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Alexa Fund Selects Nine Cos For Alexa Accelerator

Alexa Fund Selects Nine Cos For Alexa Accelerator
Alexa Fund Selects Nine Cos For Alexa Accelerator
July 24, 2018  |  Alexa

The Alexa Fund announced that it has chosen nine companies for this year’s Alexa Accelerator. The Accelerator, a program designed to support early-stage startups using voice to...

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Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Nears $8K, MyEtherWallet Unveils iOS App
Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Nears $8K, MyEtherWallet Unveils iOS App
July 24, 2018  |  Bitcoin

The developers of the U Network have reportedly run out of their reserve of crypto tokens and intend to buy back some of its supply,...

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Apple To Debut New HomePod Features
Apple To Debut New HomePod Features
July 24, 2018  |  Apple

According to Mashable, a French blog reported that Apple updated its “HomePod OS 12” speaker with a variety of new features that are expected to...

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Samsung Denies CopPay Crypto Payment Partnership
Samsung Denies CopPay Crypto Payment Partnership
July 24, 2018  |  Cryptocurrency

Despite a recent rumor that Samsung had entered a partnership with Lithuanian blockchain startup CopPay, the electronics giant announced that the deal is a fake. According...

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Sonos IPO To Reach $264M
Sonos IPO To Reach $264M
July 24, 2018  |  IPO

Wireless speaker pioneer Sonos Inc. plans to raise as much as $264.1 million in its upcoming initial public offering. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Mobile Growth Leads To 24 Percent Ad Revenue Increase For Alphabet
Mobile Growth Leads To 24 Percent Ad Revenue Increase For Alphabet
July 24, 2018  |  Google

Alphabet, the parent company of Google, posted financial results Monday (July 23) that beat analyst expectations, and included a 26 percent year-over-year revenue increase to...

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Alibaba Backs Chinese Face ID Firm Megvii
Alibaba Backs Chinese Face ID Firm Megvii
July 24, 2018  |  Investments

Megvii Inc., the developer of facial recognition system Face++, is reportedly raising at least $600 million from investors including Alibaba and Boyu Capital. Get the...

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Revamped UK Payment System Embraces Blockchain
Revamped UK Payment System Embraces Blockchain
July 24, 2018  |  Europe

A revamped Bank of England (BoE) payments system is expected to connect with FinTech firms using distributed ledger technology (DLT). According to Reuters, the new...

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