May 2020 – Page 5

Monzo co-founder Tom Blomfield moves from UK CEO role to president

More than five years after starting the company, Monzo co-founder Tom Blomfield is stepping down as CEO of the U.K. challenger bank to take up the newly created role of…

lecrab 20 May 2020

Technology News

Headless CMS company Strapi raises another $10 million

Strapi, the company behind the popular open-source headless CMS also called Strapi, has raised a $10 million Series A round led by Index Ventures. The company previously raised a $4…

lecrab 20 May 2020

eSports

WINNERS League enters data distribution deal with FeedConstruct

Data supplier FeedConstruct has reached a partnership agreement with WIN.gg’s WINNERS League that will see it distribute data to betting operators. The deal will equip FeedConstruct with key data points from…

lecrab 20 May 2020

eSports

Movistar Liga Pro Gaming expands to Bolivia, Chile, and Colombia

Movistar Liga Pro Gaming (LPG), a professional esports league in Peru devised by Live Media, is expanding into Bolivia, Chile, and Colombia. Liga Pro Gaming’s competitive offering involves Dota 2, Counter-Strike:…

lecrab 20 May 2020

Technology News

Berlin’s IFA tech conference will go ahead in-person this September — with caveats

After months of news about large-scale event cancelations, Berlin-based mega-conference IFA announced today that it will go ahead with a planned in-person event, from September 3 to 5. With the…

lecrab 19 May 2020

Technology News

Algolia gets a new CEO as founder steps down

Search-as-a-service startup Algolia is announcing some changes at the helm of the startup. Co-founder and CEO Nicolas Dessaigne is transitioning to a non-operational role at the company. He’ll still be…

lecrab 19 May 2020

Technology News

Europe to Facebook: Pay taxes and respect our values — or we’ll regulate

A livestreamed “debate” yesterday between Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and a European commissioner shaping digital policy for the internal market, Thierry Breton, sounded cordial enough on the surface, with Breton…

lecrab 19 May 2020

Blockchain News

Blockchain-based electric vehicle charging and integration set to tip $1bn by end of decade

The combined markets of blockchain-based electric vehicle charging and grid integration is forecast to break $1 billion by the end of the decade at a CAGR of 77.9%, according to…

lecrab 19 May 2020

eSports

Team Rival rebrands under Ghost Gaming acquisition

North American esports organisation Team Rival announced that its SMITE team roster and SMITE Pro League franchise slot have been acquired by California-based organisation Ghost Gaming. The team will continue competing in…

lecrab 19 May 2020

eSports

Polish organisation HONORIS launched by CS:GO professionals

Professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive players Filip “NEO” Kubski and Wiktor “TaZ” Wojtas have joined forces again to launch Polish organisation HONORIS. The two Polish players competed together on Virtus.pro for more…

lecrab 19 May 2020