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Teachable books $4 million to turn everybody into educators online
Education tech startup Teachable (formerly known as Fedora) has raised $4 million in a Series A round of funding according to CEO and founder Ankur Nagpal. The company provides a platform that’s like a Shopify or a SquareSpace for tutors or teachers. Its platform allows subject matter experts to quickly construct online courses and sell or give them away to their followers, setting their… Read More
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Hugo Barra joins Facebook to lead its VR efforts, including Oculus
Hugo Barra, who previously held a positions as a key VP for Android at Google, and led Xiaomi’s international efforts in a VP role at the Chinese company, is now joining Facebook. Barra announced his departure from Xiaomi on January 22, after a three-and-a-half year stint at the company. Barra will lead all of Facebook’s VR efforts, including Oculus, according to Facebook CEO… Read More
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Crunch Report | AppDynamics Acquired for $3.7 Billion
Cisco acquires AppDynamics for $3.7 billion, Facebook launches a Snapchat story clone in its app in Ireland, Amazon owns more of its shipping logistics, Apple isnt giving up on India, and Apple hires Dropcam co-founder Greg Duffy. All this on Crunch Report. Read More
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What the AppDynamics sale could mean for other tech IPO candidates
As the first planned public offering of 2017, AppDynamics was supposed to be a bellwether for other upcoming tech IPOs. If it went public and performed well, the “IPO window” would have been wide open, as bankers like to say. That’s because the performance of a big tech IPO is often seen as indicative of investor appetite, and can set expectations for future offerings. Read More
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Inside Syfy’s ‘Magicians’-promoting Hall of Magic
Syfy’s fantasy show The Magicians kicks off its second season tonight, but New York City residents also have a chance to explore a real-world installation tied to the show for the next few days. I got a chance to stop by the Hall of Magic last week, where each room offered a different type of fantasy-themed experience. Some of them simply provided fun gimmicks, like the ability to take… Read More
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Google opens up its Daydream VR platform to all developers
After a couple months of restricting development on Daydream, Google has opened the floodgates, now allowing anyone to submit an app or experience for the company’s mobile VR platform. Previously, the company had worked with a select group of partners to build out apps for the platform, assumedly to give developers interested in Daydream a taste of what works well on it. Apps and games… Read More
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Twitter recommends Trump in searches for “asshole,” “tiny hands” and more
Hmm. Twitter users searching for the word “asshole” will receive a recommendation for the profile of our 45th president of the United States, Mr. Donald J. Trump. Why is this happening? We reached out to Twitter for comment and will update if we hear back. Our best guess is that Trump’s mentions are full of people calling him an asshole, and so this has convinced… Read More
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These genetically modified cyborg dragonflies could perform ‘guided pollination’
We are now in a day and age where cyborg insects no longer even raise an eyebrow. Hell, you can order kits! But this particular cyborg insect is especially interesting: a dragonfly that has been modified inside and out to follow the path programmed into a solar-powered electronic backpack the size of a fingernail. Read More
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Your smartphone could soon be the first step for diagnosing skin cancer
If caught early, skin cancer isn’t particularly deadly. But unfortunately for many, signs and symptoms go unnoticed until health has irreversibly deteriorated. Research findings published in Nature today hint at a future where anyone, anywhere, might be able to perform a basic skin cancer screening on a smartphone. Utilizing machine learning, a Stanford team, including… Read More
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A U.S-China investor ponders what’s coming, as relations grow chilly
President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to launch a trade war with China, threats that the country is beginning to take ever more seriously. Over at GGV Capital, a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm that’s been actively investing in China for more than 15 years, managing director Hans Tung seems to be watching the jockeying with some wonderment – and… Read More
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Good luck silencing science
Technology and the internet have empowered science just as they have business and communication. As with the others, tech has helped make scientific endeavors global in scope, robust against interference, and accessible by billions — with or without the consent of the powers that be. That’s just one reason why the current administration’s efforts to muzzle scientific inquiry… Read More
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Francis Ford Coppola is taking to Kickstarter to make an ‘Apocalypse Now’ game
This isn’t the first time Francis Ford Coppola has overhauled Apocalypse Now. In 2001, the director teamed up with long-time editor Walter Murch for Redux, a new cut that added nearly an hour to the classic Vietnam edit. Now the semi-retired director is enlisting a new generation of collaborators to reimagine the 1979 film as a “psychological horror RPG” that puts the player… Read More
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Qualcomm reaffirms it will continue to supply Apple during its legal dispute
Qualcomm CEO Steve Mollenkopf said today on the company’s call accompanying its first-quarter earnings report that Qualcomm would continue to work with Apple as a supplier despite a major legal battle between the two companies. “We intend to remain a good supplier to Apple even while this dispute continues,” Mollenkopf said on the call. “Our preference is to… Read More
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The risky business of Trump the twittering president
U.S. President Donald Trump is unprecedented in a lot more ways than could be listed in 140-characters. But his prolific and unpredictable use of Twitter is one difference that marks him out from presidents past… Read More
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Spin wants to bring dock-less bike sharing to the US
Bikeshare programs in the US have mostly consisted of kiosks, or stations, where users can unlock a bike, take it off the rack, use it and return it once their errand or joy ride is done. Some only allow subscribers others charge by the hour. Meanwhile in China, bikeshare programs have evolved from kiosk-based systems into something else entirely. Venture-backed companies in China like… Read More
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5 Calls debuts what may be the easiest way to call your reps yet
A growing number of political activist websites have popped up in recent days to help those opposed to the Trump administration’s policies and agenda to take action. But a new one, 5 Calls, has just launched its simple online tool that makes the more cumbersome process of getting in touch with your representatives a lot easier than before. The site, created by a team of volunteers… Read More
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EBay meets investor expectations for holiday quarter
EBay reported its fourth quarter earnings for the bell. Investors were closely watching the holiday quarter to see if it met expectations, which it did. The stock rose 7% in initial after hours trading. Gross merchandise volume, a metric of that shows the total dollar value of all purchases on eBay’s platforms, came in at $22.3 billion, when analysts were expecting $22.4 billion. Read More
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Oculus room-scale VR tracking is still a bit of a mess
When it comes to VR, a system is only as good as your tracking setup. A chief complaint for many current high-end VR systems is that they’re just too damn complicated. When the HTC Vive came out in April, nearly everyone complained about the complexity of setting up the SteamVR sensors to track your movement. The sensor boxes had to be plugged into outlets and you needed to mount… Read More
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Sourcepoint
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- HQ: New York, New York
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Travauxlib
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Discuva
- 1.5M GBP Grant
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Papèm
- 430K EUR Angel
- HQ: Milan, Lombardia
- Categories: Fashion
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FoodBots
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EmployeeChannel, Inc.
- $5.0M Series A
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KenSci
- $8.5M Series A
- HQ: Seattle, Washington
- Categories: Machine Learning, Analytics, Software
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Edenhouse Solutions
- Not available Private Equity
- HQ: Coleshill, South Lanarkshire
- Categories: Information Technology, Software
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Worthwhile PLC
- Not available Seed
- HQ: Oakville, Ontario
- Categories: Logistics, Artificial Intelligence, Drones, Food Delivery, Food Processing ... See More
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Cleo
- $700K Seed
- HQ: London, England
- Categories: Artificial Intelligence, Finance, FinTech
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FiftyFor
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- HQ: Paris, Ile-de-France
- Categories: Emerging Markets, B2B, Predictive Analytics
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Cuvva
- 1.5M GBP Seed
- HQ: London, England
- Categories: Auto Insurance, FinTech, Insurance
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DataDome
- Not available Angel
- HQ: Paris, Ile-de-France
- Categories: Software
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ActionBar
- Not available Angel
- HQ: Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv
- Categories: SaaS
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AlwaysHired
- $500K Seed
- HQ: San Francisco, California
- Categories: Training
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Wishberry
- Not available Seed
- HQ: Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Categories: Crowdfunding
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OOHLALA Mobile
- $4.0M Series A
- HQ: Montréal, Quebec
- Categories: Universities, Mobile, Nightlife
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Sinemia
- $1.5M Venture
- HQ: Istanbul, Istanbul
- Categories: Digital Entertainment, Ticketing, Online Portals
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onTracks
- Not available Angel
- HQ: Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur
- Categories: Service Industry, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Applications
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Button
- $20M Series B
- HQ: New York, New York
- Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Mobile, Enterprise Software, Mobile Apps
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Direct Cannabis Network
- Not available Seed
- HQ: Not available
- Categories: Marijuana, Digital Media, Social Entrepreneurship
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Teachable
- $4.0M Series A
- HQ: Basingstoke, Hampshire
- Categories: Online Portals, Marketplace, Education
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Fitraq
- Not available Angel
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Doctolib
- 26M EUR Series C
- HQ: Paris, Ile-de-France
- Categories: Dental, Medical, Digital Media
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Commerce Signals
- Not available Series B
- HQ: Palo Alto, California
- Categories: Mobile, Retail, Advertising, Analytics, Software
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SentinelOne
- $70M Series C
- HQ: Palo Alto, California
- Categories: Network Security, Computer, Cyber Security, Security
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Aavishkaar Venture Management services
- $25M Venture
- HQ: Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Categories: Financial Services, Venture Capital
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Ring
- $109M Series D
- HQ: Santa Monica, California
- Categories: Security, Home Automation, Consumer Electronics
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InnovationQuarter
- Not available Seed
- HQ: The Hague, Zuid-Holland
- Categories: Venture Capital, Business Development
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RML Information Services Ltd.
- $4.0M Series B
- HQ: Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Categories: Productivity Tools, Farming, Agriculture
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