Sneaker culture staple GOAT hits $1.75 billion valuation on new $100 million round
In this case, money, it really is the shoes.
GOAT, the proprietor of online and physical retail locations for reselling the collectible kicks and kits that are the currency of street cred and cultural cool among the youths, is now worth a whopping $1.75 billion thanks to $100 million in new financi
Sling TV launches a co-watching feature for live TV, Sling Watch Party
Live TV streaming service Sling TV is joining in on the co-watching trend. The company today announced the launch of its own version of a co-viewing feature, which allows friends and family in different locations to watch live TV together at the same time. What makes Sling TV’s implementation
TikTok files for injunction against pending Trump app ban
TikTok's fight with the Trump administration doesn't yet appear to be over, regardless of what the deal that was signed between its parent company ByteDance and Oracle says.
Earlier today, the company filed a motion to stop the Commerce Department from enforcing a ban against the popular so
Shopify says two support staff stole customer data from sellers
Shopify has confirmed a data breach, in which two “rogue members” of its support team stole customer data from at least 100 merchants.
In a blog post, the online shopping site said that its investigation so far showed that the two employees, who have since been fired, were “engage
Tesla sues Trump Administration to end tariffs on the ‘brain’ of its vehicles
Tesla is suing the Trump Administration over tariffs on a computer chip and other parts it imports from China, joining an increasingly long list of similar lawsuits filed by hundreds of companies, including automakers Ford, Mercedes-Benz and Volvo.
Tesla, which names U.S. Trade Representative Rober
California will require all passenger vehicles sold in the state be zero-emission by 2035
California Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order on Wednesday requiring sales of all new passenger vehicles be zero-emission by 2035.
The new order would be a huge boost for electric vehicles, and vehicles using alternative fuels like hydrogen, and could boost a sector that’s alread
Scaling to $100 million ARR: 3 founders share their insights
Last week at technewss Disrupt, Alex Wilhelm hosted a panel titled “Getting to $100 million ARR” on the Extra Crunch Stage. He was joined by three executives, including Vineet Jain, CEO and co-founder at Egnyte, Michal Tsur, president and co-founder at Kaltura and Sid Sijbrandij, CEO a
Tesla experienced an hour-long network outage early Wednesday
Tesla owners were locked out of their vehicles and the accompanying app for about an hour Wednesday morning, thanks to an outage that affected the company’s entire network, according to several sources.
The Tesla outage was caused by an internal break of their application programming interfac
TC Sessions Mobility 2020 kicks off in two weeks
Holy cats, it's less than two weeks until TC Sessions: Mobility 2020 kicks off for two program-packed days focused squarely on mobility and transportation technology. On October 6-7, thousands of people from around the world will gather virtually to talk trends, demo products, share insight an
Curly the curling robot throws stones like a pro
Robots have shown themselves to excel at any number of sports and activities, though they do best when they have a single task. Fortunately some sports, such as curling, consist mostly of one task, and Korean researchers have made a robot that throws the stone well enough to compete at a national l
Top 20 iOS home screen customization apps reach 5.7M installs in days after iOS 14 release
The iOS 14 home screen customization trend is driving a new set of apps to the top of the App Store charts, and delivering record downloads for sources of inspiration, like Pinterest. According to new data from app store market intelligence firm Sensor Tower, installs of the top 20 home screen cust
Selling a startup can come with an emotional cost
Every founder dreams of building a substantial company. For those who make it through the myriad challenges, it typically results in an exit. If it’s through an acquisition, that can mean cashing in your equity, paying back investors and rewarding long-time employees, but it also usually resu
Fundraising lessons from David Rogier of MasterClass
Conventional wisdom says your company should be up and running and have some traction before you raise. But MasterClass co-founder David Rogier says entrepreneurs should try to raise funds before launching.
Before going live, David raised $6.4 million — $1.9 million in a seed round and $4.5 milli
Email startup Superhuman debuts a cheaper $10/month tier for students and academics
Email startup Superhuman has been lauded by plenty in the tech community as a simpler and faster way to navigate email, but at $30 per month, the service’s hefty subscription price has been out of reach for plenty of potential users.
Today, the startup is taking some aims to bring more users