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Blockchain infrastructure startup QuickNode raises $35M
Blockchain infrastructure platform QuickNode Inc. today announced it has raised $35 million in new funding led by Tiger Global. The Series A round also included participation from Alexis Ohanian’s Seven Seven Six, Soma Capital, Arrington XRP Capital, Crossbeam Ventures and entrepreneur Anthony Pompliano. QuickNode provides developers the tools and infrastructure necessary to quickly build distributed apps ...
With Android 12L, Dev Summit focuses on building apps across devices
Google LLC’s Android Dev Summit 2021 today is all about enabling developers to build better apps across devices. To begin, the Android team is expanding its collection of development tools by bringing Material You — which launched with Android 12 – to Jetpack Compose. And Jetpack itself is getting jam-packed with new features that developers have been ...
CircleCI launches Test Insights to improve testing performance for DevOps
Circle Internet Services Inc., a continuous integration and delivery platform for DevOps teams, today announced the launch of Test Insights, a new feature that extends the platform’s Insights dashboard that allows teams to meaningfully react to test performance. Test Insights provides greater visibility into the testing process to allow teams to rapidly identify and recover ...
Coefficient nabs $6.7M to bring real-time data to spreadsheets
Coefficient, a no-code solution that allows businesses to connect real-time data with spreadsheets, today announced it has raised $6.7 million in seed funding led by Foundation Capital. S28 Capital also participated in the round alongside many other angel investors, including Eric Yuan, chief executive of Zoom, and Kedar Doshi, executive vice president of Salesforce Einstein ...
NFT startup Mojito that powers Sotheby’s Metaverse raises $20M
Delaware-based nonfungible token startup Mojito, which enables companies to sell NFTs on their own storefronts including recently launched Sotheby’s Metaverse, announced Thursday that it has raised $20 million in its first funding round. The seed round was led by Future Perfect Ventures, with participation from Moore Strategic Ventures, CMT Digital, Sfermion and Ancient. Auctions and ...
Varjo releases the Aero high-fidelity VR headset for professionals and consumers
Finnish virtual reality startup Varjo Technologies Oy today announced the launch of the Varjo Aero, its first VR device that’s still enterprise-ready but affordable enough for consumers. Varjo is best known for the most advanced VR headsets on the planet, featuring prices ranging from $3,200 to $5,500. Its enterprise-class, high-fidelity headsets also come with expensive annual ...
Twilio launches Engage to deliver personalized customer interactions at large scale
Cloud communications provider Twilio Inc. today announced the launch of Twilio Engage, a growth automation platform that will allow marketers to improve their relationships with customers by delivering personalized customer experiences at large scale. Twilio Engage is built on Segment, Twilio’s customer data platform, combined with the extensibility of a build-it-yourself communication solution. Its vision is ...
Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro deliver powerful AI features
Google LLC today announced its new Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro smartphones during its “Pixel Fall Launch” event. Much of what the company revealed matched expectations given numerous previews during earlier months including Android 12 capabilities, upgraded cameras and a powerful new custom Google Tensor chip designed for powerful machine learning capabilities. “We have ...
Apple debuts M1 Pro and Max chips to power new MacBook Pros
Apple Inc. introduced new M1 Pro and M1 Max chips that will power its new 16-inch and 14-inch MacBook Pro notebooks during its “Unleashed” press event today. According to Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook, the new chips represent a tremendous jump in power and that the company is a year into a two-year transition, which ...
Minery partners with Minespider blockchain to add traceability to its mineral marketplace
The Brazilian mineral commodity trading marketplace Minery announced Thursday that it will integrate Minespider GmBH’s blockchain platform to add traceability and improve efficiency. Minery helps eliminate middlemen to make trading in mining commodities less complicated and more transparent. The platform does this by building a digital environment for small and medium-sized mining companies, in Brazil ...