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Frontline Ventures, based between Dublin and London, has announced a new $80 million fund designed to assist US tech companies expanding into Europe. The new FrontlineX fund — which means the firm now has $200 million under management — focuses mainly on growth-stage B2B companies and invest up to $5 million per company alongside lead […]... →

Reddit, a discussion website and home to thousands of communities, announced this week a new partnership with mental health service, Crisis Text Line. The company offers a mental health text line offering live, 24/7 support for people in crisis, including those considering suicide or engaging in self-harm. With this partnership, Reddit users will be able […]... →

This morning Airbase, a startup that sells spend and budgeting software for companies, announced a $23.5 million extension to its Series A. TechCrunch covered the company’s first Series A tranche last year when it put together a $7 million round. The firm has now raised a hair under $31 million, including a founder-supplied $300,000 initial […]... →

Google обвиняла его в краже технологий беспилотных автомобилей и выиграла дело.... →

Google обвиняла его в краже технологий беспилотных автомобилей и выиграла дело.... →

The priorities of venture capitalists don’t always align with those of startup founders and their workers. That’s why we’ve started to see more conversation and activity around cooperatives and the idea of Exiting to Community, spearheaded by Nathan Schneider, a professor of media studies at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Where startups can hit a […]... →

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Apple this week alerted developers to a new set of App Store Review Guidelines which detail which apps will be accepted or rejected, and what apps are allowed to do. The changes to the guidelines impact reviews, push notifications, Sign in with Apple, data collection and storage, mobile device management, and more, the company says.  […]... →

Playrix, основанная выходцами из России Игорем и Дмитрием Бухманами, купила армянский стартап Plexonic. Сумма сделки не раскрывается. Об этом сообщили в пресс-службе Playrix.... →

A major electronics manufacturer for defense and communications markets was knocked offline after a ransomware attack, TechCrunch has learned. A source with knowledge of the incident told TechCrunch that the defense contractor paid a ransom of about $500,000 shortly after the incident mid-January, but that the company was not yet fully operational. California-based Communications & […]... →

The South Korean National Assembly passed new legislation today that will provide a framework for the regulation and legalization of cryptocurrencies and crypto exchanges. In a unanimous vote during a special session of the legislature convened amidst the country’s worsening novel coronavirus situation, the representatives passed an amendment to the country’s financial services laws that […]... →

After a campaign characterized by early stratospheric highs and devastating recent lows, Massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren has dropped out of the 2020 Democratic race. Warren vaulted to the top of the contest in mid-2019, attracting attention and support by rolling out early, thoughtful plans for a myriad of campaign issues. That included tackling the recent […]... →

One of the more interesting and useful applications of artificial intelligence technology has been in the world of biotechnology and medicine, where now more than 220 startups (not to mention universities and bigger pharma companies) are using AI to accelerate drug discovery by using it to play out the many permutations resulting from drug and […]... →

General Catalyst, a well-known venture capital firm with at least $1.4 billion in funds raised over time, has backed Hubspot, Jet, Ping Identity, and Kayak over the years. And General Catalyst isn’t slowing down, taking part in ten known rounds so far in 2020, including Karius’s Series B, Fastforward.ai’s Seed round and Nova Credit’s Series B. […]... →

Retail as a service is great for brands to test ideas. But are they going to make venture-scale money?... →

В поиске по играм и приложениям Google Play Store исчезла выдача по некоторым запросам, связанным с заболеванием COVID-19. Поиск по "coronavirus", "covid 19", "COVID-19" выдаёт результат "ничего не найдено", хотя раньше результаты были.... →

«Аэрофлот» сообщил о приостановке рейсов в Гонконг. Рейсы из Москвы будут выполняться до 7 марта, из Гонконга — до 8 марта включительно.... →

В петербургском офисе разработчиков сервиса по автоматизации контекстной рекламы eLama проходят обыски с силовой поддержкой СОБРа Росгвардии, Об этом сообщает «Фонтанка» со ссылкой на сотрудников компании. По данным издания, обыски связаны с уголовным делом в отношении eLama о неуплате налогов на 28 млн рублей. Дело ведет Следственный комитет Выборгского района Санкт-Петербурга. Сообщается, что сотрудники правоохранительных […] Сообщение В офисе разработчиков eLama в Санкт-Петербурге проходят обыски появили... →

Cobalt.io wants to change the way companies purchase and pay for pen testing services, which test an application for vulnerabilities before it goes live. Today, the company announced a number of enhancements to the platform. Jacob Hansen, CEO and co-founder at Cobalt, says the pen testing business typically involves an expensive and time-consuming exercise, which […]... →

After going “back to the future” with a $600 million fund last year, VC firm Kleiner Perkins is aiming for some “returns of the Jedi” with its freshest (and refocused) fund.  With Star Wars references on the forefront in its announcement, the firm today announced that it has closed its largest fund to date: KP […]... →