Welcome to the Jungle allocates $22.3 million to obtain recruitment simpler
Prerna Mahtani,
6 years ago
2 min read
French startup Welcome to the Jungle has established a new $22.3 million funding round (€20 million). The Story of Welcome to the Jungle The startup is both a media firm and a tech startup that aspires to empower tech companies when it develops to recruitment. ...
Mobile banking app Current raises $20M Series B, covers half a million users
Prerna Mahtani,
6 years ago
2 min read
Mobile banking app Current, which started as a teen debit card managed by parents has now extended to offer personal checking accounts earlier this year.Ā A New Round of InvestorsĀ The company states it has developed to host more than 500,000 accounts on its service...
Lawmakers ask U.S. intelligence chief to review if TikTok is a public safety threat
Prerna Mahtani,
6 years ago
2 min read
Two lawmakers have urged the government’s most senior U.S. intelligence official to evaluate if video-sharing app TikTok could pose “public safety risks” to the United States. In a letter by Sens. Charles Schumer (D-NY) and Tom Cotton (R-AR), the lawmakers questioned the director of national...
Spotify presently allows artists to buy a full-screen ‘recommendation’ promoting their latest album
Prerna Mahtani,
6 years ago
2 min read
Spotify lately added a feature that will irregularly pop up a full-screen recommendation of a new album the service believes you will like. More About The New Feature It is based on a blend of your listening taste and individual curation.Ā Now, it is going...
Apple TV app appears on Amazon’s Fire TV Stick and other additional devices
Prerna Mahtani,
6 years ago
2 min read
Before the launch of Apple TV+ on November 1, Apple’s Apple TV app has started to roll out to different platforms surpassing Apple’s own streaming media player, Mac computers and iOS devices.Ā For example, earlier this month, the app appeared on Roku devices.Ā Apple’s TV...
Stewart Butterfield states Microsoft views Slack as an existential threat
Prerna Mahtani,
6 years ago
2 min read
In a wide-ranging conversation with The Wall Street Journal’s global technology editor Jason Dean, Slack CEO and co-founder Stewart Butterfield had some powerful words about Microsoft. Announcing the software giant viewed his company as an existential threat. The interview was held at the WSJ Tech...
AI and IoT: Exploring Their Unique Roles and Differences
iTMunch,
6 years ago
12 min read
Introduction Ever since the technology was introduced to mankind, it has evolved and come a long way. Right from telephones to cars, computers to laptops, and industrial machines to artificial intelligence the progress is evident and the future has a large scope. If you have...
Nielsen states it can presently measure Amazon Prime Video
Prerna Mahtani,
6 years ago
2 min read
Nielsen declared it will now be equipped to measure the viewing going on Amazon Prime Video, by its Subscription Video on Demand Content Rating solution. This product, originally started two years ago, was focused on measuring Netflix’s viewing numbers with hopes to add help for...
DoorDash, presently estimated at $12.6B, shoots for the moon
Prerna Mahtani,
6 years ago
2 min read
Five years ago, Sequoia partner Alfred Lin called Tony Xu, the originator of a small on-demand delivery startup named DoorDash, said he was moving on the company’s seed round. Of course, this was, before venture capital funding in food delivery startups had taken off. DoorDash...
Netflix Q3 incomes surpass estimates, despite failing US subscriber growth
Prerna Mahtani,
6 years ago
2 min read
Netflix’s Q3 business report has given the company’s stock a lift in after-hours trading, with earnings significantly surpassing analyst expectations. The streaming giant announced profits of $5.24 billion, up 31% year-over-year and more or less in order with the predictions of $5.25 billion. More impressively,...