New European+LatAm VC fund Boost Capital Partners takes aim at startups with games-level UX

Boost Capital Partners is the name of a new European + LatAm VC fund which aims to focus on startups with a focus on user experience. The London-based VC... Read more »

Volkswagen’s breakthrough could spark a battery manufacturing gold rush

Inflation hasn’t been kind to batteries. After more than a decade of remarkably consistent declines in the price of lithium-ion battery packs, last year, the trend reversed itself. The... Read more »

Chrome on iOS to get built-in Lens support, along with new Maps and Calendar integrations

Google announced today that Chrome on iOS is getting a few new features, including built-in Lens support that will allow users to search using just their cameras. Although you... Read more »

Twitch’s new Partner Plus tier strains an already tense relationship with creators

Twitch’s new Partner Plus tier, which will grant qualifying streamers a 70/30 revenue split, has been hailed as a win for the platform’s community. But the program’s lofty requirements... Read more »

Netflix launches website based on the fictional streaming service from ‘Black Mirror’

After the first episode of “Black Mirror” Season 6 went viral for poking fun at Netflix, the streamer is now joining in on the joke. Netflix launched two websites... Read more »

Tiger Global’s search for liquidity illustrates how busted the late-stage market is

The late-stage market is whacked. You only need to look at how Tiger Global Management, previously one of the most active investors in all of startup-dom, has failed to... Read more »

Olx Group cuts 800 jobs as it shuts down some markets

Olx Group, the online marketplace and classifieds business arm of Prosus, has cut around 800 jobs globally. Today’s move comes as the company started to close operations of its... Read more »

Upgrading AI-powered travel products to first class

Eric Crowley Contributor Share on Twitter Eric Crowley is a partner in the San Francisco office of global investment bank GP Bullhound. More posts by this contributor Taking consumer... Read more »

These are the first Denon-branded Nura headphones

Nura suffered the same quiet fate as countless startups before. The innovative Australian firm was effectively acqui-hired by Masimo, which has been amassing its own arm of audio brands.... Read more »

Shaquille O’Neal will discuss investing in Edsoma, life as a mogul and more at Disrupt

Talk about a slam dunk. Shaquille O’Neal, 15-time NBA All-Star, four-time NBA Champion and three-time NBA Finals MVP, will join us at TC Disrupt 2023, which takes place September... Read more »
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