Thinkful, an online education site for developers, has confirmed a data breach, just days after it confirmed it would be acquired. “We recently discovered that an unauthorized party may have gained access to certain Thinkful company credentials so, out of an abundance of caution, we are notifying all of our users,” said Erin Rosenblatt, the ... Clark, the tutor management business-in-a-box service, has been acquired by the New York-based education startup Noodle for an undisclosed amount, TechCrunch has learned. Founded by John Katzman, the serial entrepreneur behind education technology giants including The Princeton Review and 2U, Noodle offers education search services to help people apply to the right programs that meet ... Africa focused tech talent accelerator Andela will cut 400 junior engineers across Kenya, Uganda, and Nigeria, CEO Jeremy Johnson told TechCrunch. The layoffs come as the startup released first time income figures indicating it will surpass $50 million in annual revenues for 2019. Yes, the news seems a bit disjointed. Not everything moves in the ...
With many criticizing the e-cig companies marketing their products to children, along with the major health concerns its brings to kids and adults alike, the New York governor saw it fit to call for a ban. Read more...More about Politics, Mashable Vid... ... Google will reveal the next Pixel in greater detail at an event happening October 15 in New York, the company confirmed via invites sent to media today. We already know the Pixel 4 will be revealed at this event, because Google has already dropped some official images and feature details for the new Android smartphone, ...
Governor Andrew Cuomo is taking action against electronic cigarettes.
On Saturday, the New York governor announced an emergency executive action to ban the sale of flavored electronic cigarettes in-state.
Gov. Cuomo tweeted the news and noted that St... ... Where we’re at: I’m recapping my brief travels in the fall of 2018. Remember that movie 27 Dresses? Your girl can relate. I’ve been in and to a lot of weddings — and I love them! City loft weddings, rural backyard weddings, barn weddi... ... Nigerian freight logistics startup Kobo360 raised a $20 million Series A round led by Goldman Sachs and $10 million in working capital financing from Nigerian commercial banks. The company — with an Uber-like app that connects truckers and companies to delivery services — will use the funds to upgrade its platform and expand to 10 new countries beyond current ... Nigerian fintech firm Interswitch has been circulating in business news around a possible IPO on the London Stock Exchange. Last month Bloomberg News ran a story—based on unnamed sources—reporting the financial services firm had hired investment banks to go public on the LSE later in 2019. The piece spurred additional aggregated press. That Interswitch—which provides ... As someone who covers Africa’s tech scene, I’m frequently asked about Andela . That’s not surprising, given the venture gets more global press (arguably) than any startup in Africa. I’ve found many Silicon Valley investors have heard of Andela but aren’t exactly sure what it does. In a bite, Andela is Series D stage startup―backed ...
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Thinkful confirms data breach days after Chegg’s $80M acquisition
Tutoring business-in-a-box service Clark has been acquired by edtech startup Noodle
Africa focused Andela cuts 400 staff as it confirms $50M in revenue
Sale of flavored e-cigarettes banned in New York
Google will unveil the Pixel 4 and other new hardware on October 15
Governor Cuomo bans the sale of flavored e-cigarettes in New York
Putting On the Ritz: A Long Island Wedding
Africa Roundup: Goldman backs Kobo360, Rwanda commits to EVs, Interswitch IPO update
Update on Nigerian fintech firm Interswitch and its speculative IPO
What is Andela, the Africa tech talent accelerator?