Microsoft in talks to back India’s Oyo
Indian budget hotel chain Oyo may have lost a significant portion of its business to the pandemic, but it is inching closer to finding a new investor:...
Livestream e-commerce: Why companies and brands need to tune in
Alanna Gregory Contributor Share on Twitter Alanna Gregory is a marketing executive and is currently senior global director at Afterpay. Previously, she was VP at Hairstory,...
Scarlett Johansson files suit over Disney+ ‘Black Widow’ release
Update: Disney issued the following response to the suit, There is no merit whatsoever to this filing. The lawsuit is especially sad and distressing in its...
Panic sells 20,000+ Playdate handhelds in under 20 minutes
As we’ve known for about a week, today was the day Panic’s charming/whacky/curious/all-of-the-above Playdate gaming device (and its crank!) went up for pre-order. The buzz around...
Fortnite’s mystery ‘superstar’ virtual music tour kicks off next week
Epic Games is teasing the biggest in-game event since Travis Scott psychedelically stomped through Fortnite’s virtual meadows. The mysterious new event, which Fortnite-maker Epic is calling...
Why Latin American venture capital is breaking records this year
Today we’re wrapping our multi-week exploration of the global venture capital market’s second-quarter performance. We’ve gone around the world, working to better understand the geyser of...
Tenderly raises $15.3M to help Ethereum developers ship decentralized apps faster
Blockchain infrastructure startups are heating up as industry fervor brings more developers and users to a space that still feels extremely young despite a heavy institutional...
Colombia’s Merqueo bags $50M to expand its online grocery delivery service across Latin America
Merqueo, which operates a full-stack, on-demand delivery service in Latin America, has landed $50 million in a Series C round of funding. IDC Ventures, Digital Bridge...
Uber will offer free Rosetta Stone language courses to drivers
Jon Fingas Contributor Jon Fingas is a contributing writer at Engadget. More posts by this contributor CNN+ streaming service will offer live and on-demand content in...
We’re here, we’re loud, we’re disabled and proud
I discovered Disability pride only after going to a youth Disability conference where I learned — for the first time — how it felt to be...
