Userfeeds is a new startup which has a platform which applies blockchain tokens to news discovery. The idea is to combat so-called “fake news” by providing an economic incentive to rank content well. The Warsaw based company has raised $800k in seed funding from BlueYard Capital, Fred Ehrsamh (the Coinbase co-founder) and Piotr Smolen (Dataventures). The system of content ranking… Read More
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Nutonomy, the self-driving car startup that span out of MIT in 2013, has inked a deal that will see it work with Peugeot-maker Groupe PSA to test autonomous vehicles in Singapore. Nutonomy is more than familiar with Singapore: it has a relationship with local Uber rival Grab and the Singapore Economic Development Board was an investor in its recent $16 million fundraising. This new tie-in… Read More
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News broadcasters will need a license from the Chinese government before they can publish news on online publications or social media.
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As the web becomes an ever more crowded landscape of things battling for your attention, we’re seeing an increase in marketing spend from companies to help capture it, and that in turn is leading to a rising tide for marketing technology startups building solutions to do just that. Today, Yieldify, a London-based company that builds tools tools to increase conversions on sites and… Read More
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Tel Aviv, get ready! TC is coming to Israel at the end of June for our second TC Meetup + Pitch-off, and if last year is any indication, it’s going to be off the chain. Israel is one of the world’s fastest-growing and impressive startup ecosystems, and we simply can’t resist paying a visit. As part of that, ten startups from the area will have the chance to pitch their product… Read More
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A single tweet has launched a thousand crises.
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The company is now the second biggest smartphone brand in India, behind only Samsung.
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Why do all those Facebookers (and maybe you) resist new information that may affect their beliefs? Blame the “backfire effect.”
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Cheetah Mobile, the Chinese firm that specializes in utility apps for smartphones, has enlisted the help of outside investors for its live-streaming service.
Cheetah announced this week that its one-year-old Live.me service has pulled in $60 million from a range of China-based investors that include Matrix Partners China, Evolution Media China, Gobi Partners, IDG Capital and Welight Capital. Read More
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This week I share with you a favorite Instagram account capturing shots of New York City as well as the diverse and interesting people who live there.
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