Month: February 2021
Daily Crunch: Parler is back online
Parler returns from limbo, Uber lobbies Europe and we have more details about Notion’s outage. This is your Daily Crunch for February 15, 2021. The big story: Parler is back online The social network known for its far-right user base was dropped by infrastructure provider Amazon Web Services for posts…
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4 strategies for deep tech startups recruiting top growth marketers
Jessica Li Contributor Jessica is on the growth marketing team at Zageno, a multivendor, online marketplace for life science products, and is head of content at Elpha, a Y Combinator-backed community of 40,000+ women in tech. More posts by this contributor How and when to build marketing teams at deep…
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Roku is testing a remote with a built-in battery and customizable buttons
It looks like Roku is working on a new remote that features a rechargeable Li-ion battery. In a Reddit post spotted by The Streamable (via Zats Not Funny), someone in the company’s Early Access Program shared an ad that details the Roku Voice Remote… Source
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Mobile video calling exploded in usage last year video calling
A new study from Juniper Research has highlighted the rapid growth of mobile video calling as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Unsurprisingly given the restrictions on in-person meetings launched in many markets, it appears that laptops, desktop PCs, and smartphones have come to the rescue. According to the research,…
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Android 12’s dessert name might be Snow Cone, but we thought of 17 better ones
We’re eagerly awaiting to hear official news about Android 12, Google’s next major update to its mobile operating system, and we might have gotten an early look at some big UI changes just last week, thanks to XDA Developers. But now, thanks again to XDA Developers, we might know something…
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01 Advisors, the venture firm of Dick Costolo and Adam Bain, has closed fund two with $325 million
Dick Costolo and Adam Bain, renowned early Twitter execs who served as the company’s CEO and its chief operating officer, respectively, have quietly closed a second venture fund just one-and-a-half years after disclosing they’d secured $135 million for a debut fund for their firm, 01 Advisors. According to an SEC…
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