Upmesh closes $7.5M pre-Series A, launches its livestream shopping app for Instagram Live merchants
Two months after its seed round announcement, Singapore-based startup Upmesh has raised a $7.7 million pre-Series A round led by…
Live coverage: SpaceX set for overnight launch with NASA astronomy satellite
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space…
Indian ride-hailing startup Ola valued at $7.3 billion in new funding
Indian ride-hailing giant Ola has raised $139 million at a valuation of about $7.3 billion, it said in a filing,…
Live coverage: Rocket Lab set for final launch of the year
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a Rocket Lab Electron rocket from Launch Complex 1 on Mahia Peninsula…
Daily Crunch: Byju’s edtech buying spree continues with $100M purchase of Austria’s GeoGebra
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Niantic’s new Pokémon GO feature incentivizes users to ‘AR scan’ nearby landmarks
Niantic announced a Pokémon GO feature today that will incentivize users to conduct more AR scans of landmarks in their…
Instagram’s Adam Mosseri defends the app’s teen safety track record to Congress
Head of Instagram Adam Mosseri testified before Congress for the first time Wednesday, defending the app’s impacts on teens and…
Instagram head Adam Mosseri says the app will offer a chronological feed option early next year
Instagram is bringing back a chronological feed, according to statements made by Instagram head Adam Mosseri during his testimony today…
Kickstarter plans to move its crowdfunding platform to the blockchain
Crowdfunding platform Kickstarter is making a big bet on the blockchain, announcing plans to create an open source protocol “that…
Head of Instagram Adam Mosseri says teen accounts created on the web don’t default to private
Adam Mosseri, Head of Instagram, is testifying before the Senate today about the impact of Instagram on teens’ mental health.…
