Max Levchin’s Affirm seeks capital amid surge in fintech funding
Another consumer finance business is lining up investors for its largest cash infusion yet. Affirm, founded by PayPal’s Max Levchin, is said to be raising as...
QUIZ: What Percent Annoying Are You?
Think of the most annoying person you know—they get on your nerves, right? But guess what? They might not be the most irritating person in the...
All the Phone Companies Not Named Apple and Samsung That You Should Care About
The market might be dominated by Apple and Samsung—with an occasional ripple of interest every time a new Pixel arrives—but there are more companies out there...
Voyage raises $31 million to bring driverless taxis to communities
Voyage, the autonomous vehicle startup that spun out of Udacity, announced Thursday it has raised $31 million in a round led by Franklin Templeton. Khosla Ventures,...
Shape Security hits $1B valuation with $51M Series F
Anti-fraud startup Shape Security has tipped over the $1 billion valuation mark following its latest Series F round of $51 million. The Mountain View, Calif.-based company...
More peace of mind with new phone backup by Google One
We’ve all been there. Your kid is checking their latest selfie on your phone, and whoops … dropped and broken, followed by tears (from at least...
Piracy App ‘CotoMovies’ Shuts Down, Apologizes, and Exposes Users
Last week we reported that the third-party iOS app store TweakBox had removed several movie piracy apps following legal pressure. One of the targeted apps was...
Got an Opinion? 5 Tips for Getting Your Op-Ed Published
Trish Hall, who served as the former Op-Ed and Sunday Review editor for the New York Times, has written that “anything can be an op-ed.” Or,...
Nintendo shows off exercise-powered RPG for Switch, Ring Fit Adventure
Nintendo has been at the crossroads of video games and fitness since the famous Power Pad for the NES, and the Switch is the latest to...
Slack for Desktop and Web Gets a Dark Mode—Here’s How to Enable It
Months after rolling out to Android, iPhone, and iPad, Slack has brought dark mode to its desktop and web apps on Windows, macOS, and Linux. The...
