OakNorth raises $440 million from SoftBank and Clermont
British startup OakNorth has raised a $440 million funding round from SoftBank’s Vision Fund as well as the Clermont Group. The company is creating a digital...
Spotify is Going to War Against Ad Blockers, Here’s What You Need to Know
Spotify updated its terms of services to prohibit ad blockers, bots, and fraudulent streams. If you use an ad blocker on the streaming service, you should...
Carbonite to acquire endpoint security company Webroot for $618.5M
Carbonite, the online backup and recovery company based in Boston, announced late yesterday that it will be acquiring Webroot, an endpoint security vendor, for $618.5 million...
Amazon may be rethinking its New York City headquarters
Amazon’s decision to open HQ2 in New York City has been a controversial decision since day one. The company has been championing the estimated 25,000 jobs the...
Daily Crunch: Bezos accuses National Enquirer of blackmail
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Item tracking startup Adero is laying off 45% of staff, just weeks after it pivoted
Pivots can be the making of a startup, helping teams refocus on a good idea when previous things haven’t worked. But sometimes, they are just one...
Uber’s JUMP bikes are seeing high utilization rates
In the past year, more than 63,000 people took 625,000 rides on JUMP bikes in San Francisco, JUMP announced today. Each JUMP bike in San Francisco...
Working with security researchers to make the web safer for everyone
What do a 19-year-old researcher from Uruguay, a restaurant owner from Cluj, Romania and a Cambridge professor have in common? They’re all security researchers—a global community...
Give An Old Hard Drive New Life With This $5 Cable
If you have any old SSDs lying around, this SATA to USB 3.0 cable can turn them into speedy external drives, with no tools required. Sure,...
How to prepare for an investment apocalypse
Micah Rosenbloom Contributor Micah Rosenbloom is a venture partner at Founder Collective. More posts by this contributor Business school grads and quants are winning the battle...
