Rappi, the Colombian on-demand delivery startup, has brought in a new round of funding at a valuation north of $1 billion, as first reported by Axios and confirmed to TechCrunch by a source close to the company. DST Global has led the more than $200 million financing, with participation from Andreessen Horowitz and Sequoia — all…
A step in the right direction is when suppliers talk to their customers about outcomes instead of or in addition to products. In fact, as the term “IoT” becomes crowded and, therefore, less meaningful, PTC’s Patterson says more and more vendors are making the choice to talk less about “IoT” and more about the actual…
The “Privacy Suite” just unveiled for the Rolls-Royce Phantom luxury car separates the front and rear seats with a limousine-like partition. An intercom lets rear-seat passengers communicate with the driver. The post Rolls-Royce’s ‘Privacy Suite’ is a leather-lined cocoon for rich people appeared first on Digital Trends. Source link Shiv EswarShiv has over 8 years…
According to a report from Bloomberg, Google and Mastercard have signed a secret deal so that Google could track retail sales using Mastercard transaction data. This is yet another proof that Google’s true customers are its advertising partners. Online advertising have now overtaken all other advertising methods. Companies spend more on online ads than TV…
Apple is cracking down on apps that don’t communicate to users how their personal data is used, secured or shared. In an announcement posted to developers through the App Store Connect portal, Apple says that all apps, including those still in testing, will be required to have a privacy policy as of October 3, 2018.…
Some things are inevitable — stock market fluctuations, thunderstorms, your favorite band reuniting to offset poor financial planning. And then there’s Alexa. Amazon’s smart assistant is slowly making its way onto every aspect of the smart home, and Google’s own offering isn’t too far behind. As far as these things go, routers make a lot…
A new London-based travel-industry startup is slowly coming out of stealth mode, but although it’s releasing it’s funding round, it’s keeping the actual product close to its chest. For now. Y Combinator -backed travel startup Duffel says it is working on “a new way to book travel online, aiming at the booking experience “end to…
Earlier this month, WhatsApp announced the launch of its first revenue-generating enterprise product, the WhatsApp Business API. The API allows businesses to respond to messages from WhatsApp users for free up to 24 hours, then charges for any responses after that point on a per message basis. Though still in a limited preview, the company…
LG isn’t making a big deal about it, but the company did show up to IFA 2018 in Berlin with a huge microLED TV. Tucked behind nondescript velvet curtains, the big bright display takes a silent swipe at Samsung, which showed off a microLED TV at CES 2018 earlier this year. The post LG microLED…
Silicon Valley has told ten electric transport providers to get on their bikes and ride out of town. San Francisco has issued one-year electric scooter and bike permits to just two on-demand providers, Skip and Scoot, and not granted them to 10 others, including popular brands such as Lyft, Spin, Lime, ofo, and JUMP –…
