Former GM exec Dan Ammann joins ExxonMobil
Ammann becomes president of ExxonMobil Low Carbon Solutions on May 1......»»
OpenSea admits incident as top exec is accused of trading NFTs on insider information
The “eBay of NFTs” is running into a scandal as it admits one of its employees traded the crypto digital assets using insider information from the platform. Yesterday, a top executive at NFT platform OpenSea was accused of front-running s.....»»
ByteDance, TikTok"s Parent Company, Joins the Open Invention Network
ByteDance, TikTok's parent company, has joined the Open Invention Network (OIN), the world's largest non-aggression consortium that protects Linux and related open-source software and the companies behind them from patent attacks and patent trolls. Z.....»»
VW names ex-Samsung exec Batten new communications chief for N.A.
Cameron Batten, a former executive with Samsung and other Fortune 500 companies, has been named the new head of communications for VW Group of America......»»
US Air Force Invests In Hermeus" Hypersonic Aircraft Development
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Interesting Engineering: The U.S. Air Force joins a group of venture capital firms in making a $60 million investment in Hermeus, a Georgia-based startup that is striving to make the world's first reusable hyp.....»»
India’s Vedantu not in talks to sell to Byju’s, top exec says
Indian online learning platform Vedantu is not engaging to sell the firm to edtech giant Byju’s, a top executive said on Friday. A report by Indian news outlet Entrackr said early Friday that Byju’s had offered $700 million to $800 milli.....»»
The first Zambian startup to get into YC is developing Africa’s first card-issuing API
More than 40 African startups from a handful of countries have gone through YC over the past decade. Zambia joins that list today, and its entrant, Union54, is a worthy first entry. Union54 (54 is a nod to the number of African countries) is a fintec.....»»
HubSpot CEO moving to exec chairman role as company promotes Yamini Rangan to CEO
Boston-based CRM company HubSpot announced today that co-founder and CEO Brian Halligan would be stepping into the executive chairman role and CMO Yamini Rangan would be taking over as CEO next month (on September 7). Rangan joined the company in Jan.....»»
Theranos Patients: The Emerging Wild Card in the Trial of Elizabeth Holmes
The government hopes patient testimony -- if a judge allows it -- in the closely watched criminal fraud trial will support the charge that Elizabeth Holmes touted the company's medical tests as reliable despite knowing of bad results. The former exec.....»»
Rick Astley"s "Never Gonna Give You Up" joins YouTube"s billion view club
The first video to garner more than a billion views was Psy’s “Gangnam Style,” doing so in December 2012. It’d be another two-and-a-half years before another video, Justin Bieber’s “Baby,” joined the club......»»
Cox Gets Closer to its Customers with Edge-Cloud Service
Cox Gets Closer to its Customers with Edge-Cloud Service Cox Edge, a “full stack” edge-cloud computing service, has been introduced by Cox Communications. Cox joins a variety of network operators who are putting more attention on the edg.....»»
9to5Mac Daily: July 19, 2021 – Apple Car exec, MacBook Pro rumors
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from 9to5Mac. 9to5Mac Daily is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. Enjoy the podcast.....»»
America Ferrera joins cast of Apple TV+ limited series "WeCrashed"
America Ferrera has joined the cast of the Apple TV+ limited series "WeCrashed," which is based on the podcast of the same name documenting the rise and fall of WeWork.Credit: AppleThe Emmy winner, known for "Superstore" and "Ugly Betty," will star o.....»»
Netflix confirms its first games will focus on mobile, be free to subscribers
Last week brought news that Netflix had hired former Electronic Arts (EA) and Facebook executive Mike Verdu as its vice president of game development, ending the company’s search for a new exec to oversee its expansion into the lucrative video game.....»»
Untitled Ventures joins the scramble for Russian & Eastern European startups with a $118M warchest
Sorry Mr. Putin, but there’s a race on for Russian and Eastern European founders. And right now, those awful capitalists in the corrupt West are starting to out-gun the opposition! But seriously… only the other day a $100 million fund aimed at Ru.....»»
MYXfitness joins Beachbody Company, releases updated indoor cycle MYX II
Now merged with The Beachbody company, MYXfitness is updating its indoor cycling line with the MYX II, which includes new access to training and a smart cam......»»
Battlefield V joins Xbox Game Pass cloud gaming lineup
Xbox Game Pass subscribers are getting access to Battlefield V and Cris Tales starting today......»»
Inkbit raises $30M for its self-correcting 3D printing technology
MIT CSAIL spinout Inkbit this week announced that it has raised $30 million. The Series B, led by Phoenix Venture Partners LLC, brings the firm’s total funding up to $45 million. PVP joins existing partners like industrial 3D printing giant Stratas.....»»
LG’s decor-friendly, ultra-compact Eclair soundbar delivers Dolby Atmos for $599
The compact and decor-friendly Eclair QP5 joins LG's 2021 lineup of soundbars, which feature Dolby Atmos, DTS:X, and hi-res audio, starting at $180......»»
Netflix hires former EA exec, could start offering video games within the next year
We heard back in May that Netflix was looking for a new executive to oversee its expansion into the lucrative video game businesses. The company said at the time that it was "excited to do more with interactive entertainment." Now, Bloomberg reports.....»»
Cybersecurity Executive Rick Driggers Joins Accenture Federal Services
ARLINGTON, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Accenture Federal Services, (AFS), a subsidiary of Accenture, has hired cybersecurity expert and former CISA executive, Rick Driggers. The post Cybersecurity Executive Rick Driggers Joins Accenture Federal.....»»