Tech
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Bux acquires ‘social’ cryptocurrency investment platform Blockport
Bux, the Amsterdam-based fintech that wants to make investing more accessible, has acquired the European “social” cryptocurrency investment platform Blockport. Terms of...
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Together with portfolio company AMP Robotics, Sidewalk Labs launches recycling pilot in Toronto
Nearly a year after China stopped accepting the world’s garbage, cities around the globe are wrestling with what to do with all...
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Going fast: Buy a demo table at TC Sessions: Robotics+AI 2020
Startup founders, set your sites on TC Sessions: Robotics+AI, which takes place on March 3, 2020. This annual day-long event draws the...
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IAC sells CollegeHumor to executive Sam Reich, resulting in 100+ layoffs
IAC has sold off a majority stake in CH Media, the parent organization behind CollegeHumor . The new owner? CH Media’s chief...
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Twitter is bringing twttr’s experiments in threaded conversations to its main app
At last year’s CES, Twitter introduced its first public prototype app, twttr — dubbed “little T” internally at Twitter. The app allows...
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682At CES, Schneider Electric unveils its own upgrade to the traditional fusebox
As renewable energy and energy efficiency continue to make gains among cost-conscious consumers, more companies are looking at ways to give customers...
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Tech layoffs rise as cost-cutting comes into vogue
Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between. Today, we’re...
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406Spotify brings streaming ad insertion technology to podcasts
2019 was a breakout year for Spotify’s podcasting efforts, and now the company is turning up the dial on its ability to...
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489India’s Reliance Jio rolls out Wi-Fi calling feature
Two of the top three telecom operators in India are beginning to address one of the biggest challenges hundreds of millions of...
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ClassPass, finally a unicorn, raises $285 million in new funding
ClassPass has today announced the close of a $285 million Series E funding round led by L Catterton and Apax Digital, with...