Tag: Startup

Chroma, a startup working to build a new type of audiovisual entertainment specifically for mobile devices, is now adding a Twitter co-founder to its board. The company announced today that Twitter and Medium co-founder Biz Stone, previously an angel investor in Chroma alongside Pinterest’s founders, will join the company’s board of directors to contribute his…

Baillie Gifford, the Edinburgh-based asset management firm long known to have a penchant for pre-IPO tech companies, has reduced its shares in African e-commerce giant Jumia, per the latest 13G/A filing released by the asset manager. According to the filing, Baillie Gifford disclosed ownership of 18.75 million shares in Jumia, representing 9.39% of the company. In…

Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to LinkedinTesla just released the results for Q4’22. Both earnings and revenue beat analysts’ consensus forecasts. In addition, CEO Elon Musk stated that he anticipated the firm would have the capacity to produce 2 million automobiles in 2023. Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks during the unveiling of the new Tesla…

Two years after the company formerly known as Facebook suspended then-president Donald Trump’s account, it’s bringing him back. Meta announced its decision to restore former president Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts on Wednesday, adding that it would do so in “the coming weeks.” The company was expected to weigh in sometime this month on Trump’s…

Tesla has taken a significant lead in the race for electric vehicles.  But the other car manufacturers around the world have not given up on closing the gap separating them from Elon Musk’s company.  They thus announced billions of dollars of investments in order to develop electric vehicles. Each of these automakers just targets Tesla.…

His detractors will have to get used to it.  His fans and Tesla  (TSLA) – Get Free Report shareholders have also been asking him for several months to be less present on Twitter to take care of the vehicle manufacturer in particular.  Elon Musk has just answered them. And it is clear that this answer will…

Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to LinkedinSanjay Sehgal is an entrepreneur, startup advisor, keynote speaker and philanthropist. Currently, the CEO of MSys Technologies. getty The definition of “success” in life is really a dynamic one. While some define success in terms of monetary gains, others might consider it a means of creating a contented lifestyle…

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Around a year ago, Tier Mobility was winning the shared micromobility game. Fueled by its $200 million Series D fundraise in October 2021, the company went on to acquire three other micromobility operators and a computer vision startup, giving it access to e-bikes — a reach that extended beyond Europe and into the U.S. —…

WhatsApp has released its native macOS app compatible with Apple Silicon in a public beta. Users running Mac with Apple’s own chip with macOS 11 Big Sur or newer version will be able to download the test version. Plus, people with Intel Macs that can run apps built with Apple Catalyst — the company’s program…