Month: February 2020
7-month-old Simsim secures $16M for its social commerce in India
Simsim, a social commerce startup in India, said on Friday it has raised $16 million in seven months of its existence as it attempts to replicate the offline retail experience in the digital world with help from influencers. The Gurgaon-based startup said it raised $16 million across Seed, Series A,…
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Robert Pattinson’s Batman revealed in new teaser video
Robert Pattinson is the new Batman, and thanks to a new teaser, we just got a first look at what he looks like in the famous batsuit. Matt Reeves, who is directing the new Batman movie, shared a screen test of Pattinson in the new suit, and many Verge editors,…
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Maniv Mobility General Partner Olaf Sakkers is coming to TC Sessions: Mobility
In case you haven’t heard, TC Sessions: Mobility is back for second year. This one-day event, which will be held May 14 in San Jose, promises to feature some of best and brightest engineers, policymakers, investors, entrepreneurs and innovators, all of whom are vying to be a part of this…
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What you need to know about the Australia bushfires
Australia faced a devastating start to it’s fire season in late 2019, and things swiftly got worse before rains helped contain many of the worst fires in February 2020. The Verge will update this page with news and analyses. What’s happened so far? Dozens of fires erupted in New South…
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Bypass AT&T’s block on Tutanota with a VPN
As email-based threats have grown significantly over the past few years, many users have turned to secure email services for increased protection. However, users of the encrypted email service Tutanota have had difficulties checking their email from their smartphones recently as AT&T has blocked access to the company’s services. At…
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Roku predicts half of US households with a TV will cut the cord by 2024
Roku just reported a strong holiday quarter, which doesn’t really come as a surprise: there’s no time of year when people buy more streaming boxes, sticks, or new TVs that happen to run Roku’s software. The company ended 2019 with 36.9 million active accounts, and customers streamed 11.7 billion hours…
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