Ernst & Young: venture funding in the US hit $64B in Q1, the highest amount ever for a single quarter and equal to 43% of all the venture money raised in 2020 Techmeme · 3 hours ago
White House will host a virtual semiconductor summit on Monday with execs from Intel, Samsung, HP, Alphabet, and more, as it begins a review of US supply chains Techmeme · 21 hours ago
Amazon wins enough votes to beat union effort in Alabama; of the 3,215 ballots cast, there were 1,798 votes opposing the union and 738 votes in favor Techmeme · 1 day ago
Crypto exchange Kraken is considering going public via direct listing in 2022; Kraken is the fourth-largest crypto exchange by trading volume with 6M+ clients Techmeme · 2 days ago
US Commerce Department adds seven Chinese supercomputing entities to an export blacklist for allegedly building supercomputers used by Chinese military Techmeme · 2 days ago
UK startup TrueLayer, which lets fintech apps connect with customers' bank accounts, raises $70M Series D led by Addition, bringing its total raised to $142M Techmeme · 2 days ago
Best Buy is piloting Best Buy Beta, a new membership program with perks including unlimited tech support and free shipping for $200/yr, starting in IA, OK, PA Techmeme · 3 days ago
Report: digital ad spending grew 12.2% YoY in 2020 to $139.8B, as H2 political ad spending offset the H1 falloff; top 10 companies held 78.1% share of revenues Techmeme · 3 days ago
Pew: YouTube usage grew from 73% of US adults in 2019 to 81% in 2021, with 95% of 18- to 29-year-olds using the service; 69% use Facebook and 21% use TikTok Techmeme · 3 days ago
Jeff Bezos says Amazon supports a rise in the corporate tax rate and making bold investments in US infrastructure, but stops short of supporting Biden's plan Techmeme · 4 days ago
Supreme Court rules 6-2 in Google's favor in copyright dispute with Oracle over Java APIs, overturning Oracle's win Techmeme · 5 days ago
Facebook, Alphabet, and Microsoft shares rise 3%+ to each reach all-time highs in mid-day trading Techmeme · 5 days ago
Amazon says it expects some employees to start coming back to the office as early as this summer and most of its staff will be back at the office this fall Techmeme · 1 week ago
Google is accelerating reopening of offices and putting limits on remote work Hacker News · 1 week ago
Coursera closes at $45 per share, up 36% from its IPO price of $33 per share, giving Coursera a market cap of ~$5.9B Techmeme · 1 week ago
The Pentagon says Microsoft will build 120K custom HoloLens headsets for the US Army; Microsoft says the contract could be worth up to $21.88B over 10 years Techmeme · 1 week ago
Robinhood gets rid of confetti feature amid scrutiny over gamification of investing Reddit · 1 week ago
Volkswagen’s name change of U.S. ‘Voltswagen’ operations was April Fool’s marketing prank, source says Reddit · 2 weeks ago
Amazon loses effort to install camera to watch counting of ballots in pivotal union vote Reddit · 2 weeks ago
How Canada-based sports gaming and media company theScore, valued at $1B, is trying to expand its US reach through its sports news and betting apps Techmeme · 2 weeks ago
Oakland-based online retailer for secondhand clothes thredUP closes up ~43% in its Nasdaq debut, after pricing shares at $14 and raising $168M in its IPO Techmeme · 2 weeks ago
Pilot, which helps SMBs outsource accounting tasks like payroll, raises $100M Series C led by Bezos Expeditions and Whale Rock Capital, at a valuation of $1.2B Techmeme · 2 weeks ago
Robotic process automation software maker UiPath files to go public on the NYSE, reports $607.M revenue in FY2021, up 81% YoY, and net loss of $92.3M Techmeme · 2 weeks ago
Crypto analytics startup Chainalysis raises $100M Series D led by Paradigm, at a valuation of $2B+, four months after raising $100M Series C at a $1B valuation Techmeme · 2 weeks ago
H&M wiped off from Chinese e-commerce sites and mapping apps after its statement last year on forced labor in Xinjiang resurfaced and caused a backlash on Weibo Techmeme · 2 weeks ago
Budget TV maker Vizio slides 9% in NYSE debut, closing at $19.10 per share, after raising $257M in its IPO Techmeme · 2 weeks ago
Facebook says it blocked hackers in China who were trying to spy on Uyghur Muslims abroad Reddit · 2 weeks ago
Cloud infrastructure service DigitalOcean closed 10% down at $42.50 in its market debut, after pricing shares at $47, valuing the company at $4.48B Techmeme · 2 weeks ago
Facebook , Google and Twitter Ceo to face Congress on fighting misinformation Thurs. Reddit · 2 weeks ago
Amazon announces to employees that the next AWS head will be Adam Selipsky, the CEO of Salesforce-owned Tableau and formerly VP of AWS Sales, Marketing, Support Techmeme · 3 weeks ago
Intel is spending $20 billion to build two new chip plants in Arizona!! America will be less dependent on China and other countries for chips!! Reddit · 3 weeks ago
Lockheed Martin partners with satellite start-up Omnispace to build a space-based 5G network Reddit · 3 weeks ago
Budget TV maker Vizio is planning a NYSE IPO and pitching investors on its growing ad and streaming businesses, driven by SmartCast, which has 12.2M accounts Techmeme · 3 weeks ago
Deliveroo prices shares at £3.90 to £4.60 ahead of its London IPO, implying a market cap of £7.6B to £8.8B Techmeme · 3 weeks ago
EU calls on countries to change laws on stock options and immigration so that startups can attract the best talent; 25 countries across Europe have signed up Techmeme · 3 weeks ago
Mark Zuckerberg on Clubhouse says Facebook may be in a "stronger position" after Apple's IDFA changes and that Facebook Shops has 1M+ monthly active businesses Techmeme · 3 weeks ago
NFL finalizes an 11-year media rights deal, with Amazon Prime Video as exclusive partner for Thursday Night Football; sources: Amazon is paying about $1B/year Techmeme · 3 weeks ago
AT&T says it will no longer exempt HBO Max from mobile data caps starting March 25, after a US court upheld CA's net neutrality law; change will apply beyond CA Techmeme · 3 weeks ago
FCC fines two Texas-based telemarketers a record $225M for making around 1B automated robocalls in 2019 Techmeme · 3 weeks ago
Amazon is expanding Amazon Care telehealth service nationally for its employees and other companies Reddit · 3 weeks ago
Health care referral service Grand Rounds, which was last valued at $1.34B, is merging with Doctor On Demand, last valued at $875M, in an all-stock deal Techmeme · 4 weeks ago
Sensor Tower: if reduced 15% commission was in place in 2020, Apple would have missed out on an estimated $595M or 2.7% and Google $587M or 5% in app store fees Techmeme · 4 weeks ago
SEC filing: Uber will reclassify its UK drivers as "workers", granting them vacation pay, minimum wage, and pension plan access, but not full employee benefits Techmeme · 4 weeks ago
Starting July 1, Google will drop its cut of revenue devs generate from Play Store from 30% to 15% on the first $1M earned per year, after Apple's similar move Techmeme · 4 weeks ago