Discover the next messaging giant at Disrupt Berlin
Truecaller may already be a familiar name, but many of you probably don’t know that it’s slowly becoming a significant messaging app. That’s why I’m excited…
Get your Startup Alley exhibitor table for Disrupt Berlin 2018
It’s just two weeks until Disrupt Berlin 2018 kicks off for two full days dedicated to the early-stage startup universe. On 29-30 November, you’ll have a…
Challenger bank Tandem partners with Stripe for upcoming ‘Auto Savings’ feature
Tandem, the U.K. challenger bank, is gearing up to launch a new “Auto Savings” feature — a clever way to lower the barriers for Tandem app…
Loans marketplace Mintos scores €5M Series A and plans to launch a debit card
Mintos, the Latvian fintech that operates a global loans marketplace to let you invest in loans from various loan originators, has raised €5 million in Series…
Trump Is Spreading Bogus Voter Fraud Claims On Twitter. Twitter Says It’ll Talk About It In 2019.
Pressed for specifics, Twitter declined to provide any examples of what “increased transparency” might look like, noting vaguely that “we have ongoing conversations about these themes…
Tavares Strachan Teams With SpaceX to Launch Satellite-Sculpture Into Orbit
The object, made of 24-karat gold, honors Robert Henry Lawrence Jr., the first African-American to train as an astronaut. …
The 12 Things You Need To Know About Amazon’s HQ2 Announcement
Some public officials are mad, people say the company invented a neighborhood that never existed, and Amazon is getting even more incentive money than you thought.
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Amazon Said Its New HQ Will Be In “National Landing.” Locals Say That’s Not A Real Place.
Guys, “it’s not an actual neighborhood.”
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There’s A Temporary Halt On Juul Pod Sales In Stores, But They’re Not Disappearing
Juul will restart orders for flavored pods if stores “invest in technology that designates flavored Juul products as restricted.”
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Biotech holding company Roivant Sciences raised $200M in funding at a whopping $7B valuation
Roivant Sciences has had a bumpy couple of years, but that isn’t stopping investors from pouring more money into the four-year-old company, which aims to one…
A $2 Billion Question: Did New York and Virginia Overpay for Amazon?
The states offered tax credits, rebates and other incentives to lure the online retail giant and 25,000 jobs. Neighboring states offered even more. …
Prolific swatter and bomb hoaxer who broke up FCC’s net neutrality vote pleads guilty
It was a dramatic moment during the FCC’s net neutrality proceedings last December when the Commission’s public meeting was abruptly evacuated and bomb squads moved in…
Skincare startup Heyday raises $8M
Heyday, a startup aiming to make facials more affordable and personalized, announced today that it has raised $8 million in Series A funding. I first wrote…
Barry Rand, Barrier-Breaking Chief Executive, Is Dead at 74
After being passed over at Xerox, he became one of the few African-American chief executives of a Fortune 500 company when he took control of Avis….