Month: January 2020
Snyk snags $150M investment as its valuation surpasses $1B
Snyk, the company that wants to help developers secure their code as part of the development process, announced a $150 million investment today. The company indicated the investment brings its valuation to over $1 billion (although it did not share the exact figure). Today’s round was led by Stripes, a…
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AppsFlyer raises $210M for ad attribution and more
AppsFlyer has raised a massive Series D of $210 million led by General Atlantic. Founded in 2011, the company is best known for mobile ad attribution — allowing advertisers to see which campaigns are driving results. At the same time, AppsFlyer has expanded into other areas like fraud prevention. And…
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X-Men in the MCU: Patrick Stewart has spoken to Kevin Feige about Professor X
Sir Patrick Stewart met with Marvel CCO Kevin Feige “a couple of months ago” for some “long, long conversations”, the actor has revealed. Speaking to Digital Spy, the actor makes it sound like the conversations were more than just a friendly catch-up. “I met with Kevin Feige a couple of…
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Huawei P30 Pro deals have come crashing down in price making now the time to buy
Anyone who began their search for a new phone in 2020 was likely hit by some of the highest prices we’ve seen for a while on the world’s best smartphones. But now, a few weeks into the new decade, prices are beginning to come back down. And where some handsets…
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Using tech to grow your small business in 2020
Let’s start with an example. Many of us know how Kodak, a photography leader that failed to embrace digital imaging and new business models ended up filing for bankruptcy. The same applies to any enterprise today, irrespective of their size and industry. Let’s admit that technology is inescapable. It pervades every…
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Meet the 26-year-old socialist trucker running for Congress on TikTok
Joshua Collins looks like just about every other young person on TikTok. His nails are painted black, his videos are set to trending songs, and he’s not afraid to dunk on fascists online. But where many young people use the app for clout or entertainment, Collins’s TikTok has become the…
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