Month: May 2020
Elon Musk’s Boring Company finishes digging Las Vegas tunnels
Elon Musk’s Boring Company has completed digging a second tunnel underneath the Las Vegas Convention Center, marking the end of the first phase of the $52.5 million project to build a “people-mover” system to shuttle visitors from one side of the venue to the other. The first of the two…
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Marc Levoy, Pixel’s computational photography genius quits Google
The Google Pixel series’ spiel has always been its incredible ability to capture life-like pictures and more, using advanced computational photography. However, all that could shut down, because barely weeks before the Pixel 4a global launch, the man responsible for the device’s camera has quit. According to The Information, Marc…
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Text messages as a marketing tool can still be relevant – here’s how
In an age where digital communication has virtually pushed the spoken word into second place, the good old SMS (short messaging service) or text messages may be understandably getting the short shrift. But the obits on SMS’ impending death should wait. For, a new marketing study says SMS is still…
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Novastar Ventures becomes $200M African VC fund after $108M raise
African startups have another $100 million in VC to pitch for after Novastar Ventures’ latest raise. The Nairobi and Lagos based investment group announced it has closed $108 million in new commitments to launch its Africa Fund II, which brings Novastar’s total capital to $200 million. With the additional resources,…
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Cheaper Samsung Galaxy Fold rumored to announced in July
Rumor has it a cheaper Samsung Galaxy Fold is on its way to consumers, and the latest leaks reveal Samsung may announce it in July to release before the Samsung Galaxy Fold 2. The details come courtesy of noted leaker Max Weinbach, who had supplied the initial rumor of a…
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Workvivo, a platform for employee culture, raises a $16M Series A from Tiger Global
Workvivo, an employee communications platform founded only three years ago, has raised $16 million in a Series A funding, in a round led by Tiger Global which is best know for large growth-oriented rounds. Also participating is Frontline Ventures and Enterprise Ireland, previous investors. The Series A round follows on…
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