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Sony To Launch PlayStation Classic On December 3rd With 20 Games Preloaded

By Annie Baker ● Sep 19, 2018

Sony has announced that the PlayStation Classic will be available on December 3rd, but you can pre-order one now. And it is 45% smaller than the original.

Salesforce Quip Adds Slides To Its Suite Of Products

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 19, 2018

Salesforce's Quip has added Slides to its productivity suite. One of the best features is that Slides offers insights around the engagement of the decks.

Electric Car Company Lucid Motors Is Raising $1 Billion From Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 19, 2018

Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund is putting $1 billion into electric car company Lucid Motors.

Twitter Is Planning To Bring Back Chronological Timelines

By Annie Baker ● Sep 19, 2018

Twitter is bringing back an option to see tweets in chronological order again.

UiPath Raises $225 Million To Accelerate Enterprise Robotic Process Automation Growth

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 19, 2018

Enterprise Robotic Process Automation (RPA) company UiPath has raised $225 million in funding co-led by new investor Sequoia Capital and existing investor Capital G.

Sysdig: How This Company Helps Companies Accelerate Their Transition To Containers

By Noah Long ● Sep 18, 2018

Sysdig, a company that helps companies transition to containers, has recently raised $68.5 million in Series D funding.

Sisense Raises $80 Million To Simplify Large Volumes Of Business Analytics

By Noah Long ● Sep 18, 2018

Sisense is a business intelligence company that has raised $80 million to simplify large volumes of business analytics

Jeff Bezos’ Day One Fund: $2 Billion To Help Homeless Families And Fund Preschools

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 17, 2018

Jeff Bezos recently launched a $2 billion fund for helping homeless families and preschools called "Day One Fund."

Google Assistant Gets Better At Recognizing Songs

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 16, 2018

Google Assistant has been improved so that it can now identify tens of millions of songs.

Clarify Health Raises $57 Million To Build Upon Its Predictive Analytics Platform

By Noah Long ● Sep 16, 2018

San Francisco-based Clarify Health Solutions has raised $57 million in Series B funding led by KKR.

France-Based Tour Booking Company Evaneos Raises $80 Million

By Annie Baker ● Sep 16, 2018

France-based tour booking company Evaneos has raises $80 million in growth financing.

Baltimore-Based Facet Wealth Raises $33 Million To Expand Its Financial Platform

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 16, 2018

Facet Wealth is a Baltimore-based service that has built a technology platform, which facilitates high-quality financial advice for the masses.

Mobile Strike Reportedly Generated More Than $1.3 Billion Since Launching

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 15, 2018

According to Sensor Tower, Machine Zone's Mobile Strike game has reportedly generated over $1.3 billion in revenue since launching in 2015.

Hyperlocal Content Discovery Company Hoodline Raises $10 Million To Expand Nationwide

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 15, 2018

Hoodline is a hyperlocal content discovery company that has raised $10 million in Series A funding. And Joichi Ito is joining Hoodline's board.

Identity Management Company Myki To Scale Its Operations Following $4 Million Series A Round

By Noah Long ● Sep 15, 2018

Founded by Priscilla Elora Sharuk and Antoine Vincent Jebara, Myki is an enterprise identity management company that has raised $4 million in Series A.

Spyce: How These MIT Grads Built A Restaurant That Is Driving The Future Of Dining

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 15, 2018

Spyce is a Boston-based restaurant that serves food mostly prepared by robots. Spyce has raised $21 million in Series A funding.

IPO Watch: Aston Martin Pushes Forward While Volvo Delays

By Annie Baker ● Sep 13, 2018

Aston Martin is preparing for an IPO while Volvo has decided to delay going public.

Renesas Electronics Agrees To Buy IDT For $6.7 Billion

By Noah Long ● Sep 13, 2018

Japan-based Renesas Electronics has announced it is acquiring Integrated Device Technology (IDT) for $6.7 billion.

The $35,000 Tesla Model 3 Is Not Expected To Arrive Until 2019

By Noah Long ● Sep 13, 2018

More details about why the $35,000 Tesla Model 3 is not expected to arrive until 2019.

Opendoor Buys Open Listings To Set Up A Marketplace For Buying, Selling, And Trading-In Homes

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 13, 2018

Opendoor has announced that it has acquired Open Listings in order to set up a marketplace for buying, selling, and trading in home.

How Migo Makes It Easier To Select From Multiple On-Demand Ride Services

By Noah Long ● Sep 12, 2018

Migo is an app that makes it easier to select from multiple on-demand ride services.

Electric Aircraft Company Impossible Aerospace Raises $9.4 Million In Funding

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 12, 2018

Sunnyvale, California-based electric aircraft company Impossible Aerospace has raised $9.4 million in funding.

Legal Startup Atrium Raises $65 Million

By Annie Baker ● Sep 12, 2018

Justin Kan's legal startup Atrium has raised $65 million in funding.

Elite SEM Acquires CPC Strategy

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 12, 2018

Elite SEM has announced that it has acquired CPC Strategy

Digital Textbook Company Perlego Raises $4.8 Million In Funding

By Annie Baker ● Sep 11, 2018

Perlego has raised $4.8 million in a round of funding led by ADV.

Intel Has Acquired NetSpeed Systems

By Noah Long ● Sep 11, 2018

Intel has acquired NetSpeed Systems to help improve the development of system-on-chips.

Toronto-Based SkyX Has Raised $9.5 Million For Its Aerial Monitoring Tech

By Noah Long ● Sep 11, 2018

SkyX has raised $9.5 million in Series B funding led by Almond Tree Enterprise.

Artificial Intelligence Healthcare Company Notable Health Raises $13.5 Million

By Noah Long ● Sep 11, 2018

Notable Health is an artificial intelligence healthcare company that has raised $13.5 million in Series A funding.

Apple Is Reportedly Talking To Newspapers About A Subscription Service

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 11, 2018

It has been reported that Apple is in talks with newspaper companies for a subscription service.

Alibaba’s Co-Founder Jack Ma Is Stepping Down To Pursue Philanthropy

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 10, 2018

Alibaba co-founder and executive chairman Jack Ma is stepping down.

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Sony To Launch PlayStation Classic On December 3rd With 20 Games Preloaded

Salesforce Quip Adds Slides To Its Suite Of Products

Electric Car Company Lucid Motors Is Raising $1 Billion From Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund

Twitter Is Planning To Bring Back Chronological Timelines

UiPath Raises $225 Million To Accelerate Enterprise Robotic Process Automation Growth

Sysdig: How This Company Helps Companies Accelerate Their Transition To Containers

Sisense Raises $80 Million To Simplify Large Volumes Of Business Analytics

Jeff Bezos’ Day One Fund: $2 Billion To Help Homeless Families And Fund Preschools

Google Assistant Gets Better At Recognizing Songs

Clarify Health Raises $57 Million To Build Upon Its Predictive Analytics Platform

France-Based Tour Booking Company Evaneos Raises $80 Million

Baltimore-Based Facet Wealth Raises $33 Million To Expand Its Financial Platform

Mobile Strike Reportedly Generated More Than $1.3 Billion Since Launching

Hyperlocal Content Discovery Company Hoodline Raises $10 Million To Expand Nationwide

Identity Management Company Myki To Scale Its Operations Following $4 Million Series A Round

Spyce: How These MIT Grads Built A Restaurant That Is Driving The Future Of Dining

IPO Watch: Aston Martin Pushes Forward While Volvo Delays

Renesas Electronics Agrees To Buy IDT For $6.7 Billion

The $35,000 Tesla Model 3 Is Not Expected To Arrive Until 2019

Opendoor Buys Open Listings To Set Up A Marketplace For Buying, Selling, And Trading-In Homes

How Migo Makes It Easier To Select From Multiple On-Demand Ride Services

Electric Aircraft Company Impossible Aerospace Raises $9.4 Million In Funding

Legal Startup Atrium Raises $65 Million

Elite SEM Acquires CPC Strategy

Digital Textbook Company Perlego Raises $4.8 Million In Funding

Intel Has Acquired NetSpeed Systems

Toronto-Based SkyX Has Raised $9.5 Million For Its Aerial Monitoring Tech

Artificial Intelligence Healthcare Company Notable Health Raises $13.5 Million

Apple Is Reportedly Talking To Newspapers About A Subscription Service

Alibaba’s Co-Founder Jack Ma Is Stepping Down To Pursue Philanthropy