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Was Quibi the good kind of startup failure?

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lecrab 24 October 2020

Technology News

SpaceX launches 60 more satellites during 15th Starlink mission

SpaceX has launched another batch of 60 Starlink satellites, the primary ingredient for its forthcoming global broadband internet service. The launch took place at 11:31 AM EDT, with a liftoff…

lecrab 24 October 2020

eSports

BC School Sports, GameSeta bolster Canadian esports

BC School Sports (BCSS), the governing body for school sport in Vancouver, British Columbia, has announced a partnership with GameSeta Esports Inc to bolster Canadian esports in schools. GameSeta is an…

lecrab 24 October 2020

Technology News

Yale may have just turned institutional investing on its head with a new diversity edict

It could be the long-awaited turning point in the world of venture capital and beyond. Yale, whose $32 billion endowment has been led since 1985 by the legendary investor David…

lecrab 24 October 2020

Technology News

Facebook and Twitter CEOs to testify before Congress in November on how they handled the election

Shortly after voting to move forward with a pair of subpoenas, the Senate Judiciary Committee has reached an agreement that will see the CEOs of two major social platforms testify…

lecrab 23 October 2020

Technology News

The RIAA is coming for the YouTube downloaders

In ye olden days of piracy, RIAA takedown notices were a common thing — I received a few myself. But that’s mostly fallen off as tracking pirates has gotten more…

lecrab 23 October 2020

Technology News

Daily Crunch: Uber and Lyft defeated again in court

A California court weighs in as Prop. 22 looms, Google removes popular apps over data collection practices and the Senate subpoenas Jack Dorsey and Mark Zuckerberg. This is your Daily…

lecrab 23 October 2020

Technology News

Deep Science: Alzheimer’s screening, forest-mapping drones, machine learning in space, more

Research papers come out far too rapidly for anyone to read them all, especially in the field of machine learning, which now affects (and produces papers in) practically every industry…

lecrab 23 October 2020

eSports

Team Liquid renews partnership with Marvel Entertainment

Following the launch of its new Marvel Retro collection, Team Liquid has announced the renewal of its partnership with Marvel Entertainment until 2022. According to the esports organisation, the agreement will include launching new exclusive merchandise…

lecrab 23 October 2020

eSports

Atlanta Ownership Group acquires Ghost Gaming

US-based esports organisation Ghost Gaming has been acquired by Atlanta Ownership Group and will relocate its headquarters and operations from Irvine, California to Atlanta as part of the purchase. Credit: Ghost Gaming…

lecrab 23 October 2020