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Shyp Overhauls Its Look, And Brand, With A Big App Update
Gone is the little wing in Shyp’s logo. The company is going through a major overhaul that not only changes the look and feel of the app, but also the way the entire company looks. It’s essentially a rebranding geared toward better demonstrating the company’s core competencies, CEO Kevin Gibbon said. “We’ve been working on this for over a year, and the reason… Read More
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Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes Attempts To Clear Up The Bad Blood With WSJ
The energy in the room was palpable as audience members waited to see if Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes would really show up this morning for her onstage interview at the Wall Street Journal Live conference. But show up, she did. Holmes took the hot seat in the midst of a very public brawl with the Journal, which published a couple of articles alleging Theranos wasn’t using its own… Read More
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Twitter Revamps Twitter For Mac Desktop App
Today at Twitter Flight, Twitter’s developer conference, the company announced that it had revamped and updated the Twitter for Mac client.
Though it won’t launch for a few months (date TBD), Twitter explained that newer features are being integrated into the Mac desktop app. Some of those features include in-line Vine and video playback, group Direct Messages, photos in Direct… Read More
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Watch Twitter’s Flight Conference Live Right Here
Twitter is holding a big press conference in San Francisco in just a few minutes at 10 AM PDT (1 PM PDT, 6 PM BST) — the company is running a bit late. While we expect a few developer announcements for the Twitter API and Fabric platform, there could also be a few new feature announcements. It will also be a big event for Jack Dorsey, now back as Twitter CEO. Watch the live stream below.… Read More
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PR Software Maker PressFriendly Isn’t Just Focused On Startups Anymore
PressFriendly launched last year to help startups do a better job of pitching tech reporters and editors. And the company still offers startup-focused services, but it’s also launching a set of tools for PR agencies, which CEO Joel Andren pitched as “Salesforce for PR.” Read More
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AI Startup Sentient Hires Executives From IBM Watson, Highbridge and UC Berkeley
Artificial intelligence startup Sentient announced Wednesday it hired three new executives, a sign the startup is growing quickly in a field larger tech firms like IBM and Google are fighting to dominate. Sentient brought on Andy Narayanan from IBM Watson to lead its visual intelligence. Jeff Holman of Highbridge Capital will join as chief investment officer, and Peter Bartlett of UC Berkeley… Read More
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BentoBox Helps Restaurants Build Custom Interactive Websites
A decade ago, building a website was a task reserved for professionals and early adopters. Today, however, there are dozens of tools on the market that will help an individual or a small business get a web page up and running. However, there is nothing on the market built specifically for restaurants. Read More
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Hot on the heels of raising a new $379 million fund aimed at startups at the growth stage, Highland Europe has led a $17 million round in mobile app intelligence and analytics startup Adjust. This brings total funding since being founded in 2012 to $30 million. 
Danish startup Bownty, which claims to be Europe’s leading aggregator for deals on ‘local experiences’, has raised €3.4 million in Series A funding — money it plans to use to bed down in the existing markets it operates in. 
As pre-seed and seed funding increasingly becomes a commodity, even in more modest Europe, something has to give. That something is VCs offering and talking up what they call ‘operational support’ for the startups they invest in.