devices remotely, raises a $100M Series C led by Tiger Global at an $800M valuation, bringing funding to $188M+
Kandji, the startup building an Apple device management business, has been doing pretty well for itself with rapdily growing revenue …
Internal docs and sources detail Amazon's careless handling of its retail customer data, including letting some low-level staff snoop on celebrity purchases
Voyeurs. Sabotaged accounts. Backdoor schemes. For years, the retail giant has handled your information less carefully than it handles your packages.
Google releases a Pixel 6 and 6 Pro update slightly improving the fingerprint scanner, which some have called slow to unlock and unreliable
Farmers Business Network, which makes software for the agricultural industry, raises $300M Series G at a $4B valuation and says it could go public next year
- Farmers Business Network could go public next year, CEO says — Fidelity-led financing raises $300 million for expansion
nTopology, which makes software for designing and manufacturing 3D-printed parts, raises a $65M Series D led by Tiger Global, bringing total funding to $135M
Software for hardware design is all the rage in the VC funding world these days. Following recent rounds from Flux and Bild …
Stytch, which is building APIs for passwordless authentication, raises a $90M Series B at a $1B valuation led by Coatue, following a $30M Series A in July
Compromised passwords are responsible for some 80% of all data breaches, according to some estimations, leading to a mass industry-wide push …
Spotify expands Podcast Subscriptions globally with 20 price points from $0.50 to $150 and will let creators download subscribers' contact info
Apple releases iOS 15.1.1 to solve an issue with dropped calls on iPhone 12 and 13 models
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Comet, which provides tools for data scientists and others to build ML models, raises a $50M Series B led by OpenView, bringing its total funding to almost $70M
As machine learning becomes a more integral part of running businesses, the model-building process still requires iteration and experimentation.
The US DOJ will sell $56M worth of cryptocurrency it seized as part of the BitConnect fraud case; victims can apply to be reimbursed
Dan Mangan / CNBC : Source: U.S. Department of Justice .
Cortex, which helps development teams manage microservices architecture, raises a $15M Series A led by Tiger Global and Sequoia Capital
Cortex, a startup that helps engineering teams get improved visibility into the Rube Goldberg machine that is their microservices architecture and improve …
Ribbon Health, which offers an API data platform for health care companies, raises a $43.5M Series B led by General Catalyst with a16z and others participating
Heather Landi / FierceHealthcare : Source: Ribbon Health .
Cisco reports Q1 revenue of $12.9B, up 8% YoY, total annualized recurring revenue of $21.6B, up 10% YoY, and total product order growth up 33% YoY
Q&A: Brian Chesky on how he restructured Airbnb during the pandemic, running a public company, crypto, the metaverse, working with Jony Ive's LoveFrom, and more
“empowering them to do their jobs.” I don't think that is good leadership at all.” https://www.theverge.com/... https://twitter.com/... Nilay Patel / @reckless : Talked to Airbnb CEO @bchesky about ho...
Ontic, whose software helps companies identify, assess, and manage physical security threats, raises a $40M Series B led by JMI Equity
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TikTok releases commissioned research into harmful challenges and hoaxes, which often go viral on TikTok, and adds a Safety Center section about such content
London-based OTA Insight, which offers market intelligence tools for hotels, raises an $80M Series B led by Spectrum Equity, bringing its total funding to $100M
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Expel, a security-operations-as-a-service firm using automation to reduce security staff, raises $140.3M Series E led by CapitalG and Paladin at a $1B valuation
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Mabl, which automates software testing to find issues, raises a $40M Series C led by Vista Equity, bringing its total funding to $77M+
In the enterprise, the pandemic brought about sharp increases in software release cadences and automation. That's thanks in part to the adoption …
Baidu beats in Q3 with revenue of $4.95B, up 13% YoY, Core revenue of $3.83B, up 15% YoY, and losses of $2.6B
Google will begin paying Agence France-Presse for content in Europe as part of a five-year partnership, the first with a news agency under a 2019 EU directive
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Airwallex, a payments platform for international purchases, raises $100M led by Lone Pine Capital at a $5.5B valuation, adding to its September $200M Series E
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H1, a social network for health care professionals, raises a $100M Series C led by Altimeter Capital, 11 months after raising a $58M Series B
Emma Betuel / TechCrunch : Source: GlobeNewswire News Room .
Formstack, which offers no-code enterprise tools to build automated workflows, raises $425M led by Silversmith Capital and PSG
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch :
Anoma Foundation, which offers a blockchain for exchanging cryptocurrencies at the best market rate, raises $26M led by Polychain Capital at a $260M valuation
Brandy Betz / CoinDesk :
Alluxio, which develops data orchestration software for on-premises, hybrid cloud, and multi-cloud environments, raises a $50M Series C from a16z and others
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Profile of Vignesh Sundaresan, aka MetaKovan, who bought the $69M Beeple NFT, as customers and investors in his companies say they have lost millions of dollars
Marketing management software startup Braze jumps 44% in its Nasdaq debut, after raising $520M in its IPO, at an $8.4B valuation
Australia-based Practice Ignition, which offers client engagement and commerce services for businesses, raises a $50M Series C led by JMI Equity
Kate Park / TechCrunch :
AllTrails, an app with 40M+ downloads and 1M+ paid subscribers that provides resources for hikers, bikers, and climbers, raises $150M from Permira
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Shopify's new AI commerce stack
Their VP of Product digs into just-launched products to help entrepreneurs and developers build with the latest AI and tech.
Email fatigue is real: Here's how smart email tools help you regain control
Picture this: It's Monday morning. You walk into the office feeling energized and ready to take on the week.
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data
Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Box data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.