SaaS Ventures takes the investment road less traveled
Most venture capital firms are based in hubs like Silicon Valley, New York City and Boston. These firms nurture those ecosystems and they’ve done well, but SaaS Ventures decided to… »
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Investors drop off $33 million for Chowbus, a delivery service for ‘mom and pop’ Asian restaurants
When big platforms have carved out large swaths of the delivery market, the best thing for an upstart company to do is to specialize. For Chowbus, that meant building a… »
White Castle becomes the first fast food chain to test out the robot fry cook, Flippy, from Miso Robotics
The next time Harold and Kumar go to a White Castle, there may be a robot making their French Fries. In one of the first trials of a robotic fry… »
George Floyd killing: police officer charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter – live
Derek Chauvin may also face ‘subsequent charges later’ Trump says US is terminating relationship with WHO Biden ‘furious’ about Trump tweet White House tweet flagged for ‘glorifying violence’ Black CNN… »
Ford to offer COVID-19 testing for symptomatic workers as part of reopening plan
Ford said Saturday it will test hourly and salaried employees with suspected COVID-19 symptoms in four metro areas where it has major operations as it prepares to reopen facilities this… »
NWU researchers develop a throat-worn wearable that could offer early warnings for COVID-19 patients
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is resulting in big shifts across industries, but the development of more long-term solutions that address a future in which what we need to do is… »
Impossible Foods rolls out to nearly 1,000 new grocery stores and supermarkets
Starting tomorrow 777 supermarkets in California, Illinois, Indiana, and Iowa, and Nevada will begin stocking the Impossible Foods plant-based meat substitute. Fueling the increased distribution and a push to expand… »
Sidewalk Labs spins out urban data-gathering tool Replica into a company
Replica, the data-gathering tool created within Sidewalk Labs that maps the movement of people in cities, is now a company. The newly formed company, which is headed by Nick Bowden,… »
Pod Foods gets VC backing to reinvent grocery distribution
Larissa Russell and Fiona Lee founded a cookie startup called Green Pea Cookie in 2014. The cookies were 100% natural, vegan and “handcrafted with love.” The company failed, but not… »
New York leads way as Pride marches mark 50 years since Stonewall – live
Rolling coverage of LGBTQ celebrations across the US Love and Resistance: priceless pictures of LGBTQ pioneers A marvelous party: when gay Harlem met queer Britain 9.49pm BST Well, the weather… »
As payment and surveillance technologies collide, free speech could be a victim
Anyone who has traveled to Hong Kong knows how ubiquitous the Octopus Card is. Distributed by a company which is majority owned by the Hong Kong government, the cards are… »
Sources: Bird is in talks to acquire scooter startup Scoot
If you are among those who thought that the scooter market sounded a little overhyped and overcrowded, we’ve gotten wind of a deal that could point to some impending consolidation…. »
Boeing requests FAA ground the 737 as the President pushes an emergency order
After consulting with the Federal Aviation Administration, the National Transportation Safety Board, and airlines, Boeing is throwing its support behind a decision to ground its 737 Max planes. “Boeing has… »
On the strength of its Mixer partnership, streaming toolkit developer Lightstream raises $8 million
Lightstream, a Chicago-based company which develops tools to augment livestreams, has raised $8 million in new funding as it looks to add monitoring, management, and monetization services to its suite… »
R Kelly charged with 10 counts of sexual abuse
Indictment filed in Illinois and seen by Guardian includes nine counts involving victims aged between 13 and 17 R Kelly has been charged with 10 counts of aggravated criminal sexual… »
Los Angeles is using ride-hailing startup Via to shuttle people to public transit
Los Angeles is partnering with on-demand shuttle-based service Via as part of a pilot program that will give people rides to three busy public transit stations. The pilot program, which… »
Following a record year, Illinois startups kick off 2019 on a strong foot
Jason Rowley Contributor Jason Rowley is a venture capital and technology reporter for Crunchbase News. More posts by this contributor Global VC market sees highest-ever concentration of supergiant dollar volume… »
President Bolsonaro should boost Brazil’s entrepreneurial ecosystem
Romero Rodrigues Contributor Romero Rodrigues is a managing partner at Redpoint eVentures, the Brazilian-focused arm of the Silicon Valley venture firm Redpoint. More posts by this contributor Brazil’s fintech boom… »
Ford is shutting down its Chariot shuttle service
Ford is shutting down Chariot, the shuttle startup that it purchased just two years ago that was supposed to be a part of the automaker’s fresh effort to move beyond… »
Lies, damn lies, and HQ2
There are few things certain in our world except for the uplifting tendencies of technology. I’ve spent the past few years trying to prove this to myself, at least, by… »
London’s transport regulator looks to startups to help fix urban mobility
London’s transport regulator, TfL has announced a partnership with Bosch for its forthcoming co-working space in Shoreditch. The civic tech project is intended to run for 18 months as a… »
The Google Home Hub is deeply insecure
Security advocate Jerry Gamblin has posted a set of instructions – essentially basic lines of XML – that can easily pull important information off of the Google Home Hub and,… »
Official figures show 4,422 people tested positive in past 24 hours, the highest daily total since 8 May Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Daily coronavirus cases… »
Two dead, one missing and nearly a thousand rescued as floods damage Thessaly After pounding parts of western and central Greece meteorologists have predicted a rare Mediterranean hurricane is headed… »
