Allen Miller Contributor Share on Twitter Allen Miller is a principal at Oak HC/FT based in San Francisco. He invests in early- and growth-stage companies, with a particular focus on fintech. More posts by this […]
AI Weekly: How the power grid can benefit from intelligent software
Google parent company Alphabet’s X research lab wants to transform the power grid with software. That’s not a bad idea.Read More
Facebook is buying the developer behind VR shooter ‘Onward’
After a steady stream of studio acquisitions in late 2019 and early 2020, Facebook has been a little quieter in recent months when its came to bulking up its VR content arm. Today, the social […]
How to attract large investors to your direct investing platform
David Teten Contributor Share on Twitter David Teten is founder of Versatile VC and writes periodically at teten.com and @dteten. More posts by this contributor Should you give an anchor investor a stake in your […]
The RetroBeat: Why the original Pokémon Snap was special
New Pokémon Snap launches today on Switch, but I’m thinking of the original. As a kid, Pokémon Snap on the Nintendo 64 was a big deal.Read More
Basecamp sees mass employee exodus after CEO bans political discussions
Following a controversial ban on political discussions earlier this week, Basecamp employees are heading for the exits. The company employs around 60 people, and roughly a third of the company appears to have accepted buyouts […]
How UK-based Lendable is powering fintechs across emerging markets
What moves the needle for digital lenders is serving loans to their respective customers. But where does this money come from? The pool is usually equity or debt. While some lenders use the former, it […]
A blowout earnings cycle hides strategy shift from cloud vendors
The big 3 cloud vendors have made huge investments over the past few months in data and AI services targeting vertical markets.Read More
What3Words sends legal threat to a security researcher for sharing an open-source alternative
A U.K. company behind digital addressing system What3Words has sent a legal threat to a security researcher for offering to share an open-source software project with other researchers, which What3Words claims violate its copyright. Aaron […]
More US agencies potentially hacked, this time with Pulse Secure exploits
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) At least five US federal agencies may have experienced cyberattacks that targeted recently discovered security flaws that give hackers free rein over vulnerable networks, the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency […]