Tech News update Uberflip acquires SnapApp for smarter content targeting Dec 4, 2019 Uberflip is acquiring SnapApp, bringing together two startups that promise help marketers use their content more effectively. President and Chief…
Tech News update Fintech firm One Connect plans to raise $468 million in downsized IPO Dec 3, 2019 Ping An’s fintech arm One Connect Financial Technology said on Monday that it is aiming to raise $468 million in its US listing, a significant…
Tech News update TikTok accused of secretly gathering user data and sending it to China Dec 3, 2019 TikTok, known for its quirky 15-second videos, has been illegally and secretly harvesting vast amounts of personally identifiable user data and…
Tech News update FBI calls FaceApp a ‘potential counterintelligence threat’ from Russia Dec 3, 2019 FaceApp might have been all fun and games for celebrities, but for the FBI, it’s considering the Russia-based app as a potential national security…
Tech News update Huawei draws ire after ex-employee wrongly detained for 251 days Dec 3, 2019 Huawei has come under fire on Chinese social media after a former employee of the embattled Chinese telecom giant was wrongly detained for 251 days,…
Tech News update UK government launches antitrust investigation of Google-Looker deal Dec 3, 2019 The government of the United Kingdom today announced it’s investigating Google’s intended acquisition of Looker. The concern, ostensibly, is that…
Tech News update AWS Braket lets customers experiment with a range of quantum computing hardware Dec 3, 2019 Announcements from Amazon’s re:Invent 2019 conference in Las Vegas this week are coming in at a steady clip, most recently several relating to the…
Tech News update Amazon unveils DeepComposer, an AI-enabled piano keyboard Dec 3, 2019 Amazon’s re:Invent 2019 conference kicked off with a bang or rather, with product announcements made during a midnight keynote at The Venetian. The…
Tech News update Grocery startup Dailuobo may have burned $92 million in 5 months Dec 2, 2019 Dailuobo, the Chinese online-to-offline grocery startup is in a cash crunch after burning through hundreds of millions of yuan to fuel expansion,…
Tech News update Why even the most hard-nosed entrepreneur will diversify their startup Dec 2, 2019 When it comes to increasing workforce diversity, companies that resist proactively looking for diverse candidates say doing so would be “lowering the…