Russia-based security researcher Vladislav Yarmak says he has uncovered a security
Investment firm Generate Capital raises more than $1B for renewable energy
Spotify ($28.3B market cap) acquires digital media firm The Ringer; terms
Michael Ronen, an exec at SoftBank’s $100M Vision Fund, has been
The FTC blocks the $1.4B sale of direct-to-consumer shaving firm Harry’s
Logistics firm Flexport cuts 50 jobs, equal to 3 percent of
VC company TLcom Capital closes its latest fund at $71M; the
Spotify ($28.3B market cap) Q4 misses: €1.9B (~$2B) revenue, up 24
Ride-hailing firm Grab suspends in-app passenger verification in the Philippines following
Disney+ has attracted 28.6M subscribers in its first three months; 26.5M
Twitter says it will soon begin to remove manipulated images and
The New York Times’ Charlie Warzel posits the issues with the
Snap ($26.6B market cap) Q4 mixed: $560.8M revenue, up 44 percent
Instagram generated ~$20B in ad revenues last year, according to Bloomberg
LG and ZTE have both opted out of this year’s Mobile
Google Fiber drops its TV package for new customers; the firm
Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), owner of the New York Stock Exchange, has
Short-form video app Byte has been downloaded 1.3M times since launching
T-Mobile and Sprint introduce tools to identify spoof calls across their
The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) announces a probe into Google’s
Assistant Attorney General Makan Delrahim, the head of antitrust enforcement at
China-based cafe firm Luckin Coffee denies an anonymous report alleging the
Sony says Q3 sales for its image sensor unit rose 29
UK-based VC firm Jigsaw is set to close its first fund
Australia-based logistics firm Toll Group (part of Japan Post) shuts down
The FAA is planning to craft new safety rules for certain
Facebook’s Messenger Kids app adds new features to let parents and
Poland-based robotics firm Nomagic raises $8.6M seed led by Khosla Ventures
The UK government announces a ban on gas and hybrid vehicles
Customer engagement platform Cresta emerges from stealth, raises $21M from Greylock
Zetwerk, an India-based B2B manufacturing firm, raises ~$2.2M from Innoven Capital;
Card game firm Cards Against Humanity (CAH) acquires satirical website ClickHole
Iowa Democratic party chair Troy Price confirms problems with an app
Canada-based edtech firm Top Hat raises $55M Series D led by
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