Instagram drops IGTV button, but only 1% downloaded the app
At most, 7 million of Instagram’s 1 billion-plus users have downloaded its standalone IGTV app in the 18 months since
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Instagram drops IGTV button, but only 1% downloaded the app
At most, 7 million of Instagram’s 1 billion-plus users have downloaded its standalone IGTV app in the 18 months since
Startups
Oscar Health now has 400,000 members and expects to bring in $2 billion by the end of 2020
Oscar Health, the upstart healthcare insurance company and technology developer, expects to have roughly 400,000 members insured under its healthcare
Social
Instagram tests Direct Messaging on web where encryption fails
Instagram will finally let you chat from your web browser, but the launch contradicts Facebook’s plan for end-to-end encryption in
Mobile
Instagram drops IGTV button, but only 1% downloaded the app
At most, 7 million of Instagram’s 1 billion-plus users have downloaded its standalone IGTV app in the 18 months since
Gadgets
Baraja’s unique and ingenious take on lidar shines in a crowded industry
It seems like every company making lidar has a new and clever approach, but Baraja takes the cake. Its method
Enterprise
Harvestr gathers user feedback in one place
Meet Harvestr, a software-as-a-service startup that wants to help product managers centralize customer feedback from various places. Product managers can
GreenTech
Loliware’s kelp-based plastic alternatives snag $6M seed round from eco-conscious investors
The last few years have seen many cities ban plastic bags, plastic straws and other common forms of waste, giving
As Alphabet crests the $1T mark, SaaS stocks reach all-time highs of their own
Continuing our irregular surveys of the public markets, two things happened this week that are worth our time. First, a
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Eaze’s struggles reflect falling VC interest in cannabis startups
Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between. Yesterday,
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EU lawmakers are eyeing risk-based rules for AI, per leaked white paper
The European Commission is considering a temporary ban on the use of facial recognition technology, according to a draft proposal
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Baraja’s unique and ingenious take on lidar shines in a crowded industry
It seems like every company making lidar has a new and clever approach, but Baraja takes the cake. Its method
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Harvestr gathers user feedback in one place
Meet Harvestr, a software-as-a-service startup that wants to help product managers centralize customer feedback from various places. Product managers can
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Cambridge Analytica email chain with Facebook sheds new light on data misuse scandal
Cambridge Analytica whistleblower Brittany Kaiser has released new documents today that suggest Facebook accepted only a simple acknowledgment on email
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LocalGlobe partner Julia Hawkins discusses femtech’s risks and rewards
London-based seed fund LocalGlobe is incredibly active at the early-stage end of the startup pipeline with a broad focus across
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Microsoft announces global Teams ad push as it combats Slack for the heart of enterprise comms
The long-running contest between Microsoft and its Teams service and Slack’s eponymous application continued this morning, with Redmond announcing what
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