September 2020

Extra Crunch Friday roundup: Edtech funding surges, Poland VC survey, inside Shift’s SPAC plan, more

I live in San Francisco, but I work an East Coast schedule to get a jump on the news day. So I’d already been at my desk for a couple…

lecrab 12 September 2020

Technology News

Facebook seeks fresh legal delay to block order to suspend its transatlantic data transfers

Facebook is firing up its lawyers to try to block EU regulators from forcing it to suspend transatlantic data transfers in the wake of a landmark ruling by Europe’s top…

lecrab 11 September 2020

Technology News

Elon Musk says Tesla will ‘one day’ produce ‘super efficient home HVAC’ with HEPA filtering

Elon Musk has previously touted the “Bioweapon Defense Mode” boasted by Tesla’s vehicles, which are designed to provide excellent air quality inside the car even in the face of disastrous…

lecrab 11 September 2020

Technology News

England’s long-delayed COVID-19 contacts-tracing app to launch on September 24

The U.K.’s long-delayed coronavirus contact-tracing app finally has a release date: The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) announced today that the app will launch in England and Wales…

lecrab 11 September 2020

eSports

Guild Esports plans IPO, Under Armour sponsors Team SMG | ESI Digest #9

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 11 September 2020

eSports

How brands can successfully leverage the opportunities presented by esports and gaming

A case study featuring Neosurf covering the strategy, tactics and principles of a brand making the successful transition to becoming endemic. Esports and gaming are increasingly attractive to many businesses…

lecrab 11 September 2020

Blockchain News

South Korea’s biggest job site using blockchain to verify applications in ‘full implementation’

South Korean technology provider ICONLOOP and recruitment platform SaraminHR have announced success in a pilot to prevent job application fraud through blockchain technologies. The two companies signed an agreement earlier…

lecrab 11 September 2020

Technology News

Ola is facing a drivers’ legal challenge over data access rights and algorithmic management

Two ride-hailing drivers are taking India-based Ola to court in the Netherlands in another test case targeted at algorithmic management of gig workers. The case, which is being supported by…

lecrab 10 September 2020

eSports

Juked CEO on company’s crowdfunding campaign, future plans

Juked, which is looking to cement itself as the one-stop-shop destination for esports, has launched a crowdfunding campaign – opting to forgo venture capilist firms, instead allowing the public to invest…

lecrab 10 September 2020

Technology News

London VCs launch joint initiative to expand funding opportunities for underrepresented founders

A group of U.K.-based VCs have come together to create a new virtual pitching event designed to address the problems with the current startup ecosystem that can lead to inequalities…

lecrab 10 September 2020