Author: Bilal

These should be trying times for an app whose sole purpose is to collect information on where people travel and reward them for sharing it. However, not only has Miles, the startup company founded by Jigar Shah, survived the pandemic, it managed to attract new capital from a strategic investor during the months where everyone has … Continue reading Miles, the app that offers rewards for traveling, expands to Latin America and Europe Continue Reading →

In this pandemic world, in-person meetings are a thing of the past. Most meetings these days are done via video conference, and no company has capitalized on the shift quite like Zoom. Macro, a new FirstMark-backed company, is looking to capitalize on the capitalization. To Capitalism! Sorry. Let’s get back on track. Macro  is a native app … Continue reading Macro just raised $4.3M to make your never-ending Zoom calls more useful Continue Reading →

The UK government has confirmed a widely expected U-turn related to “high risk” 5G vendors linked to the Chinese state — attributing the policy shift to the US recently imposing tighter sanctions on Huawei’s access to its technologies. UK digital minister Oliver Dowden told parliament the new policy will bar telcos from buying 5G kit … Continue reading UK U-turns on Huawei and 5G, giving operators until 2027 to rip out existing kit Continue Reading →

Amazon this morning announced a partnership with Crossover Health to build worker healthcare facilities near its fulfillment centers. The plan is still in a pilot phase, as the commerce giant employs the services of Crossover, which builds clinics for corporate clients. The startup has built such facilities for Apple and Facebook, and was even rumored to be … Continue reading Amazon is piloting worker healthcare clinics near its warehouses Continue Reading →

For many freelance photographers, marketing their businesses and editing photos takes as much time, if not much more, than photoshoots. Founded in 2017, Auckland-based Narrative helps professional photographers with tools including a website builder and Narrative Select, an AI-based tool that identifies the best frames from a shoot, cutting down the amount of time it takes to … Continue reading Auckland-based photo software startup Narrative raises $2.58 million led by Founders Fund Continue Reading →

At its virtual Cloud Next ’20 event, Google  Cloud today announced Confidential VMs, a new type of virtual machine that makes use of the company’s work around confidential computing to ensure that data isn’t just encrypted at rest but also while it is in memory. “We already employ a variety of isolation and sandboxing techniques as part of our … Continue reading Google Cloud launches Confidential VMs Continue Reading →

Acquia, the commercial company built on top of the open source Drupal content management system has pushed to be more than a publishing platform in recent years, using several strategic acquisitions to move into managing customer experience, and today the company announced a new approach to developing and marketing on the Drupal  Cloud. This involves bringing together … Continue reading New Acquia platform looks to bring together developers, marketers and data Continue Reading →

Working these days is not what it used to be. To enforce social distancing and slow the spread of the COVID-19 health pandemic, many of us have decamped from our offices to our homes, we only connect with colleagues and others virtually, and it’s all too easy to lose sight of our focus and strategy … Continue reading Lattice, a people management platform, picks up $45M at a $400M valuation Continue Reading →

Smokers and pellet grills are growing in popularity, likely because a lot more people are cooking at home – and looking for other ways to up their home chef game. The Asmoke Pellet Grill, which is currently in the final stretch of a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo, has a price point that’s far below most other … Continue reading Asmoke’s portable pellet grill is super affordable and great for small spaces Continue Reading →

Spotify is today introducing a new feature aimed at helping people discover interesting and popular podcasts. The company this morning announced the launch of two brand-new podcast charts, Top Podcasts and Trending Podcasts, which will showcase both the overall most-listened to and the biggest movers, respectively. The new feature will arrive in the Spotify mobile app across … Continue reading Spotify debuts new podcast top charts across 26 markets Continue Reading →