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Techstars, a global investment business that provides access to capital, one-on-one mentorship, and programming for early-stage entrepreneurs, and financial services firm J.P. Morgan, open applications for their 4th Founder Catalyst Program in Oakland, CA. Similar to the successful programs in Atlanta, Washington DC, and Miami, this cohort will support 20 women and non-binary founders, with […]
Google is rolling out the latest version of its operating system for smartphones — Android 13. Android 13 comes jam-packed with new capabilities for your phone and tablet, like extending app color theming to even more apps, language settings that can be set on an app level, improved privacy controls and even the ability to […]
SAN FRANCISCO – OpenSpace, a specialist in 360° jobsite capture and AI-powered analytics, has added $9 million in additional strategic capital for its Series D round first announced in March, bringing the total raised to $111 million. The investment comes from funds managed by existing investors Taronga Ventures and GreenPoint Partners. The investment will be […]
SAN FRANCISCO — MasterClass, the streaming platform with classes taught by experts, has launched a class on diplomacy with two former U.S. secretaries of state—Condoleezza Rice and the late Madeleine Albright. In their class, Albright and Rice provide members with lessons they learned as secretaries of state, including how to build trusted teams, reconcile differences, overcome […]
SAN FRANCISCO — Nightfall AI, which operates a cloud data loss prevention platform, has closed $40 million in Series B funding. This new round was led by WestBridge Capital, with participation from Next Play Capital and existing investors Bain Capital Ventures, Venrock, Pear VC, and several professional athletes and influencers including Paul Rudd, Drew Brees, […]
SAN FRANCISCO — Expedock, a company using AI in the international freight software industry, has announced $13.5 million in Series A funding, bringing the company’s total amount raised to $17.5 million. Insight Partners led the round, with participation from Motion Ventures as well as existing investors Pear and Neo and executives from Project 44, Salesforce, Meta, eBay, […]
Apple TV+ has released “Lucy’s School,” a new original special celebrating teachers and based on the classic “Peanuts” comic strip by Charles M. Schulz, premiering today Friday, August 12. The Peanuts gang are anxious about starting at a new school in the fall, inspiring Lucy to start her own school instead, but teaching isn’t as […]
SAN FRANCISCO — Truework, a company that provides income and employment verification for the nation’s largest mortgage, auto, and consumer lenders, has raised $50 million in Series C funding. Leading the Series C round was G Squared, with returning investors Sequoia Capital, Activant Capital, and Khosla Ventures also participating. New investors include Indeed, Human Capital, and Four […]
Palo Alto Police arrested a man Monday after he shoplifted merchandise from a Macy’s department store, physically resisted loss prevention personnel when they went to stop him, and then attempted to rob an elderly man of his cell phone as he tried to get away. No one was injured. On Monday, August 8, 2022, at […]
MOUNTAIN VIEW — AvicenaTech Corp., a developer of microLED-based chip-to-chip interconnects, has secured $25 million in Series A funding from Samsung Catalyst Fund, Cerberus Capital Management, Clear Ventures, and Micron Ventures to drive the development of products based on Avicena’s breakthrough photonic I/O solution. “We believe that Avicena technology can be transformational in unlocking compute-to-memory […]
The Apple iPad base model is now on sale at major retailers for $299, a $30 discount from its regular price of $329. The $299 price can be found at Amazon, Best Buy, Staples and Walmart. It’s a great buy for students looking for a new tablet for the upcoming school year. Apple’s own site […]
BERKELEY — Terabase Energy has announced a $44 million Series B financing co-led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures (founded by Bill Gates) and Prelude Ventures with additional participation by SJF Ventures and other existing investors. The round brings Terabase’s total funding to $52 million and will be used to support the company’s mission to reduce the cost and increase the scalability of solar by building […]