Savedroid, a German company that purportedly raised $50 million in ICO and direct funding, has exited with a bang. The site is currently displaying the above image and the founder, one – Dr. Yassin Hankir – has posted a tweeted thanking investors and saying “Over and out.” Thanks guys! Over and out … #savedroidICO pic.twitter.com/PMRtjlbEdD […]
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Carvana acquires Car360 for $22M to improve its car buying platform
Carvana is already an innovative way to shop for a car and it could get better thanks to Car360. The two companies share an interest in improving the car buying experience through enhanced imagery. Car360’s approach is different from Carvana’s as it’s focused on photos shot with a mobile device. This approach could allow Carvana to […]
View More Carvana acquires Car360 for $22M to improve its car buying platformDiversity and inclusion, data privacy and security ops will be on everyone’s mind at RSA
Monzy Merza Contributor Monzy Merza is the chief security evangelist at Splunk. More posts by this contributor The four cybersecurity terms everyone is talking about at Black Hat How The Rules Of Cyber Engagement Have Changed This week, 50,000 security professionals will descend upon San Francisco for the 27th Annual RSA Security Conference, arguably the largest […]
View More Diversity and inclusion, data privacy and security ops will be on everyone’s mind at RSAPorsche plans 500 fast charging stations across US
Porsche is planning a Supercharger-like network of fast charging stations at dealerships and highway locations across the US. There will be at least 500 by the end of 2019 according to Klaus Zellmer, CEO of Porsche Cars North America, speaking to Automotive News. The timing coincides with the launch of its Mission E electric vehicle […]
View More Porsche plans 500 fast charging stations across USLessons from cybersecurity exits
Mahendra Ramsinghani Contributor Mahendra Ramsinghani is the founder of Secure Octane, a Silicon Valley-based cybersecurity seed fund. More posts by this contributor Is Symantec getting ready to buy Splunk? Can the security community grow up? To: ceo@cybersecuritystartup.com Subject: Lessons from cybersecurity exits Dear F0und3r: What a month this has been for cybersecurity! One unicorn IPO […]
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Jamie Metzl Contributor Share on Twitter Jamie Metzl is a Senior Fellow for Technology and National Security at the Atlantic Council. More posts by this contributor Homo Sapiens 2.0? We need a species-wide conversation about the future of human genetic enhancement Eleonore Pauwels Contributor Share on Twitter Eleonore Pauwels is Director of the Anticipatory Intelligence […]
View More Is America’s national security Facebook and Google’s problem?WeWork confirms deal to buy Naked Hub, one of its main competitors in China
WeWork is buying up one of its largest competitors in China after it announced a deal to acquire Naked Hub. The deal was widely reported by Chinese media yesterday, but WeWork has now confirmed it through a blog post from its CEO Adam Neumann. Terms of the transaction are not disclosed but Bloomberg reported that it […]
View More WeWork confirms deal to buy Naked Hub, one of its main competitors in ChinaPalmer Luckey, political martyr?
In the middle of testimony over Facebook’s privacy scandal, Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas took a moment to grill Mark Zuckerberg over his company’s political loyalties. In the course of a testy exchange between Sen. Cruz and Zuckerberg, the senator brought up the dismissal of Palmer Luckey, the controversial founder of virtual reality tech development […]
View More Palmer Luckey, political martyr?Fed up with Facebook, activists find new ways to defend their movements
Malkia Cyril Contributor Share on Twitter Malkia Cyril is founder and executive director of the Center for Media Justice (CMJ) and co-founder of the Media Action Grassroots Network. In the wake of revelations that the personal information of as many as 87 million Facebook users was used by data analysis firm Cambridge Analytica in 2016 […]
View More Fed up with Facebook, activists find new ways to defend their movementsSpaceX successfully launches Iridium-5 Falcon 9 mission
SpaceX has successfully launched its Iridium -5 mission, which carries 10 satellites to add to Iridium’s NEXT global communications constellation. This is the fifth set of 10, out of a total of 75 that SpaceX is launching for client Iridium, and today’s launch used a first stage Falcon 9 booster originally employed last October for […]
View More SpaceX successfully launches Iridium-5 Falcon 9 missionAfrican VC TLcom Capital invests $5M in Nigerian data analytics firm Terragon Group
Jake Bright Contributor Jake Bright is a writer and author in New York City. He is co-author of The Next Africa. More posts by this contributor Africa Roundup: Uber says it’s staying, Konga could be epic startup fail Harley Davidson’s EV debut could electrify the motorcycle industry The African venture firm TLcom Capital is betting […]
View More African VC TLcom Capital invests $5M in Nigerian data analytics firm Terragon GroupAs UK fires-up private space industry, Space Camp Accelerator launches
The UK government recently passed the Space Industry Bill, covering the basics like spaceflight licensing, insurance requirements and safety commitments. It didn’t make much of a splash when it was announced, but it’s a huge move for the UK as it laid the regulatory groundwork that will be needed to create an operational spaceport, potentially […]
View More As UK fires-up private space industry, Space Camp Accelerator launches