Kbox picks up £12M additional funding to let underused commercial kitchens do takeout for delivery
Kbox Global, the U.K. startup that turns underused commercial kitchen space into takeout delivery hubs — therefore helping existing kitchens generate much-needed revenue — has raised £12 million in new funding. The round is led by Balderton Capital and follows a £5 million investment
Amazon Music adds podcasts, including its own original shows
Amazon Music is the latest streaming service to embrace podcasts. The company announced this morning it’s launching support for podcasts in the U.S., U.K., Germany and Japan on Amazon Music at no additional cost, and is rolling out its own original programming. The first slate of originals on
How to get the most branding bang out of your B2B IPO
There's definitely a lot of talk about SPACs these days. But the tried-and-true IPO is still the long-term liquidity goal for most tech startups. CEOs dream of ringing the bell on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, or seeing their face splashed across Nasdaq's giant video screen in T
Grab a $50 student pass to TC Sessions: Mobility 2020 while you can
Students — both high school and college — if you have a burning passion for mobility tech, take advantage of our discount passes and join thousands of mobility professionals around the world for TC Sessions: Mobility 2020 on October 6-7.
Buy a student pass for just $50 (before prices go up), an
The cryptocurrency moment
There's a growing sense of urgency when it comes to ensuring that stimulus checks and election ballots reach their recipients on a timely basis. The economic recovery and the future of our democracy hinges on that. Yet, we're using a technology invented by the ancient Egyptians more than 4,
GoPro's Hero 9 Black arrives with a bigger battery and front-facing screen
After leaking like crazy, the GoPro Hero 9 Black arrives today, bringing with it a handful of features aimed at keeping the company on the bleeding edge of the action camera category. GoPro has, of course, experienced a good deal of competition in the category for which it's become synonymous.
Justice Department charges five Chinese members of APT41 over cyberattacks on US companies
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The Justice Department has announced charges against five alleged Chin
Apple burns developer goodwill with surprise release of iOS 14
Apple’s developer relations have hit another sour note. At the company’s hardware event on Tuesday, where it announced new Apple Watch devices and iPads, Apple surprised developers with the news that it would be releasing the updated versions of its major software platforms, iOS 14, iPa
Atlassian launches a $50M venture fund to invest in its ecosystem
Atlassian today announced the launch of Atlassian Ventures, a new $50 million fund that will invest into startups — and even more established companies — that are building products in the overall Atlassian ecosystem.
“As more and more customers transition to our cloud products, we
Unity raises IPO price range after JFrog, Snowflake target steep debut valuations
On the heels of two IPOs pricing above raised ranges, Unity boosted the value of its own impending debut this morning. The well-known unicorn is currently set to begin trading this Friday, pricing after the bell Thursday.
If that happens, the gaming platform company expects to be worth between $44
Volocopter kicks off pre-sales for its first air taxi flights — with a wait time of 2-3 years
If your sad-faced technology mantra is “we were promised flying cars and all we got were these shitty internet trolls,” never fear, Germany-based autonomous air mobility startup, Volocopter, wants to revive your sci-fi dreams.
It has just kicked off pre-sales for trips in its forthcomin
Pure Storage acquires data service platform Portworx for $370M
Pure Storage, the public enterprise data storage company, today announced that it has acquired Portworx, a well-funded startup that provides a cloud-native storage and data-management platform based on Kubernetes, for $370 million in cash. This marks Pure Storage’s largest acquisition to date
After lockdowns lead to an e-bike boom, VanMoof raises $40M Series B to expand globally
E-bike startup VanMoof has raised a $40 million investment from Norwest Venture Partners, Felix Capital and Balderton Capital. The Series B financing comes after a $13.5 million investment in May. The funding brings VanMoof’s total raised to $73 million and furthers the e-bike brand's ult
Cloud gaming platform Shadow gets a new CEO and CTO
There are some changes at the helm of Blade, the French startup behind Shadow. Mike Fischer is going to work for the company and become chief executive officer. Jean-Baptiste Kempf is joining the company as chief technology officer.
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