AgBiome, developing products from microbial communities, brought in a $116 million Series D round as the company prepares to pad its pipeline with new products. The company, based in Research Triangle Park, N.C., was co-founded in 2012 by a group including co-CEOs Scott Uknes and Eric Ward, who have known each other for over 30
Read MoreNatasha Lomas / TechCrunch: London-based PassFort, which helps companies with KYC and AML requirements, raises $16.2M Series A led by Level Equity — London-based PassFort, a SaaS provider that helps business meet compliance requirements such as KYC (Know Your Customer) and AML (Anti-Money Laundering) reporting …
Read MoreMore startup swapping in the food delivery space: Spain’s Glovo, an on-demand delivery platform which operates a network of dark stores focused on urban convenience shopping, is pushing deeper into planned grocery shopping — announcing the acquisition of two regional ‘Instacart-style’ grocery picking and delivery startups, Madrid-based Lola Market and Portugal’s Mercadão. Terms of the
Read MoreJen Wieczner / New York Magazine: Interview with SEC chair Gary Gensler on meme-stock mania, commission-free trading apps, regulating cryptocurrencies, and whether SPACs need more oversight — When financial regulators demonstrate that they hold generous views of bitcoin — that, contrary to the prevailing mood in Washington …
Read MoreGood morning! So many launches… Oh, and by the way, I did have fun in the Alps, if that didn’t come across? iPhone 13, today In brief: Apple’s California Streaming event happens today at 10AM PT / 1PM ET. That’ll give this morning’s news a little bit of a before iPhone/after iPhone feel. What to
Read MoreA research paper that dubs some artificial intelligence models “foundational” is sparking a dispute over the future of the field.
Read MoreImage: Apple It’s September, which means iPhone season is just nearly here. The rumor mill has been spinning about the highly anticipated iPhone 13, as well as the Apple Watch Series 7, a third generation of AirPods, and the potential for new MacBooks. A new, bezel-less iPad Mini is also a possibility, as is the
Read MoreIs your Mac slowing down? You might have a memory issue. Here’s what you can do. Is your Mac suddenly lagging? Is its performance slowing down? Then, you might need to clear the computer’s memory cache. Here are some steps you can take to manage memory on your computer. You can follow these steps on
Read MoreIf you look around your desk right now, odds are you’ll see a 7-segment display or two showing you some vital information like the time or today’s weather. But think of how much information you could see with over 1,100 digits, like with [Chris Comb’s] 7200-segment display. For [Chris], this project started the same way
Read MoreJeffrey Dastin / Reuters: Amazon says it is increasing the US hourly starting wage to $18 and plans to hire another 125,000 warehouse and transportation workers — Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) has increased its average starting wage in the United States to more than $18 an hour and plans to hire another 125,000 warehouse …
Read More“We’re making updates to the Apple Store. Check back soon.” What you need to know Apple’s iPhone 13 event will take place later today. The Apple store has gone offline ahead of the event, as expected. The company is also expected to unveil a new Apple Watch and AirPods. Apple’s online store has gone into
Read MoreSam Shead / CNBC: UK government says its Future Fund has invested £1.14B since April 2020 and has stakes in 158 startups, including DIY computer maker Kano and event app Dice FM — – The British Business Bank, which administers the so-called Future Fund program, said it has issued 1,190 companies …
Read MoreYou have a ton of ways to tune in. Apple’s ‘California Streaming’ event is set to kick off on Tuesday, September 14 at 10:00 AM PDT. The company is expected to announce the iPhone 13 and Apple Watch Series 7. The 3rd generation AirPods and 9th generation iPad are also potential product announcements at the
Read MoreJames Vincent / The Verge: Amazon partners with ticketing company AXS to use its Amazon One palm scanner at Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheatre, the first outside partnership for Amazon One — Launching at Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheatre — Amazon’s palm-scanning technology, Amazon One, has always been about more than just fast payments.
Read MoreCredit: Samsung Samsung has quietly launched the Galaxy M22. The phone features mild upgrades over the Galaxy M21 but is visually similar to the Galaxy F22. There’s no word on pricing or availability details beyond Germany just yet. Samsung has kicked off its latest round of budget phone launches in Europe starting with the Samsung
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Kick the football, Charlie Brown! You’ll definitely get it this time! And while you’re at it, why not apply to be verified on Twitter? There’s no way that can go wrong either. The news: after temporarily halting new applications for its revamped verification process last month, Twitter announced
Read MoreSoftBank Group Corp. is doubling down on its commitment to Latin America. Today, the Japanese investment conglomerate is announcing the launch of the SoftBank Latin America Fund II, its second dedicated private investment fund focused on tech companies located in LatAm. SoftBank is launching the new fund with an initial $3 billion commitment. “Fund II
Read MoreSun Yu / Financial Times: Chinese police are using a state-backed anti-fraud app, installed on 200M+ devices, to identify and question people who have viewed overseas financial news — Police identify and question people on back of software meant to prevent online scams — Chinese police are using …
Read MoreManish Singh / TechCrunch: India and Singapore are working to link India’s Unified Payments Interface and Singapore’s PayNow by 2022, seeking to enable “instant, low-cost” transfers — India and Singapore are working to link their digital payments systems to enable “instant, low-cost fund transfers,” …
Read MoreWindows Hello support lets you log in to Windows with just your face. | Image: Samsung Samsung’s Webcam Monitor S4 comes with all the work-from-home accessories you could need built right in. It’s got 2W stereo speakers for listening to colleagues, an HD webcam so they can see you, a microphone so they can hear
Read MoreAndrew Cunningham / Ars Technica: Amazon announces an OS update for Kindle, Kindle Paperwhite, and Kindle Oasis with a new UI, the first refresh since around 2016, rolling out now — Refined look and feel coming to most Kindles released since 2015. — Amazon’s Kindle e-readers get new software updates regularly …
Read MoreAmazon’s palm-scanning technology, Amazon One, has always been about more than just fast payments. Really, it’s about Amazon controlling and verifying identities, with the company hoping to deploy its service in public spaces like offices and stadiums. Today, Amazon announced the tech’s first launch in an entertainment venue as part of a partnership with ticketing
Read MoreJaewon Kang / Wall Street Journal: Kroger says it has partnered with Instacart to deliver food and staples in as little as 30 minutes, after unsuccessfully testing quick deliveries two years ago — Partnership draws supermarket giant further into a crowded market — Kroger Co. said it is partnering with Instacart Inc …
Read MoreCanon confirmed plans for its highest-end mirrorless camera yet back in April, but that was just a notice of development — now the company is ready to announce its specs in full. As expected, the EOS R3 will sit right at the top of the company’s still fairly new EOS R range of full-frame mirrorless
Read MoreHelsinki-based VC Maki.vc is poised to reach the final close of its second fund at €100 million, with the aim to invest in seed-stage startups across Europe. The first investments from the new fund include UK-based Baseimmune (antigen discovery and vaccine design), Volare (Foodtech), and PixieRay (adaptive eyeglasses). Maki.vc’s initial ticket sizes range from €250,000
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