Month: January 2020
Substack builds multi-author support into its hybrid publishing, newsletter service
Substack announced today that it has built support for multiple authors into its service. The company provides a publishing tool that blends blogs and email newsletters into a single entity, with a focus on subscription monetization. The day’s updates also include a number of publisher-friendly tools, like shared access and…
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Shared inbox startup Front raises $59 million round led by other tech CEOs
Front is raising a $59 million Series C funding round. Interestingly, the startup hasn’t raised with a traditional VC firm leading the round. A handful of super business angels are investing directly in the productivity startup and leading the round. Business angels include Atlassian co-founder and co-CEO Mike Cannon-Brookes, Atlassian…
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Inside Skip’s plan to appeal San Francisco’s scooter permit decision
Electric scooter operator Skip is gearing up to appeal San Francisco’s decision to deny the company a permit to operate in the city. When the Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) announced the permit grantees in September, it came as a surprise to Skip, which had previously received a permit to operate…
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Pokémon Go’s live events drove nearly $250 million in tourism revenue last year
Niantic Labs says its live events for augmented reality hit Pokémon Go contributed $247 million in tourism revenue last year across three cities. The announcement on Wednesday was paired with the new schedule for 2020 events across Pokémon Go, Ingress Prime, and Harry Potter: Wizards Unite. “Over the last 7…
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Get these EE iPhone XR and iPhone 11 deals without any upfront costs
There are a few factors that really make a phone contract stand out. A big data plan, EE and its superfast 4G networks and a complete lack of upfront costs are some of those factors and two recent iPhone deals hit all of those bang on. With both of these…
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Eyes-on with VIZIO’s 2020 TV lineup at CES
We got up close and personal with VIZIO at CES 2020 where it announced its first ever OLED TV alongside a range of enhancements to the rest of the TV lineup and some crazy cool gaming stuff (alongside the next generation of its SmartCast operating system and an overhauled audio…
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