Month: July 2021
Some Nokia smartphones will now come preloaded with ExpressVPN ExpressVPN on Android phone
HMD Global, which now licenses the Nokia brand, has announced a new partnership with ExpressVPN which will see the company’s VPN service preinstalled on millions of Nokia smartphones. As our smartphones now contain more personal information than ever before, it has become increasingly important to ensure these devices are protected…
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What I’ve learned after 5 years of buying common stock in startups
Jamie Goldstein Contributor Jamie is the founding partner of Pillar VC, a Boston-based seed-stage venture capital firm. He has spent the last 22 years investing in early-stage startups. More posts by this contributor Introducing the term-sheet grader From day one, Pillar VC has offered to buy common stock in startups.…
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PAX West backtracks, will require vaccinations or negative COVID tests after all
PAX West will now require attendees to prove they’ve been vaccinated for COVID-19 or received a negative test result before they’re allowed to enter the convention, organizers Penny Arcade and ReedPop announced on Monday. ReedPop set PAX West 2021’s September 3rd start date in 2020, and at the time, it…
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Pinterest might now be the best place to start a small business Pinterest
Building a business on Pinterest is about to get even easier for creators as the image sharing platform and social network is giving them the ability to make their Idea Pins shoppable, earn commissions through affiliate links and partner with brands on sponsored content. First introduced last year, Idea Pins…
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Under-display cameras finally return as ZTE Axon 30 launches in China ZTE Axon 30
Notch haters and punch-hole loathers, rejoice: the ZTE Axon 30 is the latest phone with an under-display camera, and it’s just launched in China with a global release planned later. The standard ZTE Axon 30 is a slightly lower-spec version of the ZTE Axon 30 Ultra and ZTE Axon 30…
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Activision Blizzard employees to walk out following sexual harassment lawsuit
Activison Blizzard employees are staging a walkout on Wednesday, July 28th in response to the company’s handling of sexual harassment allegations brought by the state of California. Employees will meet outside Blizzard’s main campus in Irvine at 10AM PST. “We believe that our values as employees are not being accurately…
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