Clearco gets the SoftBank stamp of approval in new $215M round
Toronto-based Clearco, a fintech capital provider for online companies, has raised $215 million in a round led by SoftBank Vision Fund II. The financing event closed...
Enter the Dream Factory: Christine Sneed in Conversation with Matthew Specktor
Many readers know Matthew Specktor as the author of the propulsive 2013 novel American Dream Machine, which, like his virtuosic new work of nonfiction, Always Crashing...
Resident Evil flounders on Netflix in a half-baked, 90-minute ‘series’
Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness certainly has its moments. When series hero Leon S. Kennedy faces off against a new breed of B.O.W. (that’s RE-speak for Bio...
DOJ Pinky Swears Not to Torture Julian Assange If He’s Extradited to U.S.
The U.S. Department of Justice has promised a court in the UK not to place Julian Assange in a super-maximum security prison or solitary confinement if...
Fans Donate $110K to Anime Tube But Piracy Alternative is Already On Life Support
As more and more westerners become hooked on Japanese film and television animation, the astronomic rise of anime has been a sight to behold in recent...
Netflix’s special ‘Kingdom’ episode trailer weaves a bloody tale of revenge (and zombies)
Netflix’s Kingdom blew us away with its fresh take on zombies in 16th century Korea over two seasons, and now the streaming giant is releasing a...
The gender health gap makes people’s lives hell
Blood, pain, frustration, loneliness, hopelessness, uncertainty. These are just a few of the defining features that come with living with a health condition that is under-researched...
‘I Think You Should Leave’ captures social anxiety like no other show on TV
Welcome to Thanks, I Love It, our series highlighting something onscreen we’re obsessed with this week. I Think You Should Leave Season 2 has lots of...
20 amazing gadgets your dog can’t live without
Dogs have been friends, therapists, and cuddle buddies for us for the past year — and let’s admit it, we’re suckers for a new gadget for...
Smile Identity raises $7M to build KYC and identity verification tools for Africa
An estimated one billion people worldwide face the challenge of proving who they are, according to a World Bank Group report which states that 81% of...
