OpenSea UX teardown: 3 key takeaways
NFTs (non-fungible tokens) are unique digital assets — like an image, a song or even a tweet — that are stored on a blockchain.
The biggest NFT marketplace, OpenSea, hit a $1.5 billion valuation earlier this year, raising money from Andreessen Horowitz, Kevin Durant and Ashton Kutcher, to name
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Ai Palette raises $4.4M to help companies react faster to consumer trends
Developing new packaged foods and consumer goods can take a couple years as companies research, prototype and test products. In a society that runs on social media, however, people expect to see trends land on store shelves much more quickly. Founded in 2018, Ai Palette uses machine learning to hel
Digital locker app Movies Anywhere adds AI-powered lists to organize your library
Movies Anywhere, an app that allows you to centralize your digital movie collection from across services, is rolling out a new feature that will help you make better sense of your growing library. The company today introduced an AI-powered feature called “My Lists,” which automatically
Linktree partners with PayPal to allow users globally to accept direct payments
Linktree, the popular “link in bio” service with more than 16 million users, is partnering with PayPal to expand its recently launched “Commerce Links” tools for direct payment on Linktree globally. The Melbourne-based startup says creators in over 200 countries where PayPal operates can no
ForgeRock files for IPO as identity and access management business grows
ForgeRock filed its form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) this morning as the identity management provider takes the next step toward its IPO.
The company did not provide initial pricing for its shares, which will trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol FORG. The
You can now buy the $299 Oculus Quest 2 with 128GB of storage
Following its announcement late last month, Facebook's new 128GB model of the Oculus Quest 2 is now available to buy. You can purchase the VR headset from the company's website for the same $299 price as the previous 64GB base model. “Long story short? We've created this 128GB model s
Ramp and Brex draw diverging market plans with M&A strategies
Earlier today, spend management startup Ramp said it has raised a $300 million Series C that valued it at $3.9 billion. It also said it was acquiring Buyer, a “negotiation-as-a-service” platform that it believes will help customers save money on purchases and SaaS products.
The round and deal w
Flockjay cuts at least half of its workforce as it pivots away from bootcamps into B2B SaaS
Flockjay, a bootcamp startup that helps laid off people and job seekers break into tech, cut half of its own employees amid a broader pivot to a B2B SaaS platform, technewss has learned from sources close to the company.
The layoffs impacted every nontechnical team at Flockjay, including admission
Fika Ventures nearly triples its assets under management: ‘It’s definitely a crazy time’
Fika Ventures is a five-year-old, LA-based seed-stage fund that has been funding mostly business-to-business startups, as well as fintech companies and a sprinkling of healthcare IT startups — as long as they don’t involve hardware or FDA approval.
The firm’s investors apparently
Microsoft will bring cloud gaming to Xbox consoles this holiday season
Microsoft is moving into the next phase of its plan to bring Xbox Cloud Gaming to as many devices as possible, and it’s one of the most important steps yet. Starting this holiday season, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers will have access to cloud gaming on Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One conso
Bankers chase Byju’s for IPO, valuation pegged up to $50 billion
Nearly every top investment bank is chasing Byju's and nudging the most valuable Indian startup to seriously explore the public markets as soon as next year.
Most banks have given Byju's a proposed valuation in the range of $40 billion to $45 billion, but some including Morgan Stanley have
Ispace unveils bigger moon lander capable of surviving lunar nights
Ispace, a Japanese space startup that aims to lead the development of a lunar economy, has unveiled its design for a large lander that could go to the moon as early as 2024.
Tokyo-based ispace said this next-gen lander, dubbed Series 2, would be used on the company's third planned moon mission.
Paxos renames its stablecoin from PAX to USDP
Paxos, the company behind the Paxos Standard stablecoin (PAX), has announced that it is changing the name of its crypto asset. Paxos Standard is now Pax Dollar, and you'll soon be able to identify it on your favorite cryptocurrency exchange, wallet or explorer under the USDP ticker.
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