Author: Tech Support

    • Movo, which provides last-mile mobility via rentable electric scooters, raises €20M Series A led by insurance firm Mutua Madrileña and Seaya Ventures (Natasha Lomas/TechCrunch)

    Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: Movo, which provides last-mile mobility via rentable electric scooters, raises €20M Series A led by insurance firm Mutua Madrileña and Seaya Ventures  —  Madrid-based micromobility startup Movo has closed a €20 million (~$22.5M) Series A funding round to accelerate international expansion. Movo, which provides last-mile mobility via rentable electric scooters, raises

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    • FireEye uncovers second critical infrastructure site affected with dangerous Triton malware, which is linked to a Russian government-backed research institute (Dan Goodin/Ars Technica)

    Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: FireEye uncovers second critical infrastructure site affected with dangerous Triton malware, which is linked to a Russian government-backed research institute  —  Use of game-changing Triton malware to target safety systems isn’t an isolated incident.  —  Sixteen months ago … FireEye uncovers second critical infrastructure site affected with dangerous Triton malware,

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    The U.S. spat with Huawei, explained

    U.S. officials have pressured allies not to use networking gear from Chinese technology giant Huawei, and President Trump has urged American companies to “step up” and compete to provide the next generation of high-speed, low-lag wireless service known as 5G. There’s just one problem: No U.S. companies manufacture the technology’s most critical components. The U.S.

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    • CleverTap, which helps companies track and improve engagement with users, raises $26M led by Sequoia India at a $150M-$160M valuation (Jon Russell/TechCrunch)

    Jon Russell / TechCrunch: CleverTap, which helps companies track and improve engagement with users, raises $26M led by Sequoia India at a $150M-$160M valuation  —  CleverTap, an India-based startup that helps companies track and improve engagement with users, has pulled in $26 million in new funding thanks to a round led by Sequoia India. CleverTap,

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    • Oppo announces Reno flagship with Snapdragon 855, 6.6-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, pop-up camera, three rear-cameras with 10x hybrid zoom, starting at ~$600 (Richard Lai/Engadget)

    Richard Lai / Engadget: Oppo announces Reno flagship with Snapdragon 855, 6.6-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, pop-up camera, three rear-cameras with 10x hybrid zoom, starting at ~$600  —  If you thought the leak from two weeks ago had given the game away for Oppo’s new Reno smartphone series, don’t worry, as the real deal has more

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    • Pinterest's slow approach to growth has let it build a distinct brand and avoid harsh scrutiny, while allowing other platforms to overshadow it in the press (Seth Fiegerman/CNN)

    Seth Fiegerman / CNN: Pinterest’s slow approach to growth has let it build a distinct brand and avoid harsh scrutiny, while allowing other platforms to overshadow it in the press  —  New York (CNN Business)The team at Pinterest was nervous.  —  For most of its early history, the digital scrapbooking service had grown unimaginably fast.

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