Tech giants like Apple, Facebook, and Google are scrambling to create digital internships for this summer, as offices remain shuttered during the pandemic Techmeme · 6 hours ago
Corporate catering marketplace ezCater, valued at $1.25B last year, lays off more than half of its 750-person workforce Techmeme · 1 day ago
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy says VC-backed startups will become eligible for $350B in small business loans guaranteed via the CARES Act Techmeme · 6 days ago
Memo: Google will begin letting some advertisers run COVID-19 related ads, prioritizing government entities, hospitals, and others working directly on the issue Techmeme · 6 days ago
Transportation software company Via, which offers a carpooling service in NYC, raises $200M Series E led by Exor at a $2.25B valuation Techmeme · 1 week ago
After changing its rules, Twitter is cracking down on COVID-19 misinformation from prominent accounts, including Brazilian President Bolsonaro and Rudy Giuliani Techmeme · 1 week ago
HQ Trivia, which laid off its entire staff and shut down in February, has been acquired by an undisclosed investor and is returning tonight with a new show Techmeme · 1 week ago
Google to donate $800M+ to fight COVID-19, including $250M in ad grants to WHO, $340M Google Ads credits for SMBs, $200M fund to improve SMBs' access to capital Techmeme · 2 weeks ago
Snap says it will launch its Here For You health and wellness tool ahead of schedule, in response to COVID-19, educating users with expert voices Techmeme · 3 weeks ago
As coronavirus forces many activities online, the often-invisible digital divide in the US is exposed, with 21M Americans lacking access to high-speed internet Techmeme · 4 weeks ago
Sources: online dating company Match Group, in a break with the Internet Association trade group, will publicly support the EARN IT Act despite privacy concerns Techmeme · 4 weeks ago
Microsoft, Google, Facebook, and Twitter, which are asking their Bay Area staff to work from home, say they plan to pay their hourly workers regular wages Techmeme · 1 month ago
Bolt, a Miami Beach-based electric scooter startup co-founded by Usain Bolt, closes $30M Series A at a $100M valuation led by Rokk3r Fuel ExO Techmeme · 1 month ago
FCC proposes fines of $91M for T-Mobile, $57M for AT&T, $48M for Verizon, and $12M for Sprint for sharing customers' location information with outside parties Techmeme · 1 month ago
Bernie Sanders introduces a bill that would tax stock options at vesting, not at exercise, for those making $130K+ and vesting $100K+ worth of stock per year Techmeme · 1 month ago
Facebook has hired the World Economic Forum's former head of tech policy Zvika Krieger as its new director of responsible innovation Techmeme · 1 month ago
Lyft has acquired Halo Cars, a small startup that lets ride-hailing drivers earn money via ad displays mounted atop their cars Techmeme · 2 months ago
Inside Founders Fund's deal process, where smaller investments only need limited partner approval, as it has raised its seventh fund and a $1.5B growth fund Techmeme · 2 months ago
Sources: Hollar, an online dollar store that raised $75M+ and hoped shoppers ordering multiple things at once would offset shipping costs, is expected to close Techmeme · 2 months ago
Sources: Snapchat will launch tools and custom content around mental health and wellness in a few months, including a search tool surfacing helpful resources Techmeme · 2 months ago
Varo Money says it has received FDIC approval for federal deposit insurance, bringing it closer to a national bank charter, a first for a fintech startup Techmeme · 2 months ago
For the first time, Netflix details the government takedown requests it's received, says it's removed 9 pieces of content around the world since it was founded Techmeme · 2 months ago
Founding president of the Internet Association, Michael Beckerman, to step down after eight years and join TikTok as VP of US public policy in March Techmeme · 2 months ago
Match Group CEO Mandy Ginsberg to step down, citing personal reasons; Shar Dubey, current Match Group president, will become CEO on March 1 Techmeme · 2 months ago
Sources: Business Insider, Vox Media, The Information, Axios, and Politico all turned profits in 2019, in some cases for the first time ever Techmeme · 3 months ago
Cargo, which sold snack-boxes and other amenities to ride-hail passengers, lays off "fewer than 30" employees and pivots to car-top advertising Techmeme · 3 months ago
PitchBook: West Coast's share of total US VC deal value dropped to 50.2% in 2019 vs. 62.3% in 2018; 78% of funding went to CA, NY, and MA, up from 75% in 2018 Techmeme · 3 months ago
Internal memo: Uber's Rachel Holt, a longtime executive and chief of New Modalities, which includes scooters and bikes, is leaving to launch a VC firm Techmeme · 3 months ago
Tech companies, from IBM and Microsoft to Etsy and Reddit, file amicus briefs in support of Google ahead of its Supreme Court battle with Oracle Techmeme · 3 months ago
Justin Kan's legal tech startup Atrium, which has raised $75M, is laying off most of its lawyers and will now focus on tech it made for attorneys and law firms Techmeme · 3 months ago
SoftBank-backed Rappi, an on-demand delivery startup operating in Latin America, says it is laying off around 6% of its workforce, or around 300 people Techmeme · 3 months ago
Lime says it is laying off about 14% of its workforce, roughly 100 employees, and shuttering operations in 12 markets as it seeks to become profitable this year Techmeme · 3 months ago
SoftBank has walked away from startups, months after submitting term sheets Hacker News · 3 months ago