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Relationship Training App Company Relish Raises $5 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Apr 28, 2020

Relationship training app company Relish announced it has raised $5 million in Series A funding led by Bessemer Venture Partners.

End-To-End Testing Company Walrus.ai Raises $4 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2020

Walrus.ai is a new end-to-end testing company that announced it raised $4 million in a round of funding from Homebrew, Felicis Ventures, and Leadout Capital.

The Coca-Cola Company Signs Strategic Partnership With Microsoft

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2020

The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) announced it signed a five-year agreement with Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) In order to standardize its business operations on Microsoft's cloud.

Robotics AI Company Brain Corp Secures $36 Million

By Noah Long ● Apr 28, 2020

Brain Corp, an artificial intelligence company creating transformative core technology in the robotics industry, announced it raised $36 million in Series D funding.

John Hopkins Spinoff LifeSprout Raises $28.5 Million

By Annie Baker ● Apr 28, 2020

LifeSprout, a privately-held regenerative medicine company founded with tech licensed from Johns Hopkins University, announced it raised $28.5 million in Series A funding.

Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY) Converts Some Stores Into Fulfillment Centers As Online Sales Surge 85%

By Dan Anderson ● Apr 28, 2020

Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (NASDAQ: BBBY) announced an 85% surge in e-commerce revenue on Monday.

Erasca Raises $200 Million To Combat Cancer

By Noah Long ● Apr 27, 2020

Erasca, a company on a mission to erase cancer, announced the completion of a $200 million Series B financing round co-led by ARCH Venture Partners and Cormorant Asset Management.

Spotify Rolls Out A ‘Daily Wellness’ Playlist To Help You Relax

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 27, 2020

Spotify announced it has launched a new “Daily Wellness” playlist filled with a mix of music you might recognize along with curated wellness podcasts and motivational content.

How Broadcom (AVGO) Is Offering To Cut Exclusivity Deals To End EU Probe

By Annie Baker ● Apr 27, 2020

Broadcom Inc (NASDAQ: AVGO) said it would be willing to cut its exclusivity deals with TV and modem companies in order to end an EU antitrust investigation.

Starbucks (SBUX) Partners With Sequoia In China

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 27, 2020

Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) announced it is partnering with the China arm of Sequoia Capital to make strategic co-investments there.

Enterprise Document Creation Company Templafy Raises $25 Million Led By Insight Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 27, 2020

Templafy — a Copenhagen, Denmark-based enterprise document creation and automation company — announced it closed $25 million in Series C funding led by Insight Partners.

Report: Samsung Reportedly Working On Phone With Pop-Up Camera

By Annie Baker ● Apr 27, 2020

Korean electronics giant Samsung is reportedly working on a mobile device with a pop-up front-facing camera.

Google Adds More Ways To Fine-Tune Assistant

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 26, 2020

Google recently announced more ways to fine-tune Google Assistant. These are the details.

Nintendo Discontinuing Network ID Sign-Ins After 160,000 Accounts Were Hacked

By Annie Baker ● Apr 26, 2020

Nintendo is discontinuing Network ID to sign in to a Nintendo Account as part of its ongoing investigation of unauthorized access to about 160,000 accounts.

OxygenOS 10.3.3 Arrives On The OnePlus 6 And 6T

By Dan Anderson ● Apr 26, 2020

The OxygenOS 10.3.3 operating system update has arrived for the OnePlus 6 and OnePlus 6T. These are the details.

Microsoft Xbox Series X To Load Games About 4 Times Faster

By Noah Long ● Apr 26, 2020

The Coalition technical director Mike Rayner has revealed that the Microsoft Series X version of Gears of War 5 loads about four times faster.

Telegram Hits 400 Million Monthly Users

By Dan Anderson ● Apr 26, 2020

Instant messaging service Telegram has hit 400 million monthly users. These are the details.

Digital Whiteboard Company Miro Raises $50 Million

By Annie Baker ● Apr 26, 2020

Digital whiteboard company Miro announced it has raised $50 million in Series B funding.

Business Management Company SingleOps Closes $6 Million In Funding

By Noah Long ● Apr 26, 2020

SingleOps -- the leading all-in-one SaaS business management software for outdoor services companies -- announces $6 million in new funding led by Five Elms Capital.

Snap Ended Up Raising More Money Than Planned

By Dan Anderson ● Apr 25, 2020

Snapchat parent company Snap Inc (NYSE: SNAP) announced it ended up raising more capital than planned. These are the details.

Boeing (BA) Cancels $4.2 Billion Embraer Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 25, 2020

Boeing Co (NYSE: BA) announced it is canceling a $4.2 billion deal for buying the commercial jets unit of Brazil-based Embraer.

Booking Holdings (BKNG): Naspers CEO Bob van Dijk Nominated For Board

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 25, 2020

The Booking Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: BKNG) Board of Directors has announced that it has nominated Naspers chief executive officer Bob van Dijk for election to the Board.

Redfin (RDFN) Names David Lissy As Board Chairman

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 24, 2020

Redfin Corp (NASDAQ: RDFN) announced it appointed David Lissy as the chairman of its board of directors.

Facebook (FB) Adds ‘Rooms’ Feature To Messenger, Taking On Zoom Video (ZM) And Skype

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 24, 2020

Facebook is taking on Zoom with new the Messenger Rooms feature -- which allows 50 participants and supports non-Facebook users through a shared link.

John Stankey Named CEO Of AT&T, Effective July 1

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 24, 2020

AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) has announced that John Stankey is being promoted to CEO of the company, effective July 1.

Y Combinator Grad AmpUp Raises Funding From Automakers

By Annie Baker ● Apr 24, 2020

ampUp, an electric vehicle (EV) software company that enables drivers, hosts, and fleets to charge easier, announced it has raised funding from leading automakers.

Verizon Communications (VZ) Withdraws Full-Year Revenue Outlook

By Noah Long ● Apr 24, 2020

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) has withdrawn its full-year revenue outlook today.

American Express Company (AXP) To Chop Spending By $3 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 24, 2020

Financial services company American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) said today that it is going to reduce spending by about $3 billion this year.

Cancer Therapy Company Accent Therapeutics Raises $63 Million

By Noah Long ● Apr 24, 2020

Biopharmaceutical company Accent Therapeutics announced it has raised $63 million in Series B funding.

Bodhala Closes $10 Million Led By Edison Partners

By Dan Anderson ● Apr 24, 2020

Data-intelligence and legal technology platform Bodhala announced it raised $10 million in funding led by Edison Partners.