Tech
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IBM confirms layoffs are happening, but won’t provide details
IBM confirmed reports from over night that it is conducting layoffs, but wouldn’t provide details related to location, departments or number of...
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Xiaomi’s investment house of IoT surpasses 300 companies
Xiaomi, the Chinese comapny famous for its budget smartphones and a bevy of value-for-money gadgets, said in a filing on Thursday that...
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M17 sells its online dating assets to focus on live streaming
M17 Entertainment announced today that it has sold its online dating assets to focus on its core live streaming business in Asia...
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KKR to invest $1.5 billion in India’s Reliance Jio Platforms
Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Jio Platforms has agreed to sell 2.32% stake to U.S. equity firm KKR in what is the fifth major...
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448Google highlights accessible locations with new Maps feature
Google has announced a new, welcome and no doubt long-asked-for feature to its Maps app: wheelchair accessibility info. Businesses and points of...
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Virtual events startup Run The World just nabbed $10.8 million from a16z and Founders Fund
Run The World, a year-old startup that’s based in Mountain View, Calif., and has small teams both in China and Taiwan, just...
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Magic Leap has apparently raised another $350 million, in spite of itself
Magic Leap has reportedly received a $350 million lifeline, a month after slashing 1,000 jobs and dropping its consumer business. Noted by...
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Facebook’s Workplace, now with 5M paying users, adds drop-in video Rooms and more
One of the biggest technology takeaways of the last couple of months has been that organizations need confident, wide-ranging digital strategies to...
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485PathSpot sells a scanner that fact checks your handwashing efficacy
The novel coronavirus disease has reminded millions that handwashing is a great way to avoid preventable diseases. Christine Schindler, the CEO and...
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Aspiration, the LA-based fintech focused on conscious consumerism, raises $135 million
When former Bill Clinton speechwriter and political wunderkind Andrei Cherny launched Aspiration four years ago, the upstart fintech startup was one of...