Month: February 2020
Eight years later, Codeacademy achieves what many coding schools do not: it’s cash-flow positive
Codeacademy, the New York-based online interactive platform that offers coding classes in a wide variety of programming languages, is a little like background noise; it’s been operating reliably since founder Zach Sims created the company while still a Columbia University student in 2011. It’s a brand that people know and…
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George Zimmerman sues Warren and Buttigieg for $265 million over ‘defamatory’ Travyon Martin tweets
George Zimmerman, who shot and killed Trayvon Martin in 2012, is suing Democratic presidential candidates Pete Buttigieg and Elizabeth Warren for $265 million, claiming they defamed him in tweets (via Washington Times). Here are the tweets Zimmerman is suing over, which were posted earlier this month on what would have…
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Canadian online pharmacy, PocketPills has raised $7.35 million as it expands into Quebec
PocketPills, which bills itself as the sole online pharmacy operating in Canada, has raised $7.35 million in new financing as it expands across the country. Through partnerships with insurers like Pacific Blue Cross the company provides co-insurance reductions for prescriptions. “We have an option for you to come and join…
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Retail optimization startup Teikametrics raises $15M as it expands beyond Amazon and beyond ads
Teikametrics, a startup that helps retailers optimize their online ad spending, has raised $15 million in additional funding. The company launched with the goal of helping Amazon sellers advertise more effectively. More recently, it launched a similar partnership with Walmart. CEO Alasdair McLean-Foreman said that on both platforms, the startup’s Flywheel…
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How Saudi Arabia Infiltrated Twitter
Ali Alzabarah was panicked. His heart raced as he drove home from Twitter’s San Francisco headquarters in the early evening on Dec. 2, 2015. He needed to leave the country — quickly. Earlier that day, Twitter’s management accused the unassuming 32-year-old of accessing thousands of user profiles without authorization to…
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Android 11 Developer Preview lands early
Over the last five years, Google has consistently released early Developer Preview versions of its upcoming Android mobile operating system in order to iron out bugs and get feedback. While the majority have landed around mid-March, this year we’re seemingly getting treated to Android 11’s preview early, with a first…
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