Despite Zuckerberg & Co. spending billions of dollars on virtual reality tech every fiscal quarter, the wider VR startup ecosystem has b...
Wednesday, August 3, 2022
Starbucks will unveil its web3 initiative, which includes coffee-themed NFTs, at next month’s Investor Day event. The company earlier this y...
Alex Jones and Infowars finally face the music for sowing Sandy Hook conspiracies
Prospero Silvério
August 03, 2022
Infowars founder Alex Jones took the stand today in a trial that will determine what he owes to the parents of a child killed in the Sandy H...
Tuesday, August 2, 2022
Apple alum’s finance operations startup raises funds to expand globally
Prospero Silvério
August 02, 2022
Bluecopa , an Indian startup building a finance operations automation platform for high-volume companies, has raised $2.3 million to expand ...
TuSimple addresses autonomous truck crash during Q2 earnings call
Prospero Silvério
August 02, 2022
Autonomous trucking company TuSimple used its second-quarter earnings call to address an April crash during which one of the company’s auton...
Ro’s co-founder is leaving the company, last valued at $7 billion
Prospero Silvério
August 02, 2022
Ro’s co-founder and chief growth officer Rob Schutz is stepping back from his current role and will stay involved with the digital health co...
Spur, a fund of funds, targets $200M to bet on early-stage VC in a downturn
Prospero Silvério
August 02, 2022
Spur Capital Partners , an investor in venture capital funds, is out to raise $200 million for its seventh core fund. S o far, it has secure...
Y Combinator narrows current cohort size by 40%, citing downturn and funding environment
Prospero Silvério
August 02, 2022
Y Combinator says it has intentionally shrunk the number of startups within its accelerator for the Summer 2022 batch. As first reported by...
Monday, August 1, 2022
We're two whole days into August already, Wordle fans! If the weather's got you feeling a bit sluggish and you're stuck on tod...
Kenya’s Threat to Ban Facebook Could Backfire
Prospero Silvério
August 01, 2022
Meta has allowed ads that include hate speech and calls for violence ahead of the country’s elections. But experts warn that a shutdown isn’...
Hyundai Motor eyes acquisition of Korean lidar-free self-driving startup 42dot
Prospero Silvério
August 01, 2022
Hyundai Motor is considering increasing its stake in, or fully acquiring, the South Korea-based lidar-free autonomous mobility platform 42do...
The best parts of the new Dyson Airwrap might not be what you think
Prospero Silvério
August 01, 2022
The thing about the Dyson Airwrap is, for a hair styler that's $600, I expected it to perform some bona fide miracles. It's not ev...
Oui Capital, a pan-African early-stage VC firm, hits first close of its $30M second fund
Prospero Silvério
August 01, 2022
Oui Capital , an Africa-focused VC firm based in Lagos and Massachusetts, announced today that it has completed the first closing of its $30...


