Molotov launches free ad-supported streaming service Mango
French startup Molotov provides a TV streaming service in France that replaces the traditional set-top box. You can access live TV, subscribe to premium channels, watch content after it airs and record content in the cloud. Today, the company is launching a different service, its own ad-supported o
SentinelOne, an AI-based endpoint security firm, confirms $267M raise on a $3.1B valuation
This year, more than ever before because of the COVID-19 pandemic, huge droves of workers and consumers have been turning to the internet to communicate, get things done and entertain themselves. That has created a huge bonanza for cybercriminals, but also companies that are building tools to comba
Seedcamp raises £78M for its fifth fund
European pre-seed and seed-stage VC Seedcamp has reached £78 million in the first and final close of its fifth fund, Seedcamp V, its largest to date.
The round was backed by investors including British Patient Capital, Legal & General, TIFF, LGT, Vintage IP, Isomer Capital and OMERS. VC backer
Carlos Gonzalez-Cadenas, angel investor and COO of GoCardless, is joining Index as partner
Index Ventures, the London and San Francisco-headquartered venture capital firm that primarily invests in Europe and the U.S., has recruited its latest investment partner.
Carlos Gonzalez-Cadenas, who is currently the COO of London-based fintech GoCardless and was previously the chief product offic
E-commerce startup Heroes raises $65M in equity and debt to become the Thrasio of Europe
Heroes, a European e-commerce business operating a similar model to unicorn Thrasio in the U.S. — with a strategy of acquiring and scaling high-performing Amazon businesses — has raised $65 million in a funding round.
The round — a mixture of equity financing and debt — is c
ByteDance asks federal appeals court to vacate US order forcing it to sell TikTok
In a new filing, TikTok's parent company ByteDance asked the federal appeals court to vacate the United States government order forcing it to sell the app's American operations.
President Donald Trump issued an order in August requiring ByteDance to sell TikTok's U.S. business by Novemb
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative faces racial discrimination allegations from former employee
Ray Holgado, a former employee of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, recently filed a racial discrimination complaint with the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing. Holgado, who is Black, worked at CZI from September 2018 through August 2020.
“Despite its social justice rhetoric,
Josh.ai launches a ‘nearly invisible’ Amazon Echo competitor that’s the size of a coin
In the past several weeks we’ve seen refreshes and product expansions from about every facet of the smart home virtual assistant world. Apple launched the HomePod Mini, Google offered a long-overdue refresh of the Google Home and Amazon found even more speaker shapes to shove Alexa into.
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Daily Crunch: Apple unveils new Macs
Apple announces “One More Thing” before the holiday season, Uber lets you reserve rides 30 days in advance and Spotify makes another podcast acquisition. This is your Daily Crunch for November 10, 2020.
The big story: Apple unveils new Macs
During an unusually brief and
Lyft sees ride revenues recover by nearly 50% in just three months
Shares of Lyft are riding high, popping more than 7% in after-hours trading today after the American ride-hailing giant reported its Q3 earnings.
Lyft, which competes with Uber for rideshare, reported revenues of $499.7 million in the third-quarter, a 48% drop from the $955.6 million in the same ye
The Boox Poke 3 is my new favorite e-reader
There are plenty of e-readers to choose from out there, but never enough for me. I’m always questing for the one that will make me forget that there are others available, and in the Onyx Boox Poke 3, I think I have found it — at least for now. The Chinese e-paper device maker has nailed the
Macs with the M1 chip do not support eGPUs
Apple today announced its first self-developed processor for Mac hardware. Called the M1, the system on a chip (SoC) is based on an Arm architecture rather than an Intel-built platform. This is a massive switch, and as the dust settles from the announcement, details are starting to appear around op
House Reps ask FCC to ‘stop work on all partisan, controversial items’ during transition
Two U.S. representatives who oversee the FCC have asked the agency to respect the results of the election by abandoning any “partisan, controversial items under consideration.” This likely includes the FCC’s effort to reinterpret Section 230, an important protection for internet p
Google adds COVID-related health and safety info to Google Travel
Google today announced it’s adding more COVID-related health and safety information to its Google Travel booking service. Starting this week, when users search for hotels and vacation rental properties through Google Travel, they may see new information about COVID-19 safety precautions at th