The engineers behind Google’s short-lived Bookbot — a robot created within the company’s Area 120 incubator for experimental products — have launched their own startup to bring the sidewalk delivery bot back to life. The secretive startup called Cartken was formed in fall 2019 after Google shuttered an internal program to develop a delivery robot ... Goldman Sachs is investing in African tech companies. The venerable American investment bank and financial services firm has backed startups from Kenya to Nigeria and taken a significant stake in e-commerce venture Jumia, which listed on the NYSE in 2019. Though Goldman declined to comment on its Africa VC activities for this article, the company ... In this week's newsletter: Fintech's banner year, subscription rental furniture and Particle's Series C. ... Nike has long been synonymous with premium sneakers and other sports gear, but now it seems that the company could be extending its brand into another area — digital media — thanks to the rumored acquisition of a Seattle-based startup. TechCrunch has learned from a source that multi-billion dollar sports giant has acquired TraceMe, which ... SAP today announced that Bill McDermott, its CEO for the last nine years, is stepping down immediately. The company says he decided not to renew his contract. SAP Executive Board members Jennifer Morgan and Christian Klein have been appointed co-CEOs. McDermott, who started his business career as a deli owner in Amityville, Long Island and ... Nexkey, a company that provides a mobile access control solution for commercial buildings and workspaces, today announced that it has raised a $6 million Series A round led by Upfront Ventures. K9 Ventures, Mark IV Capital and Anand Chandrasekaran, the former Head of Platform for Messenger at Facebook, also participated in the round. Upfront also ...
A viral video of a rapidly shaking mannequin head has taken off on Twitter and soared to meme status.
The mannequin shaking it to club-pop ambiance is turning out to be incredibly relatable for its visualization of pent up anger making its way ... ... Uber Freight is establishing its headquarters in Chicago as part of Uber’s broader plan to invest more than $200 million annually in the region, including hiring hundreds of workers. Uber said Monday it will hire 2,000 new employees in the region over the next three years, most of which will be dedicated to Uber Freight ... AI startup Adarga has closed a £5 million Series A fundraising by Allectus Capital. But this news rather cloaks the fact that it’s been building up a head of steam since it’s founding in 2016, building up – what they say – is a £30 million-plus sales pipeline through strategic collaborations with a number of ... In a rare feat, French police have hijacked and neutralized a massive cryptocurrency mining botnet controlling close to a million infected computers. The notorious Retadup malware infects computers and starts mining cryptocurrency by sapping power from a computer’s processor. Although the malware was used to generate money, the malware operators easily could have run other ...
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The engineers behind Google’s Bookbot have launched a delivery robot startup
What we know (and don’t) about Goldman Sachs’ Africa VC investing
Startups Weekly: Understanding Uber’s latest fintech play
Source: Nike has picked up Russell Wilson’s Tally/TraceMe in a rare acquisition
Bill McDermott steps down as SAP’s CEO
Nexkey raises $6M Series A round to make your company’s doors smarter
The mannequin head meme has Twitter shaking
Uber commits $200 million to Uber Freight expansion in bet on trucking and Chicago
Adarga closes £5M Series A funding for its Palantir-like AI platform
Police hijack a botnet and remotely **** 850,000 malware infections