Tencent Music now has joint labels with all ‘big three’ record labels
The music streaming arm of Tencent is further tightening its ties with the “big three” record label companies, its major licensing partners. Tencent Music Entertainment announced Tuesday that it...
Ro raises $500M to grow its remote and in-home primary care platform
Healthcare tech startup Ro has raised $500 million to help fuel continued growth of its hybrid telehealth/in-home primary care platform, which also includes a growing pharmacy business as the company pursues...
Robinhood files confidentially to go public
Today Bloomberg reported, and Axios confirmed that Robinhood has filed privately to go public. The well-financed Robinhood is an American fintech company that provides zero-cost trading services to consumers.
Private IPO filings have...
Do we need so many virtual HQ platforms?
Teamflow, founded by ex-Uber manager Flo Crivello, has raised an $11 million Series A just three months after raising a $3.9 million seed for its virtual HQ platform. The latest round...
Box shares rise on report company is exploring sale
Shares of Box, a well-known content-and-collaboration company that went public in 2015, rose today after Reuters reported that the company is exploring a sale. TechCrunch previously discussed rising investor pressure for Box to ignite its...
Why you should stay away from free VPNs
South Africans looking to protect their online activity should stay well clear of free Virtual Private Network (VPN) services.
These pieces of software have become increasingly popular in recent years,...
Techstars NYC is more global than ever with its latest class of startups
Techstars NYC just announced the 10 startups participating in this year’s program, making up what Managing Director Jenny Fielding described as the accelerator’s most global class yet.
“We’ve always had applications...
Google Cloud hires Intel veteran to head its custom chip efforts
There has been a growing industry trend in recent years for large-scale companies to build their own chips. As part of that, Google announced today that it has hired...
Top tech CEOs will testify about social media’s role in the Capitol attack this...
Social media executives will be answering to Congress directly for their role in January’s deadly attacks on the U.S. Capitol this week. Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Twitter’s Jack Dorsey and...
Tableau CEO Adam Selipsky is returning to AWS to replace Andy Jassy as CEO
When Amazon announced last month that Jeff Bezos was moving into the executive chairman role, and AWS CEO Andy Jassy would be taking over the entire Amazon operation, speculation began about who...
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South Africa says Google can buy Fitbit – but Australia still not happy
On Tuesday, South Africa’s Competition Commission conditionally approved Google’s takeover of Fitbit, which sells a range of wristbands that track fitness and movement.
Google announced...
Desktop Metal buys fellow 3D printing company EnvisionTEC for $300M
Desktop Metal this morning announced its intention to purchase fellow 3D printing company EnvisionTEC. Founded in Germany in 2002, EnvisionTEC specializes in photopolymer additive...
Uber Eats strike in Gauteng may spread to other cities as drivers protest fee...
A strike among Uber Eats drivers has almost paralysed the food-delivery service in Gauteng over the past two days – and may start nationwide...
