Month: February 2020
Startups Weekly: A pre-IPO list of unicorn companies that also generate lots of revenue(!)
[Editor’s note: Want to get this weekly review of news that startups can use by email? Just subscribe here.] My colleague Alex Wilhelm has been researching the companies that are both getting impressive valuations and also generating annual recurring revenues of around $100 million on more. These are the sorts…
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The drunken HQ Trivia finale before it shut down was insane
“Not gonna lie. This f*cking sucks. This is the last HQ ever!” yelled host Matt Richards . And it just got crazier from there.The farewell game of HQ Trivia before it shut down last night was a beautiful disaster. The hosts cursed, sprayed champagne, threatened to defecate on the homes…
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Silicon Valley Community Foundation challenges donors to address local problems
‘I like to think about community as an ecosystem,’ says CEO Nicole Taylor Scott Bade 8 hours Scott Bade Contributor Scott Bade is a former speechwriter for Mike Bloomberg and co-author of “More Human: Designing a World Where People Come First.” More posts by this contributor The tech of giving…
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‘Capitalism generates a lot of wealth depending on the situation’
In an extended interview, writer Ben Tarnoff weighs the ethics of technology Greg Epstein 8 hours Greg Epstein Contributor Greg M. Epstein is the Humanist Chaplain at Harvard and MIT, and the author of The New York Times bestselling book “Good Without God.” Described as a “godfather to the [humanist]…
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Here are a few great Presidents’ Day deals
This story is part of a group of stories called Only the best deals on Verge-approved gadgets get the Verge Deals stamp of approval, so if you’re looking for a deal on your next gadget or gift from major retailers like Amazon, Walmart, Best Buy, Target, and more, this is…
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Live Caption from Google’s Pixel phones could jump to Chrome too
Live Caption is one of the coolest features on Google’s Pixel phones – it made its debut on the Pixel 4 before moving to the Pixel 3 as well – and it looks as though Google has plans to build it into Chrome too. The real-time text captioning feature leverages…
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