Stadium’s live-streamed sports and original programming comes to Twitter Stadium, the live streaming sports network that just this week partnered with Facebook for exclusive broadcasts of college football games, is today bringing live streamed sports to Twitter. The network will run 24 hours a day on […]
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Highfive launches plugin-free browser support for its video conferencing service
Highfive launches plugin-free browser support for its video conferencing service Highfive, a video conferencing startup that focuses on making video calls as easy as possible thanks to its integrated hardware and software solution, today announced that its customers can now also now join calls directly from […]
‘Athleisure’ brand Outdoor Voices closes $9 million in funding
‘Athleisure’ brand Outdoor Voices closes $9 million in funding Outdoor Voices, the ‘athleisure’ brand that wants to take on Lululemon, has closed a $9 million round of funding. The round was led by Mickey Drexler, with participation from a few strategic partners including Walter Robb (former […]
Baidu confirms sale of its food delivery business to rival Ele.me The online food ordering-and-delivery market, once very hot, appears to be cooling down a little in China.
Global wearables market to grow 17% in 2017, 310M devices sold, $30.5BN revenue: Gartner
Global wearables market to grow 17% in 2017, 310M devices sold, $30.5BN revenue: Gartner Analyst Gartner is expecting to see growth of 16.7 per cent, year-over-year, across the global wearables market this year, which encompasses a variety of device types and form factors — from smartwatches […]
India’s Supreme Court rules that privacy is a fundamental right for citizens India’s universal identification program — Aadhaar — suffered a setback today after the country’s Supreme Court voted unanimously in favor of individual privacy.
Business messaging service Eko picks up $2M to fuel push into Japan, US and UK Eko Communications, a U.S.-Thailand company that operates a messaging app targeted at businesses, has closed a strategic investment of $2 million to grow in Japan and expand into Europe and the […]
SparkLabs launches $50M fund for promising early-stage startups in Korea SparkLabs Group started in 2012 with a Seoul-based accelerator dedicated to boosting South Korea’s then-nascent startup ecosystem.
Social Capital to help startups go public without an IPO Silicon Valley venture firm Social Capital plans to help startups go public without the dreaded IPO process.
Google expands its public Wi-Fi program for emerging markets to Indonesia Google is launching its public Wi-Fi program, which offers free connectivity at railway stations and other locations such as universities, in Indonesia, the company announced today.