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SAN FRANCISCO — Sigma, a cloud analytics solution, has raised $200 million in Series D financing to continue transforming BI through its innovations in AI infrastructure, data application development, enterprise-wide collaboration, and business user adoption. Spark Capital and Avenir Growth Capital co-led the round with additional investments from new investor NewView Capital. All previous investors participated […]
SAN FRANCISCO — Gorgias, a customer experience (CX) platform used by more than 15,000 ecommerce brands, announced $29 million in Series C-2 funding from existing investors. The new funding was led by SaaStr and Alven, with participation from Horsley Bridge, Amplify, Shopify, Sapphire, CRV and Transpose Platform. Sunil Dhaliwal from Amplify has also been added […]
Netflix has an early Christmas gift for football fans — but it won’t fit under the tree. On Dec. 25, 2024, Netflix for the first time will stream two Christmas Day NFL games: the Super Bowl LVII-winning Kansas City Chiefs vs Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens vs. Houston Texans. Netflix has a three year deal […]
Here are the most popular smartphone apps for March 2024 according to Comscore. # Apps Total Unique Visitors (000) % Reach 1 Google Sites 204,244 94 2 Facebook 199,630 92 3 Amazon 148,390 68 4 Apple Inc. 123,511 57 5 PayPal 98,758 46 6 Microsoft Sites 92,034 42 7 Bytedance Inc. 86,214 40 8 Yahoo […]
Netflix has teamed up with Skydance Sports and NFL Films, in association with Stardust Frames Productions, for an upcoming documentary series that tells the definitive story of Jerry Jones and his unique journey in transforming the Dallas Cowboys franchise, leading a historic set of players and coaches to three NFL titles in the 1990s, and […]
SAN FRANCISCO – San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced that Cuauhtemoc Ramirez (20), was charged in connection to over 24 organized retail theft related incidents, including multiple felony counts of robbery and vandalism. Mr. Ramirez and his accomplices are alleged to have stolen over $100,000 in merchandise as well as to have caused thousands […]
SAN FRANCISCO — Instacart and Uber Technologies, Inc. have announced a strategic partnership to bring Uber Eats restaurant delivery to Instacart customers. In the coming weeks, Instacart customers nationwide will be able to use the Instacart app to order from hundreds of thousands of restaurants, powered by Uber Eats. The deal allows Instacart to take […]
The Santa Clara County Sheriff made a big bust. More than 2,000 pot plants, 100+ pounds of processed marijuana & two pistols were seized last week at a Santa Clara County property near the San Benito Co. line. The Sheriff’s Covert Investigations Unit has been focused on this cultivation operation for months. Four people were […]
SAN JOSE — Roku has secured exclusive multi-year rights for Major League Baseball (MLB) Sunday Leadoff live games. Starting May 19, Roku will offer an early Sunday MLB game for free on The Roku Channel, plus an all-new MLB Zone to help baseball fans discover live and upcoming games, nightly recaps, highlights, a fully programmed […]
Even the nation’s largest retailer is not immune to cutting jobs. According to The Wall Street Journal, Walmart is cutting hundreds of corporate jobs and relocating workers to larger offices. Walmart operates over 5,200 stores in the U.S. under the Walmart and Sam’s Club brands. The company employed over 2.1 million workers at the beginning […]
Apple TV+ has unveiled a first look at “Lady in the Lake,” the upcoming, seven-part limited series starring Natalie Portman, who also serves as executive producer, and Moses Ingram. “Lady in the Lake” will make its global debut on Apple TV+ with the first two episodes on Friday, July 19, 2024, followed by new episodes […]
SANTA CLARA — Signature Resolution, a leader in alternative dispute resolution with offices in Los Angeles, Century City, Oakland, and San Diego, announced it has secured office space in Santa Clara in the heart of Silicon Valley. This strategic move marks the firm’s fifth location in the state and further expansion into the Northern California Bay Area. Located at […]