From revelations that Twitter, Facebook and YouTube helped Russian intelligence manipulate western elections, to Google’s record $5 billion antitrust fine for misusing Android, 2018 has been a year of scandal for tech’s…
Definers is a Wake Up Call for Facebook’s Media Fans
Was anybody truly surprised when TechCrunch revealed that Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook’s COO, knew more about the company’s work with opposition research group Definers that she originally let on? At first Sandberg, a phlegmatic character…
Anger in Israel as Airbnb Bans Settlement Properties from Site
Airbnb will pull property listings in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, prompting a political backlash in Jerusalem. The vacation rental firm had come under criticism for failing to mention that dozens of homes…
Why HQ2 Could be Bad News for Queens
Thoughts and prayers to Business Insider‘s Graham Rapier, who braved fiercely lukewarm weather for a reportage from “the very edge” of Queens, New York, where Amazon plans to erect one half of its…
Deals of the Week: Hashicorp goes Unicorn, Chinese Coffee Burns Cash and Grab Gets Bumper Funding
Hashicorp: The Young, Hot Startup Worth $1.9 Billion Hashicorp is an open-source software firm that has quickly gained traction. Last Thursday, investors stumped up $100 million that valued the company at $1.9 billion.…
HealthTech Firm Harpoon Wins $70m Series C Round
Immunotherapy company Harpoon Therapeutics has won a $70 million Series C funding round, with which it plans to expand its TriTAC and ProTriTAC platforms, the latter of which was unveiled just days…
Israeli Agritech Outfit Taranis Wins $20m Funding Round
Taranis, a Tel Aviv-based startup that uses aerial imaging, field sensors and weather forecasts to optimize farming yields, has secured a $20 million capital funding round. The injection was led by Viola…
Blockchain Won’t Save the World – But it Might Help Us Be Better
Ever noticed how everybody telling us how blockchain is going to save the world, is the head of a blockchain company? It’s almost as if they’ve got something to gain personally by…
Berlin’s Factory Teams Up with NUMA to Turbocharge Silicon Alley Startup Scene
Factory, which bills itself as “Europe’s largest innovation community”, has announced a strategic partnership with NUMA Berlin, the German capital’s wing of a global network of challenges and innovation training platforms. The…
How Sefamerve Aims to Master the $254bn Islamic Fashion Market
Islamic fashion, oftentimes known as modest fashion, is a $254 billion market. Perhaps it’s surprising, then, that so few startups have made a successful go at dominating it. Sefamerve, a Turkish e-commerce…