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Domino’s Pizza Wants More Tips

ANN ARBOR, MI — Domino’s Pizza wants you to tip their drivers if you order a pizza. The nation’s largest pizza chain is launching You Tip, We Tip – a promotion that tips customers who tip their delivery drivers, beginning April 29. “Domino’s drivers have been hustling to deliver hot, delicious pizzas since 1960, and we love that customers […]

Venture Capital

Movement Labs Scores $38 Million to Bring Facebook’s Move Virtual to Ethereum

SAN FRANCISCO — Movement Labs, a San Francisco-based blockchain development team, has secured $38 million in a Series A financing round led by Polychain Capital. The funding will support the company’s mission to bring Facebook’s Move Virtual Machine to Ethereum, addressing smart contract vulnerabilities and enhancing transaction throughput. The investment round saw participation from venture capital firms including Hack VC, Placeholder, […]

Google News

Google Now Worth $2.15 Trillion

Shares in Google parent company Alphabet surged 10% on Friday and broke the $2 trillion market cap level. The company is now worth $2.15 trillion after shares hit an all-time high following its first quarter earnings announcement. Alphabet also announced it will pay a dividend for the first time ever. The company’s Board of Directors […]

Venture Capital

Chemix Completes $20 Million Series A

SUNNYVALE — Chemix, a company using AI to develop next-gen EV batteries, has completed $20 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Ibex Investors with participation from Mayfield Fund, Berkeley SkyDeck, and Urban Innovation Fund. The round also included strategic investors including BNP Paribas Solar Impulse Venture Fund (SIVF), Global Brain’s KDDI […]

Venture Capital

PinkDX Launches With $40 Million Series A

DALY CITY — PinkDx, Inc., an early-stage company focused on positively impacting the health of women, has launched with $40 million in Series A financing. The company will use the funds to pursue its vision of identifying unmet medical needs that are unique to women, addressing them with scientific rigor, and providing answers that have an […]

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Clear Digital Wins 12 Ad Awards in Silicon Valley

SAN JOSE — Clear Digital, a Silicon Valley-based digital agency that’s been driving digital performance for top B2B brands for over 20 years, has received 12 prestigious ADDY Awards from the American Advertising Federation of Silicon Valley (AAF), including three Gold ADDY Awards, one Judge’s Choice Award, and one Best of Show—the highest level of recognition. Conducted annually, the American Advertising Awards […]

Adobe News

Adobe Unveils Photoshop With Generative Fill and Generate Image

LONDON — At Adobe’s MAX London Conference – the company unveiled the all-new Photoshop (beta) with breakthrough advancements in Generative Fill now with Reference Image, delivering greater control for creators and superpowers for all Photoshop users to confidently create amazing images. Powered by Adobe Firefly Image 3 Foundation Model, these innovations are ushering in a new era of the world’s […]

Apple

Apple Targets Small Businesses With In-Store Programs

Beginning in May, select Apple stores around the country will offer a special Today at Apple series titled “Made for Business” that will give small business owners and entrepreneurs free opportunities to learn how Apple products and services can support their growth and success. Led by small business owners, the sessions will highlight how these […]

Venture Capital

Rippling Raises $200 Million in New Financing

SAN FRANCISCO — Rippling announced it has raised $200 million in new financing, and signed agreements with investors to repurchase up to $590 million of equity from current employees, former employees, and early investors. The financing was led by Coatue with participation from Founders Fund, Greenoaks, and other existing investors. Dragoneer is joining the round […]

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OpenAI Opens Japanese Office

OpenAI is growing operations internationally and is expanding into Asia with a new office in Tokyo, Japan. The company says it is collaborating with the Japanese government, local businesses, and research institutions to develop safe AI tools that serve Japan’s unique needs and to unlock new opportunities. OpenAI chose Tokyo as its first Asian office […]

Venture Capital

Juicer Milks $5.3 Million Seed Round

SAN FRANCISCO — JUICER, a provider of restaurant revenue management and pricing solutions, has completed a $5.3 million seed round led by York IE. Restaurants are undergoing a profound shift, becoming an e-commerce category thanks to the rise of delivery and digital customer engagement. In this new world, traditional pricing and promotions no longer suffice. […]

Venture Capital

Clazar Raises $10 Million Series A

SAN FRANCISCO — Clazar, a company powering software businesses to sell and grow revenue through cloud marketplaces (AWS, Azure, and GCP), has raised a $10 million Series A funding round led by Ridge Ventures and Ensemble VC, with participation from Saurabh Gupta, Managing Partner at DST Global, and existing investors including The General Partnership and […]