Doctolib is now a unicorn with new $170 million round
French startup Doctolib has raised a new round of funding of $170 million (€150 million). The round is led by General Atlantic, with existing investors Accel,...
‘The Simpsons’ and Deadpool celebrate the completion of the Disney-Fox merger
All your Fox are belong to us. At the strike of 12:02 a.m. ET on Wednesday, Disney officially completed its takeover of 21st Century Fox. SEE...
Man Charged With Setting Up Bogus Websites to Scam Bernie Sanders, Beto O’Rourke Donors
Federal prosecutors have charged an 80-year-old California man named John Pierre Dupont with bilking donors out of more than $250,000 by setting up fake websites and...
Guy Who Ran Verizon’s Failing AOL-Yahoo Hybrid Leaving With $60 Million Golden Parachute
Tim Armstrong, onetime Google executive and former CEO of AOL and its successor, Verizon’s troubled, digital media-focused Oath group, departed Verizon in 2018 just months before...
Ben Simmons shouts out Australian legend ‘egg boy’ on his sneakers
The now famous teen who cracked an egg on the head of an Australian politician certainly has some high profile fans. Philadelphia 76ers star Ben Simmons...
Here are the 88 companies that launched at YC’s W19 Demo Day 2
Today was the second half of Y Combinator’s two-day Demo Day for its Winter 2019 class. Over 85 startups pitched on stage yesterday, and another huge...
These ad execs have a venture fund they’d like to sell you
Mike Duda comes from the world of advertising. In fact, he spent 13 years at the renowned ad agency Deutsch, becoming the youngest partner in the...
Congratulations to Glossier, Now a $1.2 Billion Unicorn
Glossier, a company that has never successfully marketed makeup to me (but give it time), is now a unicorn. Read more… Source : Congratulations to Glossier,...
Kapersky Labs Files Antitrust Complaint Against Apple in Russia Over App Store Policies
Russian cybersecurity firm Kapersky Labs has filed an antitrust complaint against Apple in Russia, claiming that latter firm used its monopoly over the App Store to...
Stadia will make YouTube livestreamers a lot more valuable
On Tuesday, Google unveiled its new video game streaming platform, Google Stadia. The tech behemoth stepping into the fairly new cloud gaming ring is certainly a...
