April 12, 2017
Leaked Star Wars: Battlefront II trailer is visually stunning
If you’re a fan of the Star Wars (many people are) then you may also be a fan of this trailer for Star Wars: Battlefront II, which just…
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April 12, 2017
Sisense Pulse uses machine learning to trigger data anomaly alerts
Sisense introduced a new tool today called Pulse, which uses machine learning to trigger an alert when it detects results outside of normal parameters for a particular metric. A user…
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Amazon FreeTime gets a Parent Dashboard, Discussion Cards & more
Amazon FreeTime, the subscription service offering kid-friendly books, videos, apps and games, is today rolling out a feature called Discussion Cards that will help parents better understand the content…
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Qualtrics waits on that IPO, raises $180 million at a $2.5 billion valuation instead
That Qualtrics IPO many have been expecting is on hold for now. The online market research platform has just raised its third round for $180 million at a whopping…
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Full Harvest raises $2 million to stop farmers from tossing ‘ugly’ fruit and veggies
Full Harvest, a San Francisco-based startup, has raised $2 million in seed funding to reduce food waste at the farm level. Founded by Christine Moseley, formerly the head…
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Index leads $5M Series A in Beamery’s ‘CRM for recruitment’
London-based Beamery has closed a $5 million Series A for its candidate relationship software. The round is led by Index Ventures, with participation from existing investors Edenred Capital…
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Unreal’s ‘photorealistic character sample’ is like a Rob Lowe from the uncanny valley
Making the character models you see in games is a very involved process, and as a few recent titles have shown, the faces especially are hard as hell…
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Why Flybrix skipped crowdfunding to launch its LEGO drone kits
Flybrix first dreamed up a drone that kids could build with LEGO bricks in 2015. At the time, the co-founders debated the merits of launching with a crowdfunding…
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See you tonight at TechCrunch’s Pittsburgh micro-meetup
We’re in town for a few days and we’re excited to meet all of you at the Pittsburgh Micro-Meetup tonight. In preparation for Disrupt New York and our…
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Stripe acquires Indie Hackers, a knowledge-sharing community for entrepreneurs
Stripe has acquired Indie Hackers, a website and community focusing on helping entrepreneurs become profitable while remaining independent. News of the acquisition broke through a blog post by…
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