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Jump Crypto leads Injective’s $40M round to help expand DeFi applications
Even though digital asset markets have been shaky, the blockchain sector continues to scale as demand increases from both crypto-native and traditional institutions looking to use the technology. Laye
Contentsquare closes a mammoth $600M round as customers clamor for digital analytics
While the pandemic prompted companies to digitize much of the way they do business, not every brand made the pivot successfully. In some cases, it cost them dearly. According to Couchbase, enterprises
TaskHuman lands $20M to expand its virtual coaching platform
TaskHuman, a professional development platform focused on coaching, today announced that it raised $20 million in Series B funding led by Madrona with participation from Impact Venture Capital, RingCe
Zoovu lands $169M to drive online product discovery experiences
The competition in e-commerce has become fiercer as the pandemic drives shoppers online. At the same time, customers have grown to expect better experiences. According to help desk software vendor Hiv
Digital health startups brace for a post-Roe world
Per a leaked draft obtained by Politico, the Supreme Court is set to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade decision, a precedent that protects a women’s choice to have an abortion. The move, still yet t
The digital future is now
Bruce Springsteen once wrote, “We’re living in the future and none of this has happened yet.” It seems that the world is changing before our eyes as COVID-19 has sent us all home and
Super Bowl LIII set streaming records, while TV viewership saw massive drop
Football fans didn’t tune into this year’s Super Bowl coverage on TV in as large numbers as in years past. According to Nielsen, the big game drew an average televised audience of around 9
Vice has raised $450M ahead of a potential IPO
Vice Media has raised $450M in new funding from private-equity firm TPG, with a deal valuing the media company around $5.7 billion post-money. Shane Smith, co-founder and CEO of Vice was just on CNBC
Pew: younger people actually prefer reading the news to watching it
Well, great news for all those media publishers investing in video in hopes of better catering to young adults: a new study released this week from the Pew Research Center found that younger people
The three ages of digital
We need to see the world in these three phases: before a full immersion of digital communications technology; when such technologies have faded into the background; and the mess between the two.
‘The Interview’ Streaming Plans Include YouTube, Google Play And Sony’s Own Services
Sony and YouTube are in negotiations to make ‘The Interview’ available for digital rental, according to CNN’s Brian Stelter, and reported separately by Reuters. Reports earlier tod
Gillmor Gang: Fits and Starts
The Gillmor Gang — John Borthwick, Dan Farber, Keith Teare, Kevin Marks, and Steve Gillmor — take a walk on the wild side as The New York Times publishes all the news that fits. Except, that is, t
Amazon Guts The ComiXology App With Removal Of In-App Purchases, Users Not Happy
Amazon has begun the Amazonification of recent acquisition ComiXology, by killing in-app purchases within the popular “Comics” by ComiXology app. This required the actual removal of the or
NYT Up To Nearly 800K Paid Digital Subscribers, Plans New Food And Opinion Apps
The New York Times is crowing about a quarterly rise in revenue today, and that comes thanks to increases in both print and digital ad revenue. Digital subscriptions saw some of its strongest growth
Cambridge Audio Minx Xi Review: Give All Your Digital Audio A Big Upgrade – For A Price
UK-based Cambridge Audio has long made very well-regarded high-end audio equipment, but recently that's a market that has changed considerably, thanks to the advent of digital audio and online streami
Amazon Now Offering Users Discounted Or Free Digital Versions Of Print Books Bought Through Its Site
Amazon announced a new program today called Kindle MatchBook, which offers digital versions of print books purchased through its online bookstore to customers for between free and $2.99, depending on
Windows 8.1 Launches Digitally October 17, Hits Store Shelves October 18
Microsoft is making its Windows 8.1 launch date official: mark October 18 on your calendars, you devotees of Ballmer and Redmond. That's when the free update for Windows 8 users arrives in-store as bo
Keen On… Emily Bell: Identifying The Massive Opportunities In Online Journalism [TCTV]
Few people are better equipped to imagine the future of online journalism than <a target="_blank" href="http://www.journalism.columbia.edu/profile/304-emily-bell/10">Emily Bell.</a> As Bell told me wh
Newsweek Going All-Digital In 2013 Due To “The Challenging Economics Of Print Publishing And Distribution”
Newsweek, the U.S. weekly news magazine that's been in publication since 1933, today announced it would be going all-digital beginning in early 2013. The last print version will be the December 31, 20
New York Times Still Treading Water With Digital Subcriptions
How is the New York Times doing with the new digital <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2011/03/17/all-you-need-to-know-about-the-nytimes-com-paywall/">paywall</a> it put up last March? We found out a f