Google to pay out $1B to publishers to license content for new Google News Showcase
Google has long had a frenemy position with regards to the world of news: It can direct a lot of traffic to online publishers, but that’s only if people bother to click on links after getting the gist of the story from Google itself (and that’s before considering Google’s AMP appr
Cazoo, the UK used car sales platform, raises another $311M, now valued at over $2.5B
A lot of people are opting to use cars instead of taking public transportation in the U.K. at the moment, as a way of ensuring more social distancing, and today one of the startups that’s built a more efficient way of selling and buying cars is announcing a big round of funding. Cazoo, which
France’s Sendinblue, an all-in-one digital marketing platform, raises $160M
As more companies and brands put the internet at the core of how they run their businesses these days, it’s giving a strong push to the growth of startups that are building tools to help them. In the latest development, Sendinblue, an eight-year-old French startup that has built a platform to
eFounders unveils its next batch of enterprise SaaS startups
Since 2011, European startup studio eFounders has launched 27 companies, with a focus on software-as-a-service companies trying to improve the way we work. Some of them have been quite successful, such as Front and Aircall.
And the company is working on its next batch of startups. “We’re pa
Allbirds CEO Joey Zwillinger on the startup’s $100 million round, profitability and SPAC mania
As people spend less time out in the world and more time daydreaming about when a vaccine will arrive, lifestyle shoes are only gaining traction.
One obvious beneficiary is Allbirds, the San Francisco-based maker of comfortable, sustainable kicks that launched in 2016 and quickly became a favorite
Indian startups explore alliance and alternative app store to fight Google’s ‘monopoly’
Google, which reaches more internet users than any other firm in India and commands 99% of the nation's smartphone market, has stumbled upon an odd challenge in the world's second-largest internet market: scores of top local entrepreneurs.
More than 150 startups and firms in India are worki
Dustin Moskovitz discusses Asana's first trading day
It's a big day for Asana, the work management tool that debuted on the NYSE this morning in a direct listing. Founded back in 2009 by Dustin Moskovitz and Justin Rosenstein, the company has assiduously grown over the years, taking in about $213 million in venture capital the past decade and rea
Everything Google announced at its hardware event
This year, Google’s annual hardware event consisted of a brisk 30 minutes of pre-recorded promotional videos, but the company managed to pack a number of new product announcements into that time.
To make things easy for you, here’s a quick rundown of everything that Google announced, in
How 3 remote-friendly tech companies plan to return to the office
Six months ago, millions of workers left their offices for the last time without realizing it.
Many would be laid off because of the pandemic, but for those fortunate to keep their jobs, some of their employers still haven’t determined whether they will open their workplaces again.
Investors give Baltimore’s Facet Wealth $25 million to sell businesses on financial planning as a benefit
Yesterday, Baltimore-based fintech company Facet Wealth said it raised $25 million in financing as it readies a new business line pitching financial planning as an employment benefit to businesses looking to recruit top talent.
Employment benefit packages are expanding beyond the basic gym membersh
A new Google Assistant feature, ‘Hold for Me,’ waits on hold so you don’t have to
Google has been pushing forward the capabilities of what a smartphone can do when it comes to one of the device’s most basic — if these days, often overlooked — features: phone calls. In previous years, the company launched Call Screen to vet your incoming calls, Duplex for restau
AOC flagged ‘material risks’ to Palantir investors in letter to SEC
In a newly released letter, New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez issued words of warning to the SEC over Palantir’s efforts to take the company public, cautioning the regulatory body over details the progressive congresswoman says were “omitted” in the company’s disclosure
Pixel 5 and 4a 5g get the same, improved cameras with rear ultrawide lens, Night Sight portraits and more
Google made its newest smartphones official today, unveiling the much-leaked Pixel 4a 5g and Pixel 5. Both smartphones will get the same, improved cameras, despite a $200 price different between the models, which is great news for people who are specifically coming to Google for their excellent mob
Google unveils the $99 Nest Audio smart speaker
Four years after the introduction of the Google Home smart speaker, Google showcased its successor to the company’s mid-range smart speaker. In keeping with the broader rebranding of the company’s smart home products, the device is now called Nest Audio. The smart speaker will retail fo