Loans marketplace Mintos scores €5M Series A and plans to launch a debit card
Mintos, the Latvian fintech that operates a global loans marketplace to let you invest in loans from various loan originators, has raised €5 million in Series...
Withings launches a fitness tracker for some reason
Withings is back with, of all things, a fitness tracker. It’s a bit of an odd addition, two months after the company re-launched, post-Nokia. The company’s...
The forgotten ‘Facebook of China’ is sold for $20M
Renren, which was once heralded as the ‘Facebook of China’ and later became China’s answer to MySpace after falling out of fashion among its core young...
Geek Trivia: Which Children’s Television Show Host Argued In Defense Of Home Recording?
Which Children’s Television Show Host Argued In Defense Of Home Recording? Mr. Wizard Mr. Dressup Mr. Rogers Captain Kangaroo Think you know the answer? Source :...
Decolonizing Commemoration: New War Art
Official betrayal was epitomized in Britain by the Victory Parade of July 19, 1919. Lutyens, whose Cenotaph in London was the saluting point, may have sought...
Snap is being probed over its IPO because some investors are salty about losing money
Here’s something I didn’t expect to read today. The U.S. Justice Department and Securities and Exchange Commission has subpoenaed Snap for details on its IPO apparently in...
Trap game appears in Washington’s way
The Washington Wizards will face the Cleveland Cavaliers at 7 PM Eastern tomorrow night. That could possibly be the first “trap game” the Wizards will have...
The British Military Is Launching a Major Test of Unmanned Vehicles and Surveillance Drones
The British Army is carrying out a major, four-week test of 70 new technologies, “including unmanned vehicles and surveillance drones,” as part of its “Autonomous Warrior...
Rogue One Isn’t Just Getting a Prequel Series, It’s Also Getting This Stunning New Poster
Two years removed from the release of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, the story of Jyn Erso and her crew is cool again. Not that...
Biotech holding company Roivant Sciences raised $200M in funding at a whopping $7B valuation
Roivant Sciences has had a bumpy couple of years, but that isn’t stopping investors from pouring more money into the four-year-old company, which aims to one...
