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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.

Chicago-Based QuillBot Raises More Than $4 Million

By Noah Long ● Apr 24, 2020

Chicago-based AI paraphrasing tool QuillBot announced it raised over $4 million in funding.

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) Partners With Emergent Biosolutions (EBS) On COVID-19 Vaccine

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 24, 2020

Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) announced it signed a contract to pay Emergent Biosolutions Inc (NYSE: EBS) $135 million to help in manufacturing a vaccine for treating COVID-19.

Automated Attack Platform Randori Raises $20 Million

By Annie Baker ● Apr 24, 2020

Automated attack platform Randori announced it raised a $20 million Series A funding round.

Payment Automation Company AvidXchange Secures $128 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Apr 24, 2020

Payment automation solutions company AvidXchange announced it has raised an additional $128 million in equity capital.

Tesla (TSLA): Hiromichi Mizuno Joins The Board And Audit Committee

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 24, 2020

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) announced it has added Hiromichi Mizuno as the newest member of its board of directors and audit committee.

Apple (AAPL): Macs Reportedly Getting ARM-Based Processors Next Year

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 24, 2020

Apple Inc.(NASDAQ:AAPL) is reportedly planning to start selling Macs with its own processors starting next year.

Expedia Group (EXPE) Raises $3.2 Billion And Names Peter Kern As CEO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 23, 2020

Expedia Group Inc (NASDAQ: EXPE) published an omnibus announcement that details some of the actions approved by the company's board.

Delta Air Lines (DAL) CEO Ed Bastian Discusses Recovery Strategy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 23, 2020

Delta Air Lines, Inc. (NYSE: DAL) CEO Ed Bastian recently discussed the company's recovery strategy. These are the details.

Elon Musk: SpaceX To Fix Brightness From Satellites

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 23, 2020

SpaceX head Elon Musk said that the company is working on fixing the brightness of the company's Starlink satellites.

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Starbucks (SBUX) Partners With Sequoia In China

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

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

Google Adds More Ways To Fine-Tune Assistant

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

OxygenOS 10.3.3 Arrives On The OnePlus 6 And 6T

Microsoft Xbox Series X To Load Games About 4 Times Faster

Telegram Hits 400 Million Monthly Users

Digital Whiteboard Company Miro Raises $50 Million

Business Management Company SingleOps Closes $6 Million In Funding

Snap Ended Up Raising More Money Than Planned

Boeing (BA) Cancels $4.2 Billion Embraer Deal

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

Redfin (RDFN) Names David Lissy As Board Chairman

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

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

Y Combinator Grad AmpUp Raises Funding From Automakers

Verizon Communications (VZ) Withdraws Full-Year Revenue Outlook

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

Cancer Therapy Company Accent Therapeutics Raises $63 Million

Bodhala Closes $10 Million Led By Edison Partners

Chicago-Based QuillBot Raises More Than $4 Million

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) Partners With Emergent Biosolutions (EBS) On COVID-19 Vaccine

Automated Attack Platform Randori Raises $20 Million

Payment Automation Company AvidXchange Secures $128 Million

Tesla (TSLA): Hiromichi Mizuno Joins The Board And Audit Committee

Apple (AAPL): Macs Reportedly Getting ARM-Based Processors Next Year

Expedia Group (EXPE) Raises $3.2 Billion And Names Peter Kern As CEO

Delta Air Lines (DAL) CEO Ed Bastian Discusses Recovery Strategy

Elon Musk: SpaceX To Fix Brightness From Satellites