Month: May 2020

For decades we were hamstrung by the belief the database was a ‘solved’ problem, until open source developers opened our eyes Why would you ever write a new database? Particularly an in-memory database, which, back in 2009, made zero sense to the ruling database class of the time. Salvatore Sanfilippo didn’t really care. He wasn’t … Continue reading How Redis scratched an itch — and changed databases forever Continue Reading →

This could have been Marqeta’s  year to list as a public company on a major American stock exchange. The company, while still unprofitable, is a darling of the financial services sector and only last year reached a $2 billion valuation on the back of a $260 million round of financing. In the previously torrid public market environment … Continue reading Providing card services to fintech companies around the world gives Marqeta a $4.3 billion valuation Continue Reading →

Hulu’s first social feature Hulu is testing a new co-watching feature that allows up to eight people to simultaneously view a TV show or movie and participate in a group chat. With pandemic containment efforts remaining in effect for millions of people and many theaters still closed for business, remote co-watching apps and features like this … Continue reading Hulu’s Watch Party lets you co-view TV shows and movies in groups of up to eight Continue Reading →

Perhaps Cyberpunk 2077 will perform even better CD Projekt Red is easily one of the most well-loved (not to mention well-known) game developers in the world, and for good reason. The company has a long track record of pro-consumer business practices and — of course — delivering high quality games. You need to look no further … Continue reading The Witcher franchise has sold over 50 million copies Continue Reading →

London-based startup Decibel Insight Ltd. today announced that it has raised $40 million in funding for its customer experience analytics platform, which is used by Adidas AG, Sony Corp. and about 200 other companies on the Fortune Global 500 list. Private equity firm Perwyn led the round. The financing represents an expansion of a $17 million … Continue reading Decibel picks up $40M in funding to optimize customer experience with AI Continue Reading →

The next version of Python brings a faster release schedule, performance boosts, handy new string functions, dictionary union operators, and more consistent and stable internal APIs Earlier this month, the Python Software Foundation whisked back the curtain on the first beta of Python 3.9, which is scheduled for production release in October. With the release of … Continue reading Python 3.9: What’s new and better Continue Reading →

6GHz Wi-Fi should make wireless less frustrating in crowded environments The new Wi-Fi 6E standard has opened up 1,200 MHz of spectrum real estate for Wi-Fi devices which will offer more channels and increased transfer speeds. Qualcomm hopes its latest chips will quickly permeate a wide range of smartphones and wireless routers, which will solve some … Continue reading Qualcomm’s first Wi-Fi 6E chips are aimed at phones and routers Continue Reading →

At a time when the Covid-19 pandemic is forcing businesses to reinforce their online presence, one website-building startup aiming to rival companies ranging from Squarespace to Google is now valued more than $200 million after a funding round led by Index Ventures. Berkeley-based Gatsby, which launched a platform last year to provide a suite of … Continue reading Gatsby, Website-Building Startup Backed By Index Continue Reading →