Project management service ZenHub raises $4.7M
ZenHub, the GitHub-centric project management service for development teams, today announced that it has raised a $4.7 million seed funding round from Canada’s BDC Capital and Ripple Ventures. This marks the first fundraise for the Vancouver, C.....»»
iCloud Allegedly Locked Out User Whose Last Name is a Boolean Value
"iCloud has had the occasional service issue, but its latest problem appears to be highly... specific," writes Engadget: Actor and author Rachel True claims iCloud has effectively locked her out of her account due to the way her last name was writt.....»»
The Product Manager asterisk
Product manager might be one of the most grey roles within a startup. However, as a company progresses and the team grows, there comes a time when a founder needs to carve out dedicated roles. Of these positions, product management might be one of th.....»»
When Amazon Raises Its Minimum Wage, Local Companies Follow Suit
In the areas where Amazon operates, "low-wage workers at other businesses have seen significant wage growth since 2018..." reports the New York Times, "and not because of new minimum-wage laws." The gains are a direct result of Amazon's corporate de.....»»
US Blacklisted China"s Xiaomi Because of Award Given To Its Founder
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Wall Street Journal: U.S. officials blacklisted Chinese smartphone giant Xiaomi Corp. as a company with military ties partly due to an award given to the company's founder for his service to the state, the.....»»
Mazda Vice President Jim Lievois to retire after 24 years
Lievois championed several key initiatives at Mazda over his tenure, such as modernizing marketing campaigns, overseeing financial service partners and advocating for dealers......»»
Proposed law could force ISPs to stop hiding true size of monthly bills
"ISPs are notorious for keeping customers in the dark," bill supporter says. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | McCaig) Internet service providers could be required to release "broadband nutrition labels" with detailed information about prices, s.....»»
How Rani Therapeutics’ robotic pill could change subcutaneous injection treatment
A new auto-injecting pill might soon become a replacement for subcutaneous injection treatments. The idea for this so-called robotic pill came out of a research project around eight years ago from InCube Labs—a life sciences lab operated by Rani Th.....»»
How Rani Therapeutics’ robotic pill could change subcutaneous injection treament
A new auto-injecting pill might soon become a replacement for subcutaneous injection treatments. The idea for this so-called robotic pill came out of a research project around eight years ago from InCube Labs—a life sciences lab operated by Rani Th.....»»
Eco raises $26M in a16z-led round to scale its digital cryptocurrency platform
Eco raises $26M in a16z-led round to scale its digital cryptocurrency platform.....»»
BCAS3-C16orf70 complex is a new actor on the mammalian autophagic machinery
Autophagy is an intracellular degradation process of cytosolic materials and damaged organelles. Researchers at Ubiquitin Project of TMIMS have been studying the molecular mechanism of mitophagy, the selective autophagy process to eliminate damaged m.....»»
People are turning to Nextdoor for tips on getting a vaccine. Why that may be a problem
Like many across the United States, Deanne Primozic Kasim watched her mother struggle to secure a vaccine appointment online. Then, she turned to a service that's become a lifeline for many in the pandemic: Nextdoor......»»
Top Insurance industry trends for 2021
The Insurance industry is mostly expected to search for growth through new service-based models, innovative products and better focus on fraud prevention. 2020 has been a year of unprecedented disruption for many industries, and insurance companie.....»»
Taiwan Star pushing 5G penetration rate in 2021
Taiwan Star Telecom is set to boost the number of its 5G service subscribers to account for 20% of its overall users or more than 550,000 subscribers by the end of 2021, up from nearly 5% at the moment......»»
Jelastic and Togglebox announce partnership to spread advanced PaaS on US market
Jelastic, the multi-cloud Platform-as-a-Service company announced a partnership with Togglebox, a leading US provider of cloud computing, hosting services, and hosting infrastructure headquartered in Philadelphia, and data centers located in Texas a.....»»
Indonesian logistics startup SiCepat raises $170 million Series B
SiCepat, an end-to-end logistics startup in Indonesia, announced today it has raised a $170 million Series B funding round. Founded in 2014 to provide last-mile deliveries for small merchants, the company has since expanded to serve large e-commerce.....»»
Six-inch fab capacity almost fully booked for 3Q21
Six-inch foundries have seen their fab capacity for the third quarter almost fully booked, driven by a ramp-up in demand for analog chips, such as power management ICs, and discrete power devices including diodes and MOSFETs, according to industry so.....»»
InsurGrid raises pre-seed financing to help modernize legacy insurance agents
Insurance agents spend hours handling paperwork and grabbing client information over the phone. A new seed-stage startup, InsurGrid, has developed a software solution to help ease the process, and make it easier for agents to serve existing clients &.....»»
Apple Faces EU Antitrust Charge on Spotify Complaint
Apple could face an EU antitrust charge sheet in the coming weeks following a 2019 complaint by music streaming service Spotify, Reuters reported Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. From the report: The charge could force changes to App.....»»
iOS 14.5 Won"t Actually Let You Change a Default Music Service
It turns out that Apple's iOS 14.5 update won't actually let you change your default music service that you use with Siri. Engadget reports: Beta users had originally noticed that it appeared as if early versions of the update might allow you to chan.....»»
Square to acquire majority stake in music service Tidal for $297 million
Jay-Z has 99 problems but figuring out a buyer for his struggling music streaming service is no longer one......»»