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Day: June 24, 2019
Monzo, the UK challenger bank, raises £113M Series F led by YC’s Continuity fund at a £2B post-money valuation
Monzo, the fast-growing U.K.-based challenger bank with more than two million account holders, has raised £113 million (~$144m) in additional funding. Confirming TechCrunch’s scoop in April, the Series F round is led by Y Combinator’s “Continuity” growth fund, and gives the company a new £2 […]
iOS 13 vs iOS 12: here’s what changed
iOS 13 has now landed in public beta form today, meaning that if you’re feeling adventurous you can download it now. The question you’ve got to ask yourself is whether it’s worth the bugs and instability to get on board early, and to help answer […]
Apple says Spotify exaggerated how much ‘App Store tax’ it pays
In March, Spotify filed a complaint against Apple with the European Commission over the so-called “Apple tax” and claims of restrictive rules regarding … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
Pensioni, Ape sociale: c’è tempo fino al 15 luglio 2019 per presentare domanda
Coloro che hanno raggiunto i requisiti per andare in pensione anticipata con l'Ape sociale, avranno tempo fino al 15 luglio 2019 per presentare … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
Olimpiadi 2026 assegnate a Milano-Cortina. In Italia la sede dei Giochi: battuta Stoccolma
Dopo anni di digiuni e delusioni, polemiche e sconfitte, alle 18.04 di lunedì 24 giugno l’Italia torna ad essere olimpica. In piedi sul palco dello Swiss Tech Center di Losanna, Thomas Bach, oro olimpico nel fioretto a Montreal 1976 e presidente del Cio, dopo aver […]
Creandum closes $300M fund for early-stage investments out of Europe
As one European VC raises a fund to double down on bigger growth rounds in Europe, another has closed a fund to continue focusing on early-stage investments. Stocklhom-founded Creandum, an early backer of companies like Spotify and iZettle, has closed a fifth fund €265 million […]
How to Watch SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy Launch a Solar Sail Tonight
Later this evening, SpaceX is expected to launch its massive Falcon Heavy rocket on its third and most complicated mission from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Previous Falcon Heavy launches each carried a single large payload—a Tesla roadster and an Arab telecommunication satellite—but this launch […]
UK businesses losing money and customers due to inaccurate data
Businesses are missing out on revenue opportunities and losing customers as a result of bad data practices according to new research from Dun & Bradstreet. To compile its new The Past, Present and Future of Data report, the firm surveyed over 500 business decision makers […]
Italy’s Milan-Cortina wins vote to host 2026 Winter Olympics
Riding a wave of widespread Italian enthusiasm to be an Olympic host, Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo won the vote Monday to stage the 2026 Winter … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #travel #tours
