BBG Ventures, an eight-year-old, New York-based seed- and early-stage venture firm that only backs founding teams which feature at least one woman, just locked down $ 50 million in capital for its third fund, a major leap over its first two funds, both sized at...
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Two years after launching its $ 56 million debut fund, Kindred Ventures, a San Francisco-based pre-seed and seed-stage venture fund founded by Steve Jang and Kanyi Maqubela, has closed its second fund with $ 100 million in capital commitments. Jang is himself a founder who...
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February 2, 2021 albert
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After Epic Games picked a fight with Apple over the sizable chunk of fees the company takes on transactions in its mobile ecosystem, it looks like the Fortnite developer will be waging a war on two fronts. Epic added a direct payment option to its...
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Facebook can’t keep it all a secret forever. The social media giant lost a major court battle today that has the potential to pull back the curtain on thousands of as yet unknown privacy scandals. According to The Washington Post, a Massachusetts judge ordered Facebook...
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January 18, 2020 albert
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Donald Trump has been tweeting his way through his own impeachment, and it appears that after months of discussions and testimonies the whole ordeal is really starting to sink in for him. On Thursday afternoon Trump tweeted, “I JUST GOT IMPEACHED FOR MAKING A PERFECT...
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January 16, 2020 albert
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TL;DR: Four Le Creuset cookware sets are on sale on Amazon for up to 45% off. Smart shopping often comes down to good timing — and according to the consumer companion site FreeShipping.org, you’re most likely to find great deals on cookware in April/May and...
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October 31, 2019 albert
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To most everybody, Apple’s iconic Fifth Avenue store is just a store — a physical retail space to sell shiny new iPhones, iPads, MacBooks and more. Its grand reopening on Sept. 20 — timed with the launch of the iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro — at...
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September 20, 2019 albert
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Based on Bryan Stevenson’s award-winning book, Just Mercy follows the public interest lawyer’s journey as he creates and fights for justice through the Equal Justice Initiative. The film stars Michael B. Jordan as Stevenson, alongside Brie Larson as Eva Lansley, an advocate who works with...
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September 4, 2019 albert
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To anyone dreaming of buying a Tesla electric vehicle: Your timing is terrible. Today is July 1, and for Tesla, that means $ 1,875 less of a federal tax credit is available for buying an electric vehicle. The federal credit started at $ 7,500, but...
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July 2, 2019 albert
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If you were hoping to hail a self-driving car from Waymo, you better live in the Phoenix area — and be prepared to wait even after downloading the app. The Waymo app is now available on the Google Play app store for the first time,...
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