Meet Me In St. Louis (And Brooklyn)
A young man named Matt Burns and I will be in St. Louis very soon and we want to see…
Amazon Debuts Its Online Black Friday Deals Store, Gives Prime Members Early Access To Discounts
Expanding on the success of the Amazon-created sales holiday Prime Day earlier this year, Amazon announced it’s now launching a dedicated…
Sprinklr Acquires Booshaka For Smarter Audience Targeting
Social media company Sprinklr has acquired Booshaka, a company aiming to give businesses a better understanding of their audience. Specifically,…
Ev Williams’ Obvious Ventures Invests In Solar Software Company Sighten
Ev Williams’ venture firm invests in a solar energy procurement and installation software developer. Read More Source: Tech Crunch
Jawbone Files Countersuit Against Fitbit In “Frivolous” Patent Infringement Case
The war continues apace in the world of wearable fitness trackers. Jawbone — which makes fitness trackers, speakers and Bluetooth headsets…
Vinaya Gets $3M To Build Connected Tech That’s More Sensitive To Human Psychology
Can the problem of tech gobbling up too much of your attention be fixed by buying more technology? Vinaya, a…
DJI Teams Up With Canonical To Launch Embedded Computer For Drones
Drone manufacturer DJI and Canonical, the corporate entity behind the Ubuntu Linux distribution, today announced the launch of Manifold, a…
Rocket Internet-Backed Nestpick Raises $11M To Move Entire Rental Process Online
For years you’ve been able to find a room to rent online via classified sites such as Craigslist or more…
New $250M Pitango Growth Fund Will Boost Israeli Scale-Ups
Pitango Venture Capital — which has invested in companies such as AppsFlyer and Taboola — today announces the first closing…
Uber Pulls Out Of Three German Cities After Court Ban Shrinks Driver Pool
Despite raising a warchest of some $8 billion thus far, on-demand ride sharing platform Uber is retrenching its operations in…