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June 4, 2019

Highspot, an AI-powered sales enablement platform, raises $60M Series D led by Iconiq Capital, bringing its total raised to $124M (Nat Levy/GeekWire)

Nat Levy / GeekWire: Highspot, an AI-powered sales enablement platform, raises $60M Series D led by Iconiq Capital, bringing its total raised to $124M — Across industries, despite the tide of automation and artificial intelligence, most companies still employ humans to deal with customers for important interactions … Highspot, an AI-powered sales enablement platform, raises

Orion’s AA-2 Flight Test Article Stacks Up!

Orion’s Ascent Abort-2 flight test vehicle was rolled out from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Abort System Facility to Space Launch Complex 46 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station for its July 2 launch. Orion’s AA-2 Flight Test Article Stacks Up! Source: NASA

June 4, 2019

Bird will start testing the Bird Cruiser, a two-seater electric bike with an LCD display that can show route progress and other trip details, this summer (Kyle Wiggers/VentureBeat)

Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: Bird will start testing the Bird Cruiser, a two-seater electric bike with an LCD display that can show route progress and other trip details, this summer — Bird, the Santa Monica, California-based mobility startup that in May unveiled Bird One, a $1,299 e-scooter architected with … Bird will start testing the

June 4, 2019

Bird is launching an electric moped this summer

Scooter-sharing company Bird is adding an electric moped to fleets in “select markets” this summer. Called the “Cruiser,” it’s the first seated vehicle Bird has offered. The Cruiser can be used like a bike, with the electric motor offering assistance to make pedaling easier. But customers will also be able to simply ride with their

Real Capital Analytics, a provider of commercial real estate data and analytics solutions, raises $115M from Susquehanna Growth Equity (FinSMEs)

{$inline_image} FinSMEs: Real Capital Analytics, a provider of commercial real estate data and analytics solutions, raises $115M from Susquehanna Growth Equity — Real Capital Analytics, Inc. (RCA), a NYC-based provider of commercial real estate (CRE) data and analytics solutions, raised $115m in funding. Real Capital Analytics, a provider of commercial real estate data and analytics

June 4, 2019

iPadOS should make the iPad a better tablet, but not a laptop

Apple had big news for iPad users at its WWDC keynote yesterday with the announcement of a software update major enough for the company to rebrand the entire operating system. What would otherwise have been iOS 13 will be known as iPadOS on Apple’s line of tablets, and the changes look to be legitimately significant.

The Technology 202: Apple may not be able to escape political peril in Washington anymore

Mounting privacy and competition concerns show it’s no longer immune to “techlash.” The Technology 202: Apple may not be able to escape political peril in Washington anymore Source: Washington Post Tech

Windows 10 security: Microsoft issues Intel microcode updates against MDS attacks

Microsoft releases standalone updates containing Intel microcode mitigations for recently disclosed MDS attacks. Windows 10 security: Microsoft issues Intel microcode updates against MDS attacks Source: ZDNet Microsoft

June 4, 2019

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If your stage is IT, then make sure you’re a multi-level threat in all areas with training like The Future-Proof Tech Skill Mastery Bundle. With this limited-time offer from TNW Deals, you can get it for a fraction of its retail price, just $59. Score 100+ hours of top tech training for only Source: The

June 4, 2019

Amtrak Is Offering BOGO Sleeper Car Tickets This Week

If you’re planning to take a trip by train later this year, Amtrak is running a promotion this week that can make that journey significantly cheaper. Read more… Amtrak Is Offering BOGO Sleeper Car Tickets This Week Source: Life Hacker

June 4, 2019

Rocket Internet's Global Fashion Group, a group of fashion e-commerce sites including Zalora, Dafiti, and La Moda, plans to raise €300M in Frankfurt IPO (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch)

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Rocket Internet’s Global Fashion Group, a group of fashion e-commerce sites including Zalora, Dafiti, and La Moda, plans to raise €300M in Frankfurt IPO — The ongoing evolution of the startup factory known as Rocket Internet continues apace. Today, the Global Fashion Group … Rocket Internet's Global Fashion Group, a group

Disney's Lion King remake teaser sees Beyoncé roar as Nala – CNET

Everything the light touches in the box to the left. Disney's Lion King remake teaser sees Beyoncé roar as Nala – CNET Source: CNet

How to watch: Pokemon Sword and Shield Direct to reveal more about Nintendo Switch games – CNET

Wednesday’s 15-minute livestream will take us back to Galar, and maybe give us a release date. How to watch: Pokemon Sword and Shield Direct to reveal more about Nintendo Switch games – CNET Source: CNet

Best cookbooks for dads by personality – CNET

Combine dad’s passion for cooking with one of his other interests, whether that’s history, sci fi, working out or watching sports. Best cookbooks for dads by personality – CNET Source: CNet

June 4, 2019

As regulators ramp up antitrust scrutiny of Google, the company's global policy team is still adapting to a sweeping reorganization, with key roles unfilled (Ashley Gold/The Information)

Ashley Gold / The Information: As regulators ramp up antitrust scrutiny of Google, the company’s global policy team is still adapting to a sweeping reorganization, with key roles unfilled — As regulators ramp up their antitrust scrutiny of Google, the tech giant’s global policy team is still adapting … As regulators ramp up antitrust scrutiny

C.H.I.P. Or Z.O.M.B.I.E? We Can’t Decide

Imagine for a moment that you are back in 2015. Radio Shack are going to the wall, Heathkit returning from the dead, and Arduino spliting into two warring Arduinos. And someone has announced a tiny Linux-capable microprocessor board called the C.H.I.P. that will cost only $9. We all thought that last one was pretty cool

Survey: Students Choosing Online Programs Closer to Home

In spite of the notion that students could conceivably take online courses from an institution anywhere in the world, two-thirds stick close to home — choosing a college or university within 50 miles of where they live, according to an annual survey of online students done by Wiley company Learning House. Survey: Students Choosing Online

June 4, 2019

All the Big iOS 13 Changes Apple Announced at WWDC 19

Apple is hosting its annual Worldwide Developer Conference this week and, as expected, kicked off the conference by unveiling iOS 13, the next version of its mobile operating system, during the show’s opening keynote. Apple showed off a LOT of stuff, including key improvements to overall privacy, overhauled apps, and… Read more… All the Big

iOS 13: Every new feature you need to know about right now – CNET

All the new software Apple will deliver to your iPhone this fall. iOS 13: Every new feature you need to know about right now – CNET Source: CNet

June 4, 2019

Cryptocurrency exchange Blockport goes bankrupt after failed STO

An Amsterdam-based cryptocurrency exchange is facing an uncertain future. Blockport has declared bankruptcy after its security token offering (STO) failed to meet its minimum expectations last month. Blockport’s STO failed to reach its soft cap of €1 million ($1.13 million) in May. Shortly after, the company filed for and was declared bankrupt, according to recently

Windows 10 1903: We'll still update PCs with less than 32GB storage, says Microsoft

Microsoft clarifies that the new 32GB storage minimum for Windows 10 version 1903 is only for newly built PCs. Windows 10 1903: We'll still update PCs with less than 32GB storage, says Microsoft Source: ZDNet Microsoft

June 4, 2019

US antitrust enforcement is coming back from the dead

As tech companies acquired billions of users, and competition has withered, the United States paid only passing interest to antitrust concerns. Facebook’s acquisitions of WhatsApp and Instagram were approved without a hitch; Amazon successfully crushed other online retailers by temporarily lowering prices; Google began promoting its own search results (and affiliate marketing links) over those

June 4, 2019

Microsoft seems very proud of its smart contract auditing tools for blockchain

Microsoft is very proud of its Azure Blockchain-powered smart contract auditing tools for Ethereum – so much so it decided to flaunt some of the benefits of the software in a new blog post. “One of the key drivers making blockchain-based applications programmable, accessible to enterprise customers, and able to meet the diverse needs of

June 4, 2019

Samsung partners with AMD to bring Radeon graphics to smartphones

AMD is licensing its graphics technology to Samsung for use in its future mobile chips. Samsung will pay AMD for access to its newly announced RDNA graphics architecture, and is expected to build it into its own ARM-based Exynos processors. RDNA will also power AMD’s upcoming Navi desktop GPUs. The deal gives AMD’s graphics tech

June 4, 2019

Privacy is Apple’s most premium product

Apple announced a bunch of cool stuff at its developer conference yesterday: a new Mac pro, iOS 13 with dark mode, a new photos app, and iPadOS with USB stick support. However, Apple was selling another feature to all of us – privacy. No, it wasn’t just an “oh we keep your data safe and

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