Filing: Flipkart to enter the food retail business in India through a new subsidiary called Flipkart Farmermart, will invest $258M in the new venture Techmeme · 16 hours ago
David Sacks' Craft Ventures, which led Bird's Series A round, has closed its second fund with $500M, up from the $350M it had closed for its debut fund Techmeme · 16 hours ago
Facebook isn’t free speech, it’s algorithmic amplification optimized for outrage Reddit · 16 hours ago
Realtime Robotics, which is developing hardware and software to allow robots to move freely in dynamic environments like factory floors, raises $11.7M Series A Techmeme · 1 day ago
TikTok launches an education program in India, partners with local edtech startups to create and promote educational content Techmeme · 1 day ago
Apple’s China stance makes for strange political alliances, as AOC and Ted Cruz slam the company Reddit · 2 days ago
Who will own the future of transportation? With about 278 million cars globally, the stakes are high. Reddit · 2 days ago
Paris-based mobile game maker Madbox, which says it has generated 100M game downloads, raises €15M Series A from Alven Capital Techmeme · 3 days ago
Catalan separatists have tooled up with a decentralized app for civil disobedience Reddit · 3 days ago
PayPal's Venmo says it plans to launch its first credit card in 2020 in partnership with Synchrony, which also issues PayPal-branded credit cards Techmeme · 4 days ago
The Information to launch a tech news app, Ticker, later this fall, costing $29/year and including summaries of the day's tech headlines and an event calendar Techmeme · 4 days ago
App that waits on hold for you launches in the US – A service which allows users to contact customer service without waiting on hold has launched in the US. Reddit · 4 days ago
Microsoft launches new open-source projects around Kubernetes and microservices Hacker News · 4 days ago
MyGate, a Bangalore-based startup with a security and community management app for gated communities, raises $56M Series B from Tencent, Tiger Global, others Techmeme · 4 days ago
US, UK, and South Korea dismantle one of the largest child exploitation dark web sites, with 200K unique videos; over three dozen people have been arrested Techmeme · 5 days ago
TikTok hires law firm K&L Gates to help it form a US content moderation committee, as current rules allow for a double standard on political speech Techmeme · 5 days ago
LinkedIn launches Events, a new free tool to plan, announce, and invite people to meetups in the physical world, starting Oct. 17 in English-speaking countries Techmeme · 5 days ago
Twitter to restrict user interactions with world leaders' tweets that violate its rules, will let users quote-tweet, but not retweet, like, reply, or share Techmeme · 5 days ago
Reddit confirms $300M Series D led by China’s Tencent at $3B value (In case you missed it before.) Reddit · 6 days ago
Google overhauls Nest Aware cloud recording plan to make it simpler for users with multiple cameras, now starting at $6 per month for 30-day event history Techmeme · 6 days ago
Google says Pixel 4 and 4 XL will not be launching in India, after it failed to secure permission to use the frequency range of its gesture-sensing radar tech Techmeme · 6 days ago
Thimble, which offers flexible, short-term insurance to small businesses and freelancers, raises $22M Series A led by IAC Techmeme · 6 days ago
South Korean startup True Balance, which operates a financial services app in India for users to pay bills and offer credit to customers, raises $23M Series C Techmeme · 6 days ago
Reliance Jio unveils an AI-powered Video Call Assistant service that will allow businesses to automate their customer support and other communications Techmeme · 7 days ago
Uber lays off around 350 more across Eats, self-driving and other departments Hacker News · 7 days ago
China-based Club Factory, an e-commerce site for beauty and lifestyle items which claims to have ~70M users, of which ~40M live in India, raises $100M Series D Techmeme · 1 week ago
Standard Cognition, an AI-powered checkout company, buys DeepMagic, an autonomous retail kiosk startup, to better compete with Amazon Go Techmeme · 1 week ago
Revel, a shared electric moped startup operating in DC and NYC, raises $27.6M Series A led by Ibex Investors, wants to expand to about 10 cities by mid-2020 Techmeme · 1 week ago
Lattice, an employee performance and engagement management platform, raises $25M Series C at a valuation of around $200M, six months after a $15M Series B Techmeme · 1 week ago
Pinterest makes its Progressive Web App available as a Pinterest Lite app download on Google Play in Peru, Argentina, Colombia, Chile, and Mexico Techmeme · 2 weeks ago
Senate report says Russian election interference ‘invariably’ supported Trump, recommends national PSA Reddit · 2 weeks ago
Google's Grasshopper, its learn-to-code mobile app for beginners, is now available on the desktop in the form of a web-based app Techmeme · 2 weeks ago
Contentstack, which offers a "headless" CMS platform for enterprises, raises $31.5M Series A led by Insight Partners Techmeme · 2 weeks ago
Robinhood unveils Cash Management, which earns 2.05% APY interest on uninvested money in users' accounts, after 2018's botched roll out of its checking product Techmeme · 2 weeks ago
Chinese firms Tencent, Vivo, and CCTV suspend ties with the NBA over Hong Kong tweet Reddit · 2 weeks ago
Hulu launches support for offline viewing, letting users download up to 25 titles across 5 devices, initially available only to iOS users on its "No Ads" plan Techmeme · 2 weeks ago
Berlin-based Tier Mobility, which operates a fleet of 20K scooters across 40 cities in 12 countries, raises $60M Series B co-led by Mubadala and Goodwater Techmeme · 2 weeks ago
Next Insurance, which offers digital insurance products for small businesses, raises $250M Series C at a valuation of $1B+, bringing its total raised to $381M Techmeme · 2 weeks ago
Roku to sell low-cost versions of its Smart Soundbar and Wireless Subwoofer under Walmart's onn brand for $129 Techmeme · 2 weeks ago
Spain-based payments startup Bnext raises $25M Series A, plans to expand to Mexico later this year Techmeme · 2 weeks ago
Facebook is being leaned on by US, UK, Australia to ditch its end-to-end encryption expansion plan Reddit · 2 weeks ago