Month: December 2020
Wellory raises $4.5M for its ‘anti-diet’ nutrition app
Wellory, a startup that bills itself as taking an “anti-diet approach” to nutrition and wellness, is announcing that it has raised $4.2 million in funding. The round was led by Story Ventures, with participation from Harlem Capital, Tinder co-founders Sean Rad and Justin Mateen, Ground Up Ventures, NBA Player Wayne…
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Watch a short film shot in augmented reality with Snap’s Spectacles 3
Creatives have been using Snap's Spectacles 3 to create music videos with augmented reality effects for a while, and the company is now moving into another filmmaking format. Snap teamed up with Los Angeles-based artist and community organizer Lauren… Source
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Lightspeed buys Upserve as POS market consolidates Lightspeed
POS solution provider Lightspeed has made another acquisition with the point-of-sale market continuing to consolidate. Restaurant management platform Upserve is the latest firm to join the Lightspeed family, as part of a deal being valued at around $430 million. Lightspeed has been busy of late re-shaping the POS market. Earlier…
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Leverage web scraping to protect your brand during the golden quarter null
Counterfeit products are a multi-billion-pound online industry. Footwear and clothing are the most common places brands integrate their emblems and logos, making them some of the most heavily copied items in the world. According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), footwear accounted for 22% of the total…
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Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 888 promises faster speeds, better cameras, and more powerful AI
Qualcomm teased the Snapdragon 888, its latest 5G-equipped flagship smartphone processor, on the first day of its Snapdragon Tech Summit. But at the day two keynote, the company provided all of the details on the new chipset, which will be the brains powering almost every major 2021 Android flagship. First…
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AWS targets call center wins with Amazon Connect announcements Amazon Connect
AWS has used this year’s re:Invent conference to announce five new capabilities for Amazon Connect, the company’s cloud call center platform. The new solutions will use AWS machine learning tools to help customer service representatives deliver more efficient, personalized, and effective customer experiences. The new capabilities will give contact center…
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