Toyota says it’s in talks with China-based carmaker Geely to develop
Uber launches a taxi-hailing app in Nagoya, Japan; unlike its regular
The Wrap acquires fellow media publication VideoInk; terms undisclosed; VideoInk offers
South African fintech firm Yoco raises $16M Series B led by
Insight Venture Partners acquires digital marketing firm Episerver for $1.1B from
Huawei announces 6.5-inch 8X ($200) and 7.1-inch 8X Max (price unknown);
South Korean games firm Pearl Abyss acquires Iceland-based CCP Games for
Logistics firm ShipBob (YC S14) raises $40M Series C led by
Facebook announces plans for a $1B data center in Singapore, it’s
Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin predicts social networks will face government regulation;
Facebook partners with telco infrastructure firm GlobeNet to establish a 1.5k
Malaysia-based group-buying firm Fave raises $20M Series B from Sequoia India,
Germany-based location marketing firm Uberall raises $25M Series B (second tranche)
Ride-hailing firm Didi Chuxing lost ~$590M in the first six months
Estonia-based ride-hailing firm Taxify introduces a scooter-sharing service in Paris; known
German VTOL firm Lilium names Yann de Vries as VP Corporate
Snap launches two new styles of Spectacles; the camera-equipped glasses feature
Sen Bernie Sanders (I-VT) introduces Stop Bad Employers by Zeroing Out
UK-based fintech firm Monese raises $60M Series B led by Kinnevik
D-ID launches image scrambling software and service to protect the identities
Atlassian acquires incident management platform OpsGenie for $295M; also launched the
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi says the company currently has no plans
Microsoft is in talks with Huawei to use its new AI
Global VR headset shipments dropped ~34 percent year-over-year in the second
Google launches Dataset Search, enabling data scientists and journalists to locate
Apple has considered calling the 6.5-inch OLED iPhone the XS Max,
Child-friendly gaming platform Roblox raises $150M Series F; valuation undisclosed, but
Kevin Rose's Zero (iOS), an app for tracking fasting, raises $1.2M
Los Angeles-based location data company Factual raises $42M Series C from
During his testimony with the Senate Intelligence Committee, Jack Dorsey said
Kleiner Perkins GP Beth Seidenberg launches her new fund, Westlake Village
Ericsson to deploy a software update for its 4G tower radios
The Department of Justice says Attorney General Jeff Sessions has convened
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg testify at
Google's Launchpad Studio focuses on finance-related startups for its second batch;
Used apparel marketplace Vinted (iOS, Android) raises $58M Series D led
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