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Nomad’s latest Base Station Pro gives a taste of what Apple’s AirPower had promised
Aditi Gade,
7 years ago
2 min read
Accessory inventor Nomad already gives a few of excellent wireless chargers that work great with Apple and other Qi-compatible devices. And right now, they are launching a new one that could be their most versatile one yet. Introducing FreePower Adopting technology produced by partner Aira,...
Upgrade, the latest company by Renaud Laplanche, has a new credit card that it states is great for you
Priyanka Khanapure,
7 years ago
2 min read
Three years before, the founder of LendingClub, Renaud Laplanche, took the covers off his second act; Upgrade A customer lending venture called Upgrade that now hires 350 people. The Story of Upgrade Upgrade has lent about $2 billion to 200,000 people and has raised $142...
YouTube starts a dedicated Fashion vertical
Prerna Mahtani,
7 years ago
2 min read
YouTube is launching a new vertical called YouTube Fashion. This platform intends to capitalize on the standard style and beauty content that draws millions of viewers to its platform. Why Has YouTube Taken This Step? According to Statista, beauty videos last a year alone, generating...
Descartes Labs locks up $20M more for its AI-based geospatial imagery analytics platform
Prerna Mahtani,
7 years ago
2 min read
Satellite imagery operates a wealth of data that could be helpful for industries, science, and humanitarian purposes. But there is one big, and persistent difficulty with it has been a loss of useful ways to tap that different data for particular ends. That has produced...
Google is obtaining Fitbit for $2.1 billion
Prerna Mahtani,
7 years ago
2 min read
Only days after it was reported that Google was close to purchasing Fitbit, Google and Fitbit now verified the purchase. Google will spend $7.35 per share for the wearables business in an all-cash deal that evaluates Fitbit at $2.1 billion. Comparatively speaking, this is a...
Electric moped startup Revel can extend to Texas next
Priyanka Khanapure,
7 years ago
2 min read
Revel, the New York-based shared electronic moped startup, seems to be planning to expand into Texas. The extension into Texas would be Revel’s fourth business and its first west of the Mississippi River. It is a move that would be compatible with comments CEO and...
Hulu eventually begins support for downloads, initially to ad-free viewers
Prerna Mahtani,
7 years ago
2 min read
Hulu is ultimately combining downloads to its streaming service, years after Netflix and Amazon Prime Video have done the same. The company had assured over a year ago that it would shortly roll out support for offline viewing, developing a way to add advertising with...
Skydio’s second-gen ‘self-flying’ drone is quicker, tinier and half the amount
Prerna Mahtani,
7 years ago
2 min read
The R1 was the second drone in your magazine. It was grand, and it gave users an experience that was technically effective, sometimes useful and a little unusual. The startup had allocated $70 million in funding from Andreessen Horowitz, IVP and Playground Global to build...
Hyundai is starting BotRide, a robotaxi assistance in California
Prerna Mahtani,
7 years ago
2 min read
A line of electric, autonomous Hyundai Kona crossovers provided with a self-driving system from a Chinese startup Pony.ai and Via’s ride-hailing platform, will begin commuting customers on public roads next week. The robotaxi service named BotRide will work on public roads in Irvine, California, launching...




