These headlines feel needlessly sensational, but they speak to a market reality rooted in rationality. Aside from a handful of analyst estimates, we don’t know how many iPhone Xs Apple has sold. The company doesn’t break out sales by iPhone model, though we’ll learn more […]
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GoDaddy is acquiring social media marketing platform Main Street Hub for $125M
GoDaddy is acquiring Main Street Hub, an Austin-based social media marketing platform. The deal is for $125M in cash plus up to $50M in potential future earn outs, and is expected to close late in Q2 2018. Founded in 2010 Main Street Hub has raised […]
Elon Musk thinks Tesla will be a trillion-dollar company — plus 5 other wild predictions
Billionaire and maverick entrepreneur Elon Musk is known for making what seem like wild predictions. The Tesla boss's latest prophecy came Tuesday as part of the announcement of a new negotiated payment deal for the electric car company — Musk will be paid only if […]
Acer’s new Chromebook 11 is a tough student laptop that goes online almost anywhere
Acer has been busy over at the BETT show in London, revealing a pair of new Chromebooks aimed at students – with one targeting families in general, too – alongside a fresh Chromebox. Acer’s Chromebook 11 C732 is aimed at the education market and thus […]
Investing in tech for hospitality and food, Almanac Investments raises $30 million
David Barber, the storied owner of the Blue Hill restaurant, farm, and hospitality consulting mecca (a favorite of President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama), has long been an angel investor in startup companies. Individually, he’s backed companies like Sweetgreen, the fast casual farm-to-table […]
Netflix Is Now Worth More Than $100 Billion
Netflix Is Now Worth More Than $100 Billion Published on January 23, 2018 at 11:00AM Netflix has crossed the $100 billion mark for its market cap as it once again surprised industry observers with better-than-expected growth in its subscribers. TechCrunch reports: The company said it […]
Japanese bitcoin exchange BitFlyer comes to Europe
Japanese bitcoin and cryptocurrency exchange BitFlyer has expanded into Europe after it landed a payment license to operate across the EU. Data from Coinmarketcap.com shows that BitFlyer is the world’s 14th largest exchange based on volume, with more than $294 million trading in the last […]
What to expect from Amazon Go
In December of 2016, Amazon revealed its plans for Amazon Go, a checkout free food store, with its first location at the base of its headquarters in Seattle. It was expected to open in 2017, but the technology behind the cashierless store proved to be […]
Amazon’s futuristic new grocery store lets you truly grab and go
Image credit: Amazon Amazon has already made life rough for traditional brick-and-mortar stores with its wildly popular (and powerful) digital marketplace, so it may come as a surprise that Amazon just opened a brick-and-mortar grocery store of its own called Amazon Go. You can find […]
As Amazon Go makes its public debut, job postings point to future expansion
The first Amazon Go store is finally open to the public today, and it looks like Amazon is just getting started with the cashier-free convenience store concept. Amazon has listed on its jobs page more than 40 positions working on Amazon Go, covering everything from […]