Blackbird Labs, a hospitality tech company whose platform helps restaurants stay in touch with guests and incentivize them to dine out more frequently, today announced that it raised $24 million in a…
Tech Crunch – TC Startup Battlefield master class with Flourish Ventures: Defining early-stage product-market fit
Flourish Ventures’ Emmalyn Shaw explains how early-stage startups can define, test, pivot and successfully figure out their product-market fit. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Yahoo spins out Vespa, its search tech, into an independent company
Yahoo, otherwise known as the company that pays my salary (full disclosure: Yahoo owns TC), today announced that it’s spinning off Vespa, the big data serving engine, into an independent venture. Joe…
Tech Crunch – Okta acquires a16z-backed password manager Uno to develop a personal tier
Okta, the U.S.-based identity mangement giant, announced today that it has acquired a password mangement app, Uno. The company said that Uno’s team will help speed up the public launch of the…
Tech Crunch – Opsera, a DevOps platform geared toward enterprises, raises $12M
Opsera, a DevOps platform geared toward enterprise clients, today announced that it raised $12 million in a funding round — a tranche smaller than Opsera’s previous — led by Taiwania Capital with…
Tech Crunch – EU lawmakers take aim at ‘arbitrary’ decisions by Big Tech in Media Freedom Act vote
Mainstream social media platforms could face limits on their ability to take down independent journalism that violates their terms and conditions under a proposal agreed by European Union lawmakers yesterday. In a…
Tech Crunch – Make these 5 changes to avoid becoming the next cybersecurity headline
Recent incidents, such as the breach at MGM Resorts, serve as stark reminders of the potential consequences of inadequate security measures. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Uber couriers will now drop your package off at the post office
Uber is expanding its peer-to-peer package delivery service, Uber Connect. Now, customers who don’t want to schlep a package to the post office can request an Uber courier to do it for…
Texas Monthly – Texas borrowers face hard financial choices after student loan pause ends
Payments resumed this month after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the Biden administration’s student loan forgiveness plan is unconstitutional. For many, the pause meant the difference between saving and making ends meet….
Texas Tribune Texas borrowers face hard financial choices after student loan pause ends
Payments resumed this month after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the Biden administration’s student loan forgiveness plan is unconstitutional. For many, the pause meant the difference between saving and making ends meet. Read:…