Gmail is packed with a lot of time-saving features, like Smart Replies for mobile users. So it’s a bit surprising to realize that Gmail will only now start to automatically convert addresses, phone numbers and contacts into links. Read More
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French startup Younited Credit is building the biggest crowdlending platform in continental Europe. The company just raised $47.8 million (€40 million) to launch in new countries, work on new product features and more.
Younited Credit is currently live in France, Spain and Italy as a consumer-facing product. Consumers can borrow anything between $1,200 and $48,000 (€1,000 and €40,000)… Read More
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August’s Bluetooth-, Z-Wave- and Wi-Fi-friendly Smart Lock Pro gives you tons of options.
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Don’t be fooled by the price; the $149 August Smart Lock is pretty darn clever.
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If you think that too many VCs these days are playing it safe and only looking to back sure bets rather than moonshots and more ambitious ventures, take a look over at what’s going on in Boston. The Engine, based out of MIT and Cambridge, has raised a $200 million fund to back and help incubate startups working on “tough tech” — new challenges in areas… Read More
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Blin.gy, the app that let users insert themselves into their favorite music videos, is shutting down. In a Medium post, co-founder and chief executive officer David Hyman wrote that the startup, which launched as Chosen three years ago and raised at least $10 million, decided to close up shop after a potential acquisition fell through. Read More
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Slack raises a pretty big chunk of change from SoftBank, the DOJ is investigating an Equifax stock dump and Google debuts payments app Tez in India. All this on Crunch Report. Read More
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Despite Colin Firth, Channing Tatum and Julianne Moore, this star-studded spy sequel doesn’t quite earn its license to kill.
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Commentary: After Washington’s Josh Norman mocks Dallas receiver in a Note 8 ad, Bryant responds … on a day when his Cowboys are crushed.
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The credit-reporting firm says an “incident” in March was unrelated to the massive hack revealed earlier this month.
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