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Oculus Co-Founder Brendan Iribe Departs Facebook As Rift 2 Reportedly Gets Cancelled

By Annie Baker ● Oct 23, 2018

Oculus co-founder and former CEO Brendan Iribe has announced he is departing from Facebook.

Piper Jaffray: Teens Find Instagram More Popular Than Snapchat And Amazon Is Favorite Website

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 23, 2018

According to a study by Piper Jaffray, Instagram has become more popular among teens than Snapchat.

iPhone XR Name Meaning Revealed By Phil Schiller

By Noah Long ● Oct 23, 2018

What does the iPhone XR name mean? Phil Schiller discussed it in a recent interview.

Seattle-Based Pulumi Raises $15 Million To Grow Its Cloud Native Platform

By Noah Long ● Oct 22, 2018

Seattle-based cloud-native platform company Pulumi has announced that it raised $15 million in Series A funding led by Madrona Venture Group.

Visa Partners With IBM On Blockchain Initiative

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 22, 2018

Visa and IBM have announced a blockchain partnership where the two companies will work together using open source technology to make global payments secure.

eBay’s New Instant Selling Program Makes It Easier For Consumers To Sell Their Smartphones

By Annie Baker ● Oct 22, 2018

eBay is launching a new Instant Selling program, which makes it easier for consumers to get paid for selling their smartphones.

Tesla Is Preparing A ‘Dog Mode’ For Keeping Pets Safe In Vehicles

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 22, 2018

Tesla Motors is preparing to launch a new "dog mode" for its vehicles in a future software update.

Micron To Acquire Intel’s Stake In IM Flash Joint Venture For $1.5 Billion

By Noah Long ● Oct 21, 2018

Micron recently announced that it is going to be acquiring Intel's stake in the IM Flash joint venture for $1.5 billion.

SolarWinds IPO: IT Management Software Company Closes Slightly Above Debut Price

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 21, 2018

SolarWinds went public on the New York Stock Exchange on Friday, October 19th and closed the day slightly above its debut price.

Tucson-Based Microsatellite Company Vector Raises $70 Million In Series B

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 21, 2018

Vector, a Tucson, Arizona-based microsatellite launch company, has announced that it has raised $70 million in Series B funding.

FundGuard Raises $4 Million In Seed Funding To Accelerate Platform Development

By Noah Long ● Oct 21, 2018

FundGuard has announced that it has raised $4 million in funding to accelerate its platform development.

Radionomy Releases Winamp 5.8 For Windows

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 20, 2018

Radionomy has announced that it has released Winamp 5.8 for Windows 8.1 and Windows 10.

Online Health Insurance Startup Devoted Health Raises $300 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 20, 2018

Devoted Health, a Waltham, Massachusetts-based online health insurance startup, has raised $300 million in Series B funding.

IBM And Lenovo Sign A $240 Million AI Deal

By Noah Long ● Oct 19, 2018

IBM has announced that it has signed a $240 million multi-year agreement with Lenovo for providing field services and remote call center solutions.

Google Chrome 70 Adds Picture-In-Picture Support For Mac, Windows, And Linux

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 19, 2018

Google has added a new Picture-in-Picture mode for YouTube in version Google Chrome version 70.

Atlanta-Based Springbot Raises $15 Million For Its Data-Driven Marketing Platform

By Noah Long ● Oct 18, 2018

Data-driven marketing platform Springbot has announced that it has raised $15 million in funding led by North Atlantic Capital.

Israel-Based VAYAVISION Raises $8 Million In Funding To Build On Its Autonomous Vehicle Technology

By Annie Baker ● Oct 18, 2018

VAYAVISION, a provider of raw data fusion and perception for autonomous vehicles, has announced it has raised $8 million in seed funding.

Paul Allen: Reactions To The Loss Of The Microsoft Co-Founder

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 18, 2018

Paul Allen (January 21, 1953 – October 15, 2018) is known for being the cofounder of Microsoft, the owner sports teams, an investor, and a philanthropist.

Vancouver-Based Hubb Raises $6.3 Million To Scale Its Event Management Technology Business

By Annie Baker ● Oct 18, 2018

Vancouver, Washington-based event management technology Hubb has announced that it has raised $6.3 million in Series B funding.

Numerify Raises $27.5 Million To Build On Its IT Business Analytics Platform

By Noah Long ● Oct 18, 2018

Numerify is an IT business analytics company powered by AI that has raised $27.5 million in funding led by DAG Ventures.

Healthcare Tech Company Hero Raises $12 Million In Series A

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 17, 2018

Hero -- a company that has developed a medication management in-home system -- has raised $12 million in Series A funding.

London-Based Online Menswear Company Thread Raises $22 Million In Series B Funding

By Annie Baker ● Oct 17, 2018

London-based online menswear personalization company Thread has announced it has raised $22 million in Series B funding to grow its business.

Google Maps Now Lists Detailed Information About Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 17, 2018

Google has added a new feature to its Commutes feature so that you can find charging stations for electric vehicles via desktop or mobile devices.

Massachusetts-Based eCommerce Acceleration Platform Yottaa Raises $11 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 17, 2018

Waltham, Massachusetts-based Yottaa is an eCommerce acceleration platform company that has raised $11 million in funding.

Online Grocery Service Instacart Hits $7.6 Billion Valuation Following $600 Million Investment

By Annie Baker ● Oct 17, 2018

Instacart, an online grocery delivery services company, has announced that it has raised $600 million in a funding round at a $7.6 billion valuation.

Michigan-Based Fusion Coolant Systems Raises $8 Million In Series C

By Noah Long ● Oct 17, 2018

Fusion Coolant Systems, a Canton, Michigan-based company that developed an advanced coolant used in manufacturing, has raised $8 million in Series C funding.

Docker Raises $92 Million In Funding To Grow Its Containerization Business

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 17, 2018

Containerization company Docker has raised $92 million in funding out of a targeted $192 million, according to an SEC filing.

MIT To Invest $1 Billion To Launch The Schwarzman College of Computing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 16, 2018

MIT has announced that it is committing $1 billion to establish the Schwarzman College of Computing to provide an AI and computing curriculum.

TCL Releases An Android-Based Palm Phone For $350

By Noah Long ● Oct 16, 2018

Chinese electronics company TCL has announced that it has released an Android-based Palm Phone device for $350, which has some high-end hardware specs.

Adobe: Full Version Of Photoshop CC Is Coming To iPad In 2019

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 16, 2018

At Adobe’s MAX conference, the company announced that the full version of Photoshop CC will be coming to the Apple iPad in 2019.