China’s customs authority agrees to lift an import suspension on Tesla
Image editing app Polarr (iOS, Android) raises $11.5M Series A led
Google sets a new world record for calculating the most accurate
We Company’s startup program launches WeWork Food Labs; based in New
Walmart is set to launch a tablet under its ONN brand,
Foodtech firm Impossible Foods hires Dennis Woodside as its first president;
Samsung is developing devices with under-screen selfie cameras, reports Yonhap News
Apple is in late-stage talks to add HBO, Showtime, and Starz
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov says the company has added 3M users
UK-based agritech firm Breedr raises £2M (~$2.6M) seed led by LocalGlobe
Google is shutting down Spotlight Stories, its immersive film unit, reports
Larry Page threatened to quit Google in 2011, reports Bloomberg; company
Jack Dorsey draws criticism for appearing on author Ben Greenfield’s podcast;
Facebook and Instagram suffer a global outage; additionally, WhatsApp had issues
Federal prosecutors are investigating Facebook's deals with tech firms, according to
Ford is set to launch a self-driving car program in Austin,
Uber is raising $1B from SoftBank and others for its driverless
FamilyTreeDNA, which offers home genetics tests for genealogy purposes, will allow
Nigeria-based e-commerce company Jumia files to list on the NYSE; the
Apple launches Music app for Amazon's Fire TV in the US;
Apple ($857B market cap) acquires machine learning-powered search company Laserlike; Apple
Design tools company Sketch raises $20M Series A from Benchmark; the
Verizon launches 5G in Chicago and Minneapolis; runs an additional $10
Google makes the first Android Q developer beta available for all
New York-based e-learning content platform Newsela raises $50M Series C led
New York-based customer service platform Glia raises $20M Series B led
Determined AI, which provides tools for developing deep-learning models, raises $11M
Amazon removes books promoting pseudoscience cures for autism from its marketplace;
AI-powered task automation company Automation Hero (formerly SalesHero) raises $14.5M Series
Google hires former Ubisoft Toronto Founder and GM Jade Raymond as
Google removes more than 200 Play apps infected with malware, according
TPG Growth places Founder Bill McGlashan on indefinite administrative leave after
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