September 2020

TikTok says it removed 104M videos in H1 2020, proposes harmful content coalition with other social apps

As the future of ByteDance’s TikTok ownership continues to get hammered out between tech and retail leviathans, investors and government officials, the video app today published its latest transparency report.…

lecrab 22 September 2020

Blockchain News

Blockchain patents ‘skyrocketing’ in 2020 with Alibaba leading the way, says study

Blockchain patents are ‘skyrocketing’ in 2020 with Alibaba by far the leading publisher, according to a new study. The research, from IP consulting provider KISSPatent, found Alibaba had published 10…

lecrab 21 September 2020

Technology News

Amnesty calls for human rights controls on EU digital surveillance exports

In a new report, Amnesty International says it has found evidence of EU companies selling digital surveillance technologies to China — despite the stark human rights risks of technologies like…

lecrab 21 September 2020

Technology News

Language learning service Babbel says it has now sold over 10M subscriptions

Babbel, the popular Berlin-based online language learning service, today announced that it has now sold a total of 10 million subscriptions to its service. For a language learning service, that’s…

lecrab 21 September 2020

eSports

Astralis Group restructures brands, Bose partners with LoL Esports | ESI Digest #10

Each week, ESI Digest breaks down the weekly happenings in the esports industry, making sense of things so you don’t have to. As well as being housed on YouTube, ESI Digest is…

lecrab 18 September 2020

eSports

Betway enters one-year agreement with beastcoast

Online bookmaker Betway has reached a partnership accord with North American organisation beastcoast. The global betting brand will back the organisation’s Peruvian Dota 2 team through a one-year deal, according…

lecrab 18 September 2020

Technology News

What makes Checkout.com different from Stripe

While Checkout.com has kept a low profile for many years, the company raised $380 million within a year and reached an impressive valuation of $5.5 billion. It wants to build…

lecrab 18 September 2020

Technology News

Calling VCs in Zurich & Geneva: Be featured in The Great TechCrunch Survey of European VC

TechCrunch is embarking on a major new project to survey the venture capital investors of Europe, and their cities. Our survey of VCs in Zurich and Geneva will capture how…

lecrab 18 September 2020

Technology News

Does early-stage health tech need more ‘patient’ capital?

Crista Galli Ventures, a new early-stage health tech fund in Europe, officially launched last week. The firm offers “patient capital” — with only a single LP (the Danish family office…

lecrab 17 September 2020

eSports

Complexity Gaming renews partnership with Twitch

North American organisation Complexity Gaming has renewed its exclusive partnership with Amazon-owned live streaming service Twitch. The extension will see the organisation and its content creators continue to stream content on the platform…

lecrab 17 September 2020