Snapchat Acquires AI Factory for $166M to Boost Cameos Feature
In 2015, Snpacht obtained a Ukraine startup, Looksery to supercharge animated selfie lenses in Snapchat, replacing the filters game for every social video and photo apps. Now, Snap has made another purchase with sources in the country, co-founded by one of Looksery’s originators, to give...
TikTok’s income said to skyrocket above 300% in Q4
According to recently published third-party data, TikTok has the purpose of dancing. The Specifications The popular short-video application noticed its in-app purchase income rise 310% on year-over-year data, according to Apptopia, a startup that traces mobile app income and usage. The Boston-based startup has allocated...
While different tech giants supply housing initiatives, Amazon is starting a homeless shelter — inside its HQ
As large tech gets larger, industry managers have started making more commotion about serving homeless populations, especially in those regions where big salaries have driven up the price of living to heights not seen earlier. Companies That Took Part In The Cause Last January, for...
Here is why Marc Benioff offered the AppStore.com domain to Steve Jobs
In Marc Benioff’s novel, Trailblazer, he narrates the story of how Steve Jobs sowed the seeds of the concept that would become the primary enterprise app store, and how Benioff ultimately repaid Jobs with the gift of the AppStore.com domain. Salesforce Takes An Initiative While...
The California Consumer Privacy Act formally takes impact today
California’s much-discussed secrecy law formally took impact recently; a year and a half later, it was claimed and signed. Though it will be six more months before you view the hammer fall on any scofflaw tech firms that sell your private data without your approval....
Tech’s most prominent businesses are worth ~$5T as 2019’s classic stock market wraps up
Let’s take a look at how great tech stocks did last year. It did bonkers. So let’s note the year’s outcome with some records for our future selves. Yes, we understand that the Nasdaq has been establishing new records, and SaaS had a great year. ...
Hardware IPOs remain to struggle
Presently that the ultimate technology IPOs of 2019 have touched down, it is a great time to start seeing back at what happened during the year. We are seeking for trends as the clock winds down. Here is one that is evident: Hardware startups are...
India’s wealthiest man is set to take on Amazon and Walmart’s Flipkart
While Amazon and Walmart-owned Flipkart pay billions to make a dent in India’s retail market and wheel from current regulatory hurdles, the two businesses have toppled upon a new challenge: Mukesh Ambani, Asia’s wealthiest man. The Competition Begins Reliance Jio and Reliance Retail, two subsidiaries...
Philadelphia’s Jenzy has a device to size kids’ feet and a marketplace to purchase them the correct shoes
From all the startup jawns that can likely come from Philadelphia, maybe none is as surprising as Jenzy. A startup that gives an online marketplace and virtual sizing device for kids’ shoes is not something you can expect from a Philadelphia company. The Story of...
Spotify prototypes Tastebuds to improve social music exploration
Spotify is prototyping a fresh way to view what companions have been hearing to, called “Tastebuds.” Despite how discovering music is essentially social, Spotify has no specialties for instantly interacting with friends in its mobile app following axing its inbox in 2017 and having its...
