Archivo del Autor: Belen De Leon

These are the 15 startups participating in Startup Battlefield Africa

 On Wednesday, October 11 at 9:00 AM EAT in Nairobi, Kenya, the first Startup Battlefield Africa kicks off and is available for viewing with this livestream. TechCrunch is honored to host this event and here’s the startups presenting at the event. Startup Battlefield Africa Companies: Session 1 – Productivity and Utility at  9:35 AM:  WeCashUp, Form+, Delivery Science, Abacus… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Verve scores $18.5M to reward you for selling tickets to friends

 Verve, the U.K, startup formerly known as StreetTeam that offers a sales platform to enable brands to easily run advocacy programs, has picked up $18.5 million is Series B funding. The round is being led by publicly-listed VC Draper Esprit, with participation from previous investors Kindred, Frontline Ventures, and Backed. Read More

Source: TechCrunch

'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' trailer: What you may not have noticed – CNET

Ready to go back to a galaxy far, far away? Here’s a photographic guide to the secrets spilled in the latest preview.
Source: CNET

Here’s the new Star Wars: The Last Jedi trailer as scene-by-scene GIFs to tear apart

 As we often do when a new Star Wars trailer lands, a bunch of us at TechCrunch are doing the only reasonable thing: we’re watching it over and over and looking for small details to mull over for the next 2 months while we wait for the actual movie to come out. Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Twitter will launch a bookmarking tool in the near future

 Twitter confirmed it’s planning to launch a bookmarking feature to save tweets for later reading. The addition will help users keep a separate list of items they want to refer back to, instead of using the heart (aka “favorite”) button, which can indicate more of a “like” – similar to the “thumbs up” button on Facebook. The feature’s… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Crunch Report | RIP Windows Phone

Rest in peace, Windows phone, GV invests $20 million into GitLab and Cruise buys Strobe. All this on Crunch Report! Read More

Source: TechCrunch

'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' new trailer blasts fans' emotions – CNET

So much to dissect: Is Kylo Ren trying to woo Rey to the Dark Side? And will someone please keep him away from General Leia?
Source: CNET

The New 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' Trailer is Here AT-AT Last

New vehicles, new threats, and a potentially dangerous new alliance. Snoke ’em if you got ’em.
Source: Wired

'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' trailer drops in full force video – CNET

The latest trailer for “Star Wars, Episode VIII: The Last Jedi” is here, and we absolutely cannot wait until December 15.
Source: CNET

The new trailer for ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ focuses on Rey and Kylo Ren

 The first trailer for Star Wars: The Last Jedi reassured us that we were finally going to hear Luke Skywalker’s voice again — even if it was only so he could tell us that it was time for the Jedi to end. The new trailer (which was released on a Monday evening because football) shifts its focus to Daisy Ridley’s Rey and Adam Driver’s Kylo Ren — basically, the… Read More

Source: TechCrunch