February 6, 2018
Patreon Lens is Snapchat for creators’ paid fans only
Exclusive content is how creators get patrons to pay them a monthly subscription fee on Patreon, so the startup is equipping them with a Snapchat-like tool to turn…
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February 6, 2018
Slack names Allen Shim as company’s first CFO
In a blog post this morning Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield announced the company is naming long-time employee Allen Shim as the company’s first CFO. “Today, I’m excited to announce…
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The NYT debuts its first augmented reality-enhanced story on iOS
Apple’s investment in AR technologies has been ushering in a new wave of apps, from those that let you perform more practical tasks – like visualizing furniture placement…
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Microsoft will buy out existing cloud storage contracts for customers switching to OneDrive for Business
Microsoft is targeting its cloud storage rivals including Dropbox, Box, and Google today by offering to essentially buy out customers’ existing contracts if they make the switch to…
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Samsung is bringing bokeh camera effects to cheaper phones
Portrait mode-style bokeh camera features have largely been the realm of high-end flagships to this point. That’s due, in part to the fact that many device makers rely…
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Mayfield joins Velocity Network to connect enterprise startups with NYC execs
Last year two venture capital firms, General Catalyst and CRV, launched a program called the Velocity Network to get their startups in front of Fortune 500 executives in New…
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Rubrik acquires Datos IO to expand into NoSQL database management support
Rubrik, the enterprise startup that provides data backup and recovery services across cloud and on-premise environments, is putting some of the funding that it raised last year at…
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Slab raises $2.2M to build tools for an internal employee information nexus
When Jason Chen first ended up at Salesforce through the acquisition of his last company Stypi, he had the tough task of integrating within Salesforce’s complex infrastructure —…
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Apple continues to dominate the tablet market as sales decline once again
Bitcoin and crypto aren’t the only things on the decline, sales of tablet devices once again dropped in 2017, according to new data. Figures from analyst firm IDC…
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Africa Roundup: Partech Ventures launches $70M fund, TPG Growth acquires TRACE, Rensource raises $3.5M
Last month we characterized 2017 as the year Sub-Saharan Africa’s startup scene found its stride. 2018 looks to be the year of numerous VC investments. Read More Powered by WPeMatico
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