Author: Tech Support

    • Beijing-based Deepexi, which uses large data sets and AI to provide supply chain, manufacturing, and marketing services, announces $35M Series A (Eudora Wang/DealStreetAsia)

    Eudora Wang / DealStreetAsia: Beijing-based Deepexi, which uses large data sets and AI to provide supply chain, manufacturing, and marketing services, announces $35M Series A  —  Deepexi, a Chinese startup providing big data and artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled enterprise digitization solutions, has secured $35 million in a Series A round of financing. Beijing-based Deepexi, which uses

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    • Dropbox starts rolling out Dropbox Spaces, shared team workspaces that connect things like files, tasks, and meetings, and other new features in its desktop app (Natalie Gagliordi/ZDNet)

    Natalie Gagliordi / ZDNet: Dropbox starts rolling out Dropbox Spaces, shared team workspaces that connect things like files, tasks, and meetings, and other new features in its desktop app  —  Dropbox held its Work in Progress user conference on Wednesday where the company announced a host of new product experiences and features. Dropbox starts rolling

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    • Source: DOJ intends to investigate Facebook after prodding from AG William Barr; DOJ's case will focus on conduct that's separate from what the FTC is examining (David McLaughlin/Bloomberg)

    David McLaughlin / Bloomberg: Source: DOJ intends to investigate Facebook after prodding from AG William Barr; DOJ’s case will focus on conduct that’s separate from what the FTC is examining  —  – Facebook now target of two federal cases simultaneously  — FTC already has separate Facebook investigation underway Source: DOJ intends to investigate Facebook after

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    • Netdata, makers of an open-source computer hardware monitoring tool, raises $17M Series A led by Bain Capital, bringing total raised to $20.5M (Ron Miller/TechCrunch)

    Ron Miller / TechCrunch: Netdata, makers of an open-source computer hardware monitoring tool, raises $17M Series A led by Bain Capital, bringing total raised to $20.5M  —  Nearly everything about Netdata, makers of an open-source monitoring tool, defies standard thinking about startups. Netdata, makers of an open-source computer hardware monitoring tool, raises M Series A

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    Return Of The MITERS Journal

    After a long hiatus, the MIT Electronic Research Society, better known as MITERS, has released their summer 2019 edition of the MITERS Journal, officially known as Volume 43 Issue 1. The latest edition features a throwback to the first journal published in 1976, showing that some things just never change: “What is MITERS? MITERS is

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    • Peloton prices its IPO at $29/share, at the top of the range, raising $1.16B at ~$8.1B valuation; Peloton was reportedly valued at ~$4.15B in its latest round (Joshua Franklin/Reuters)

    Joshua Franklin / Reuters: Peloton prices its IPO at $29/share, at the top of the range, raising $1.16B at ~$8.1B valuation; Peloton was reportedly valued at ~$4.15B in its latest round  —  NEW YORK (Reuters) – Interactive Inc PTON.O, the U.S. fitness startup known for on-demand workout programs on its exercise bikes … Peloton prices

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    • Eko raises $20M Series B for its AI powered in-clinic and at-home cardiac monitoring platform which includes devices that combine digital stethoscope and ECG (Jasmine Pennic/hitconsultant.net)

    Jasmine Pennic / hitconsultant.net: Eko raises $20M Series B for its AI powered in-clinic and at-home cardiac monitoring platform which includes devices that combine digital stethoscope and ECG  —  – Funding will be used to accelerate research and development (R&D) and commercialization of Eko’s machine learning platform for cardiac screening/analysis. Eko raises M Series B

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    • Bose says its upcoming earbuds will be better than the new Amazon Echo Buds that use Bose’s technology

    During today’s hardware event, Amazon made a pretty big deal about the fact that its brand new $129.99 Echo Buds incorporate Bose technology to achieve their active noise reduction and cut down on surrounding noise. A Bose spokesperson confirmed that this is the first time its NR technology has ever been built into another company’s

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    Sen. Blumenthal assails how Uber and Lyft deal with driver misconduct following Washington Post report

    Sen. Richard Blumenthal on Wednesday sent letters to both Uber and Lyft seeking information about their driver review policies, following a Washington Post report about how Uber prioritizes liability concerns over safety. Sen. Blumenthal assails how Uber and Lyft deal with driver misconduct following Washington Post report Source: Washington Post Tech

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    • Divvy, which buys and rents homes while setting aside ~25% of monthly payments toward the renter's future down payment for the house, raises $43M Series B (Mary Ann Azevedo/Crunchbase News)

    Mary Ann Azevedo / Crunchbase News: Divvy, which buys and rents homes while setting aside ~25% of monthly payments toward the renter’s future down payment for the house, raises $43M Series B  —  Another day, another real estate tech startup raises money.  —  Well, not really.  But that’s what it feels like. Divvy, which buys

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    • YouTube won’t ban politicians even if content violates company’s guidelines

    Taylor Hill/FilmMagic for YouTube YouTube won’t ban politicians from using its platform even if their content violates the company’s guidelines, CEO Susan Wojcicki said in a public interview on Wednesday, as reported by Politico. Wojcicki spoke about how the platform approaches political figures during an interview session at The Atlantic Festival, suggesting that whatever they

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