Author: Zach_Wilson

Netflix orders a Witcher anime following the success of the live-action show

Following the success of Netflix’s live-action Witcher series, the streaming giant has ordered a new anime film from Korean animation house Studio Mir. Netflix hasn’t released too many details about the show yet, but a press release states that the anime will explore “a powerful new threat facing the Continent.”…

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Dear Sophie: I live in Europe but want to move my startup to the US

Sophie Alcorn Contributor Sophie Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley and 2019 Global Law Experts Awards’ “Law Firm of the Year in California for Entrepreneur Immigration Services.” She connects people with the businesses and opportunities that expand their lives. More posts by this contributor Introducing…

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Two Sigma Ventures raises $288M, complementing its $60B hedge fund parent

Eight years ago, Two Sigma Investments began an experiment in early stage investing. The hedge fund, focused on data-driven quantitative investing, was well on its way to amassing the $60 billion in assets under management that it currently holds, but wanted more exposure to early stage technology companies, so it…

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Microsoft to force Chrome default search to Bing using Office 365 installer

Microsoft is planning to use the Office 365 installer to forcibly switch Chrome users over to the company’s Bing search engine. Microsoft’s Office 365 ProPlus installer, used by businesses, will include a new Chrome extension next month that switches the default search engine to Bing. New installations of Office 365…

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Daily Crunch: Saudis probably hacked Bezos’ phone

The Daily Crunch is TechCrunch’s roundup of our biggest and most important stories. If you’d like to get this delivered to your inbox every day at around 9am Pacific, you can subscribe here. 1. UN calls for investigation after Saudis linked to Bezos phone hack United Nations experts are calling…

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VIZIO’s 2020 TV lineup gets big audio upgrades

We got up close and personal with VIZIO at CES 2020 where it announced the next generation of its SmartCast smart TV platform and a new range of soundbars (alongside a new lineup of TVs you can see here).  SmartCast 4.0 improvements were pretty obvious, and VIZIO needs kudos for…

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