Facebook-backed Unacademy acquires PrepLadder for $50 million

Indian online learning platform Unacademy said on Tuesday it has acquired Chandigarh-based startup PrepLadder for $50 million as the Facebook-backed edtech giant scouts for deals to expand its presence in the country. PrepLadder, which employs about 150 people, offers courses aimed at medical students. The […]

Auto di lusso rubate e assalti con l’esplosivo ai bancomat: presa banda a Milano, controlli in due campi nomadi

Una banda di rapinatori, con base in due campi nomadi di Milano, ritenuti responsabili di rapine di auto di lusso e assalti agli sportelli bancomat dell’hinterland milanese. La Polizia di Stato, coordinata dalla procura della Repubblica di Milano, ha eseguito tra le province di Milano, […]

Microsoft eyeing off purchase of WB Interactive to develop Xbox exclusives Batman: Arkham Knight

For the last two years, Microsoft has been aggressively purchasing game studios in an effort to raise its first-party games lineup, and this approach has only gotten more intense in the lead up to the release of its upcoming Xbox Series X console. According to […]

Victress Capital, a fund founded by women to back women founders, just closed its second fund

Women start 40 percent of the businesses in the U.S., but they receive just 3% of venture funding. It doesn’t take a math whiz to recognize that such an extreme funding gap could spell opportunity, but it might help if you are math minded, a […]