Tag: covid-19
Zoom’s meeting room features help you safely return to the office
There will come a time when it’s safe to return to the office, and Zoom wants to ease your concerns once you’re inside. It’s rolling out Zoom Rooms updates that help you minimize contact with others in meeting rooms and beyond. It starts at the front… Source
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The COVID Tracking Project will stop collecting data on March 7th
The COVID Tracking Project is coming to an end. On March 7th, the one-year anniversary of the initiative, it will publish its final daily update and stop collecting new data. Documentation and archival work will continue, but soon after the project w… Source
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Telemedico gets $6.6M to grow the reach of its digital health SaaS
Poland-based Telemedico has closed a €5.5 million (~$6.6M) Series A round of funding. The round is led by Flashpoint Venture Capital, Uniqa Ventures, PKO VC, Black Pearls VC (an existing investor) and Adamed. Telehealth services specifically, and digital health more broadly, have racked up plenty of growth during the pandemic…
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Chromebook demand more than doubled in 2020 due to the pandemic
It’s no secret that Chromebook demand surged in 2020 as people were forced to work and learn from home during the COVID-19 pandemic, but it’s now clear just how much demand there really was. According to 9to5Google, Canalys estimated that Chromebook… Source
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Cadeera is doing AI visual search for home decor
In recent years we’ve seen a whole bunch of visual/style fashion-focused search engines cropping up, tailored to helping people find the perfect threads to buy online by applying computer vision and other AI technologies to perform smarter-than-keywords visual search which can easily match and surface specific shapes and styles. Startups…
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VC investment in proptech can yield profits and change lives
D. Hara Perkins Contributor D. Hara Perkins is a partner at Goulston & Storrs, PC in New York City, where she focuses her practice on affordable housing and economic development. Alexander Shermansong Contributor In 2020, nearly $24 billion in venture capital poured into companies creating new technology products or innovative…
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