Telecom company Altice is about to close a significant investment in French startup Molotov — the two companies have entered into exclusive negotiations. While terms of the deal are undisclosed, Altice is investing a large sum of money and should end up with a majority stake in Molotov — it’s more like a fundraising round…
If you haven’t been paying attention to TikTok, you haven’t been paying attention. The short-form video app hailing from Beijing’s ByteDance just had its biggest month ever with the addition of 75 million new users in December — a 275 percent increase from the 20 million it added in December 2017, according a recent report…
Allie Burns is managing director of Village Capital, and co-author of a recent report, “Capital Evolving: Alternative Investment Strategies to Drive Inclusive Innovation.” There is plenty of blame to go around for tech’s monoculture of thought and ideas: VC firms stacked with Ivy League-educated white male partners; a reluctance by investors to seed businesses outside…
Dr Bryan Marshall, Head of IoT and AV Technology at Nominet, discusses the challenging road to our connected transportation future. NEW CONNECTIONS An occasional series of vendor perspectives on the world of connected business. The global autonomous vehicle market is expected to grow at a rate of almost 40 percent from 2019 to 2026, as…
The rise of Starbucks in China, like that in the west, is closely linked to its function as a “third space” for people to hang out between home and work. In recent years, a bevy of coffee entrepreneurs are trying to topple the American giant’s dominance in China and lately, an unexpected contender — WeWork…
You might want to turn off FaceTime for a few days. A newly discovered bug in iOS allows FaceTime callers to listen in before you accept the call. Word of the bug started spreading this morning after Chicago artist Benji Mobb demonstrated it in a tweet, later being spotted by by 9to5Mac. The bug relies…
In November, Facebook announced a new plan that would revamp how the company makes content policy decisions on its social network — it will begin to pass off to an independent review board some of the more contested decisions. The board will serve as the final level of escalation for appeals around reported content, acting…
Adrian Clarke, founder of tech start-up Evident Proof, reveals the power of blockchain technology in the supply chain. NEW CONNECTIONS An occasional series of vendor perspectives on the world of connected business. At this point, one of the most significant accomplishments of the cryptocurrency movement that swept the world in 2017 is the broad identification…
A group of current and former BuzzFeed employees are asking the company to pay out paid time off to all recently laid-off staff. In response, Lenke Taylor, BuzzFeed’s human resources lead, said it wants to meet with staff and is “open to re-evaluating” its decision on PTO. In an open letter to Smith, BuzzFeed’s CEO…
This is a critical reading of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s article in the WSJ on Thursday, also entitled The Facts About Facebook. Yes Mark, you’re right; Facebook turns 15 next month. What a long time you’ve been in the social media business! We’re curious as to whether you’ve also been keeping count of how many times…
