f Facebook launches drop-in video chat Rooms to rival Houseparty By techcrunch.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 18:15:08 +0000 Facebook is co-opting some of the top video chat innovations like Zoom’s gallery view for large groups and Houseparty’s spontaneous hangouts for a new feature called Rooms. It could usher in a new era of unplanned togetherness via video. Launching today on mobile and desktop in English speaking countries, you can start a video chat […] Full Article Apps Mobile Social TC Facebook facebook messenger Facebook Portal Facebook Rooms Instagram WhatsApp
f How freight master Flexport’s Ryan Petersen learned to CEO By techcrunch.com Published On :: Sun, 26 Apr 2020 15:54:22 +0000 “I didn’t know what the term ‘freight forwarder’ meant until a year into starting the business.” Considering his shipping logistics startup Flexport was last valued at $3.2 billion, that quote from my first interview with CEO and founder Ryan Petersen back in 2016 seems even more surprising now. But it also hints at why he’s […] Full Article Apps Health Logistics Personnel Startups Talent TC ceo coronavirus COVID-19 Flexport management paul graham Peter Pham Ryan Petersen Sean Linehan
f Josh Constine leaves TechCrunch for VC fund SignalFire By techcrunch.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 18:27:43 +0000 How do you leave the place that made you? You figure out what it made you for. TechCrunch made me a part of the startup ecosystem I love. Now it’s time to put that love into action to help a new generation of entrepreneurs build their dreams and tell their stories. So it’s “TC to […] Full Article Fundings & Exits Personnel Social Talent TC Venture Capital josh constine signalfire
f Moshi, a sleep and mindfulness app for kids, raises $12M Series B led by Accel By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 14:11:09 +0000 “If your kids aren’t sleeping, you aren’t sleeping,” says Moshi founder and CEO Ian Chambers. As mindfulness apps grow increasingly popular among adults, Moshi is looking to bring mindfulness and meditative techniques to children. The app today announced the close of a $12 million Series B financing led by Accel, with participation from Latitude Ventures […] Full Article Apps Entertainment Funding Startups TC Accel Accel Partners Julia Hawkins Localglobe Michael Acton Smith moshi
f Human Capital is an engineering talent agency and a VC fund all in one By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 15:00:55 +0000 Michael Ovitz didn’t invent the idea of a talent agency, but one might argue that he perfected it. He founded the CAA in 1975, and grew it into the world’s leading talent agency, serving as chairman for 20 years. Now, Ovitz is investing in a brand new type of talent agency called Human Capital. Human […] Full Article Enterprise Funding Startups Talent TC armaan ali baris akis human capital michael ovitz
f Original Content podcast: ‘Too Hot to Handle’ might be a work of evil genius By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 21:06:15 +0000 Is “Too Hot to Handle” the dumbest show on Netflix … or the most diabolically brilliant? The reality TV series brings a group of twentysomethings together on a secluded tropical retreat, then — after a brief getting-to-know-you period — warns them that anything even coming close to sex will result in a reduction of the […] Full Article Entertainment Media Podcasts Netflix Original Content podcast
f Extra Crunch Live: Join Mark Cuban for a Q&A on April 30 at 11am ET/8am PT By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 14:00:37 +0000 Billionaire. Entrepreneur. Investor. Shark. Mark Cuban is one of tech’s best-known entrepreneurs, so we are amped to have him join us for an upcoming Extra Crunch Live, our virtual speaker series that connects the brightest minds in tech directly with our Extra Crunch audience. Starting out as a salesman for one of Dallas’s earliest PC […] Full Article Events Extra Crunch Fundings & Exits Startups TC Aileen Lee apptopia charles hudson coronavirus COVID-19 CrunchBase Dallas Dallas Mavericks Entrepreneur Extra Crunch Live freada kapor klein H&R Block industries Judge kapor kirsten green mark cuban Node roelof botha Shark Tank Speaker ted wang uBeam Yahoo Zebra
f Extra Crunch Live: Join Roelof Botha for a live Q&A on May 6 at 2pm ET/11am PT By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 14:39:30 +0000 23andMe. MongoDB. Eventbrite. Evernote. Bird. Square . Tumblr. Unity. YouTube. Xoom. Roelof Botha has had a seat on each of these companies’ boards, but his list of investments is much, much longer. The Sequoia partner, leading the firm’s U.S. business, is legendary in Silicon Valley and the broader tech world, and we’re very excited that […] Full Article Events Extra Crunch Startups TC Venture Capital eBay Extra Crunch Live fintech startup PayPal PayPal Mafia roelof botha sequoia capital Square
f Atlassian co-founder and co-CEO Mike Cannon-Brookes is coming to Disrupt SF 2020 By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 14:42:24 +0000 Atlassian is about as ubiquitous to software engineers as Google is to the rest of us. The Sydney-based company, which launched in 2002, develops tools and services for enterprise collaboration and marched efficiently to a public offering in 2015. So it goes without saying that we’re thrilled to have Atlassian co-founder and co-CEO Mike Cannon-Brookes […] Full Article Enterprise Events Startups TC Atlassian mike cannon-brookes TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2020
f Original Content podcast: Netflix’s ‘Extraction’ inflicts brutal action on forgettable characters By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 21:04:33 +0000 If you think that action movies generally suffer from an excess of characterization, then “Extraction” is the movie for you. Almost everything about the film that’s not an action scene is dealt with in a perfunctory way, starting from the sketchy characterization of our hero Tyler Rake (played by Chris Hemsworth) — he’s muscular, good […] Full Article Entertainment Media Podcasts extraction Netflix Original Content podcast
f Material Bank, a logistics platform for sourcing architectural and design samples, raises $28M By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 14:00:22 +0000 Material Bank, a logistics platform for the architectural and design industry, has announced the close of a $28 million Series B financing today, led by Bain Capital Ventures. Bain’s Merritt Hummer led the round on behalf of the firm and will join the board of directors at Material Bank, along with Jeff Sine, cofounder and […] Full Article Enterprise Funding Recent Funding Startups TC Bain Capital material bank Merritt Hummer
f Figma raises $50 million Series D led by Andreessen Horowitz By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 17:10:35 +0000 Figma, the design platform that lets folks work collaboratively and in the cloud, has today announced the close of a $50 million Series D financing. The round was led by Andreessen Horowitz, with partner Peter Levine and cofounding partner Marc Andreessen managing the deal for the firm. New angel investors, including Henry Ellenbogen from Durable […] Full Article Enterprise Funding Recent Funding Startups TC Andreessen Horowitz Figma Marc Andreessen peter levine
f Original Content podcast: Netflix’s ‘Middleditch & Schwartz’ might change your mind about improv By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 02 May 2020 18:45:11 +0000 We’ll admit it: Some of your Original Content podcast hosts are a little skeptical about improvised comedy. Of course, we can enjoy improv when it’s done well. It’s just that we’ve seen it done less well, often by friends who are so enthusiastic without being particularly funny. And our friends aside, live improv has rarely […] Full Article Entertainment Media Podcasts Netflix Original Content podcast
f Extra Crunch Live: Join Kirsten Green for a Q&A next Tuesday at 8 a.m. ET/11 a.m PST/6 p.m. GMT By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 17:30:25 +0000 Last month, the Extra Crunch Live team hosted conversations with folks from all over the venture community that ranged from the pre-seed world with Charles Hudson to shark territory with Mark Cuban. We’re starting off May with a packed agenda, including talks with Hunter Walk of Homebrew and Kirsten Green of Forerunner Ventures. Kirsten Green […] Full Article Events Extra Crunch Market Analysis Startups TC Venture Capital Bonobos D2C dollar shave club Extra Crunch Live forerunner ventures kirsten green outdoor voices unilever
f Extra Crunch Live: Join Roelof Botha for a Q&A right now By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 12:33:03 +0000 Sequoia’s Roelof Botha, who runs the firm’s US business, has a portfolio that’s rather impressive. It includes 23andMe, MongoDB, Eventbrite, Evernote, Bird, Square, Tumblr, Unity, YouTube, and Xoom to name just a few. And his perspective on the startup ecosystem as a whole is unique in that Sequoia invests in companies at the very early […] Full Article Events Extra Crunch Startups TC Venture Capital Extra Crunch Live roelof botha sequoia capital
f IRL, the calendar app for virtual events, launches a web product By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 14:00:47 +0000 IRL, the recently pivoted calendar app that aggregates live virtual events, has today launched a web version of the platform. The company, which has $11 million in funding from Goodwater Capital, Founders Fund and Floodgate, started as a social planning app that helped folks find each other in the real world, based on interest and […] Full Article Apps Social Startups TC abe shafi Floodgate Founders Fund irl
f Hydrant raises $5.7 million Series A to help consumers hydrate faster By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 11:01:43 +0000 Eight glasses of water a day. That’s the old recommendation you and I have heard growing up. And while we all know the importance of hydration to our health, some methods of hydration are more efficient than others. At least, that’s the premise that Hydrant was built on. The company, a wellness brand that launched […] Full Article eCommerce Funding Recent Funding Startups TC hydrant
f nextmv picks up $2.7M to optimize and test decision models for the logistics industry By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 14:00:34 +0000 Optimization. Efficiency. Data-driven decisions. If I had a nickel for every time I hear these words from founders I’d be long retired. And yet, the process involved in achieving resource optimization, efficiency and making truly data-driven decisions is laborious to say the least, and usually involves an immense amount of talent and resources. And then […] Full Article TC FirstMark Capital Matt Turck
f Original Content podcast: ‘Waco’ offers a surprising look at a real-world tragedy By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 21:57:56 +0000 “Waco,” a Paramount Network series that recently started streaming on Netflix, dramatizes the tragic real-life standoff between the FBI, the ATF and the Branch Davidians. A couple of your Original Content podcast hosts only had a fuzzy idea of what actually went down in Waco, Texas in 1993. And all of us were surprised by […] Full Article Entertainment Media Podcasts Netflix Original Content podcast
f Information Technology (ENTARCH) - GS-15 By www.usajobs.gov Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 10:43:25 EST Announcement Number: TN-20-EI-00890-MPClosing Date: 07 May 2020 Full Article
f EIA's current view of the global oil market By Published On :: Thu, 17 Oct 2019 09:00:00 EST Full Article
f EIA's view of the effects of the upcoming IMO 2020 regulations By Published On :: Tue, 10 Dec 2019 09:00:00 EST Full Article
f IMF and WTO heads call for lifting trade restrictions on medical supplies and food By www.wto.org Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 17:00:00 GMT International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva and WTO Director-General Roberto Azevêdo issued a joint call on 24 April for governments to refrain from imposing export and other trade restrictions on key medical supplies and food and to quickly lift those put in place since the start of the year. Full Article
f EIF sets up web page, hosts webinars to examine trade impacts of COVID-19 on LDCs By www.wto.org Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 17:00:00 GMT The Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF) has set up a dedicated webpage and will be organizing webinars to examine the trade impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on least developed countries (LDCs). Full Article
f WTO issues new report on treatment of medical products in regional trade agreements By www.wto.org Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 17:00:00 GMT The WTO Secretariat has published a new report on the treatment of medical products in regional trade agreements (RTAs) amid current supply shortages caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The report examines the extent medical products are traded among preferential partners and the difference in liberalization rates within and outside these trade agreements. Full Article
f Canada gives CAD 450,000 to help developing countries take part in farm trade By www.wto.org Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 17:00:00 GMT The government of Canada contributed CAD 450,000 (just over CHF 300,000) in 2020 to help developing countries and least-developed countries (LDCs) comply with international food safety, animal and plant health standards, with the aim of increasing their access to agricultural markets. Full Article
f DDG Wolff: Reliance on international trade for food security likely to grow By www.wto.org Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 17:00:00 GMT Food security is increasingly dependent on international trade, making it critical to keep trade in food flowing, WTO Deputy Director-General Alan Wolff noted on 30 April. In remarks delivered on his behalf by WTO Agriculture Division Director Edwini Kessie at the “Trade Dialogues on Food” webinar, he said that, on balance, governments have been quick to recognize the value of international trade for global food security during the COVID-19 crisis and are taking concrete action to protect the global food supply chain from disruption. His remarks are below: Full Article
f WTO report looks at role of e-commerce during the COVID-19 pandemic By www.wto.org Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 17:00:00 GMT The WTO Secretariat has published a new information note looking at how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected e-commerce, including the implications for cross-border trade. It notes the increased use of e-commerce as consumers adapt to lockdowns and social distancing measures and draws attention to several challenges, such as the need to bridge the digital divide within and across countries. Full Article
f DDG Wolff: COVID-19 crisis underlines need for more multilateralism, not less By www.wto.org Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 17:00:00 GMT The COVID-19 pandemic crisis has underlined the need for greater multilateral cooperation, including the need to improve the global trading system, Deputy Director-General Alan Wolff said on 7 May. Speaking at a webinar hosted by the African Institute for Economic Development and Planning, DDG Wolff said trade will play an important role in Africa’s economic recovery from the crisis, particularly through increased intra-African trade. Full Article
f DDG Wolff: “The time now is for action rather than reflection” By www.wto.org Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 17:00:00 GMT In remarks delivered to a virtual meeting on 7 May hosted by the Foreign Trade Authority of Saudi Arabia, Deputy Director-General Alan Wolff said governments must step up international cooperation to respond to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. For the multilateral trading system, this includes addressing measures to deal with the global health emergency, cooperation to support the needed economic recovery, and assuring the system is more resilient and effective in underwriting future global economic growth. DDG Wolff’s remarks are below Full Article
f WTO issues report on trade impacts for WTO members graduating from LDC status By www.wto.org Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 17:00:00 GMT A new report issued by the WTO on 8 May seeks to help least developed countries (LDCs) better understand the trade-related implications of graduation from LDC status. The product of a joint effort between the WTO and the Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF), “Trade Impacts of LDC Graduation” looks at how graduation may affect LDCs’ participation in world trade, including their access to export markets, and implications for their WTO commitments. Full Article
f Meet TezLab, the Fitbit for Tesla vehicles By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 15 Jun 2019 16:07:42 +0000 Some of the best real-time insights into Tesla and its global fleet of electric vehicles — outside the confines of its Silicon Valley headquarters — might be through the lens of TezLab, a tiny upstart in Brooklyn. Now, a little more than two years after its founding, TezLab is on the verge of hitting what […] Full Article Automotive TC Transportation Amazon ben schippers Facebook fitbit HappyFunCorp sensor tower Strava Tesla TezLab waze Zynga
f WeWork CEO Adam Neumann has reportedly cashed out of over $700 million ahead of its IPO By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 19 Jul 2019 00:52:06 +0000 Adam Neumann, the co-founder and chief executive of the international real estate co-working startup WeWork has reportedly cashed out of more than $700 million from his company ahead of its initial public offering. The size and timing of the payouts, made through a mix of stock sales and loans secured by his equity in the company, […] Full Article Startups TC adam neumann business california coworking economy Evan Spiegel Groupon hometalk mark pincus New York real estate San Francisco Snap WeWork Zynga
f Define and manage growth on your own terms By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 21 Nov 2019 19:13:22 +0000 Growth means different things at different companies, but correctly identifying avenues for sustainable and scalable growth is a universal priority. Full Article Column TC Airbnb Brex calm DocSend Facebook growth hacking Postmates tradecraft Uber zeus living Zynga
f Impossible adds ‘ground pork’ and ‘sausages’ to its lineup of plant-based foods By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 08 Jan 2020 01:13:47 +0000 Impossible Foods made huge waves in the food industry when it came up with a way of isolating and using “heme” molecules from plants to mimic the blood found in animal meat (also comprised of heme), bringing a new depth of flavor to its vegetarian burger. This week at CES, the company is presenting the […] Full Article Food TC america Asia beef bEYOND meat broadband Burger King CES 2020 China consumer electronics david lee dennis woodside Entrepreneur food and drink Food Technology food trucks Google greenhouse gas emissions Horizons Ventures Impossible foods meat meat substitutes Motorola Pat Brown smartphones stanford temasek United States Zynga
f Greylock’s Reid Hoffman and Sarah Guo to talk fundraising at Early Stage SF 2020 By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Jan 2020 16:25:00 +0000 Early Stage SF is around the corner, on April 28 in San Francisco, and we are more than excited for this brand new event. The intimate gathering of founders, VCs, operators and tech industry experts is all about giving founders the tools they need to find success, no matter the challenge ahead of them. Struggling […] Full Article Enterprise Events Funding Startups TC Airbnb aurora casa systems Convoy Dropbox early stage sf 2020 entrepreneur first Goldman Sachs Greylock Partners healthcare LinkedIn Microsoft NAUTO Netflix nvidia PayPal Private Equity Reid Hoffman Sarah Guo TC Early Stage SF 2020 xapo Zynga
f Spatial raises $14M more for a holographic 3D workspace app, a VR/AR version of Zoom or Hangouts By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Jan 2020 14:02:20 +0000 The worlds of virtual and augmented reality have yet to land on the applications and hardware to truly spark mass-market, consumer interest in the space, but in the meantime, a startup building mixed reality services for business users has raised a round of funding, underscoring the opportunity in enterprise. Spatial, which has developed a “holographic” […] Full Article TC 5g Amazon Android arkansas augmented reality AWS Baidu BNP Paribas bumptop ceo cofounder Google inovia Instagram iPhone leaders fund lerer hippeau macintosh Magic Leap mark pincus mattel Microsoft mike krieger mixed reality mobile device nestle new media Qualcomm reality Samsung Spatial technology video conferencing Virtual reality wearable devices Zynga
f New Early Stage speakers to talk fundraising strategies, growth marketing and PR By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 18 Feb 2020 16:44:46 +0000 TC Early Stage SF goes down on April 28, and we are getting pretty damn excited about it! The show will bring together 50+ experts across startup core competencies, such as fundraising, operations and marketing. We’ll hear from VCs on how to create the perfect pitch deck and how to identify the right investors for […] Full Article Events Startups TC Automattic Comcast Ventures consumer products digital marketing doctor on demand DoorDash DroneDeploy early stage sf 2020 growth hacking guru honda Ironclad Kleiner Perkins lo toney Lyft Marketing mcdonalds neologisms NetSuite oracle p&g plexo capital Postmates San Francisco Textio venture capital Vymo Zynga
f Square’s The Avengers stars vaguely familiar versions of Marvel’s iconic heroes By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 11 Jun 2019 02:20:32 +0000 This evening’s Square E3 press was…something. After more than an hour of Final Fantasy remasters, the publisher closed things out with far and away its most eagerly awaited game. Licensing some white hot IP, the RPG masters at Square are offering up their own take on Earth’s mightiest heroes. Bay Area-based Crystal Dynamics addressed what […] Full Article Gaming e3 2019 marvel Square the avengers
f DoorDash is buying Caviar from Square in a deal worth $410 million By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 01 Aug 2019 20:16:56 +0000 DoorDash has reached an agreement with Square to purchase on-demand food delivery and catering business Caviar. DoorDash has agreed to pay Square $410 million in cash and preferred DoorDash stock. Square bought Caviar about five years ago in a deal worth about $90 million. Now, Caviar has found a new home with DoorDash, the on-demand […] Full Article Food M&A TC Caviar DoorDash Square
f Fundbox raises $176 million Series C to build ‘Visa’ for B2B payments By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Sep 2019 11:00:45 +0000 Credit cards have become all but ubiquitous for consumer transactions, and it isn’t hard to see why. By intermediating payments, networks like Visa allow buyers and sellers to exchange money for goods and services without knowing the financial risk profile of the counter-party. Rather than applying for credit at every merchant you shop at, you […] Full Article Enterprise Finance Funding Fundings & Exits Payments Recent Funding Startups allianz x fundbox General Catalyst HarbourVest Kabbage Khosla Ventures PayPal Spark Capital Square stripe
f Africa Roundup: Nigerian fintech gets $360M, mints unicorn, draws Chinese VC By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 02 Dec 2019 06:00:42 +0000 November 2019 could mark when Nigeria (arguably) became Africa’s unofficial capital for fintech investment and digital finance startups. The month saw $360 million invested in Nigerian-focused payment ventures. That is equivalent to roughly one-third of all the startup VC raised for the entire continent in 2018, according to Partech stats. A notable trend-within-the-trend is that […] Full Article Finance Startups TC 4G LTE africa Africa Roundup artificial intelligence Bosun Tijani cchub China copia countries e-commerce e-tailer economy edtech startup ethiopia finance financial technology food Ghana Huawei Interswitch isp jack dorsey jack ma jumia Lagos Lori Systems Mitchell Elegbe mobile device Nigeria Opay Opera paga PalmPay South Africa Square Tizeti Transsion Uber Uganda United Kingdom VC Verve visa
f Payments infra startup Finix closes $35M Series B led by Sequoia By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 04 Feb 2020 12:00:47 +0000 This morning Finix, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) startup selling payments tech to other businesses, announced that it has raised a $35 million Series B. Sequoia led the round, which also saw participation from new investors Activant Capital and Inspired Capital. Finix did not disclose a new valuation as part of its round, and declined to share […] Full Article Fundings & Exits Payments Recent Funding Startups TC finix Homebrew Sequoia Square Stripes
f 6 strategic stages of seed fundraising in 2020 By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 18:17:32 +0000 Seed fundraising is rarely easy, but it certainly used to be a lot less complicated than it is today. In a simpler world, a seed investor (or maybe two) would lead a round, which meant that they would write the terms of the deal in a term sheet and then pass that document to their […] Full Article Extra Crunch Fundraising Startups Venture Capital Dropbox Facebook Google haus Square Y Combinator
f Twitter CEO’s weak argument why investors shouldn’t fire him By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 05 Mar 2020 19:27:10 +0000 Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey might not spend six months a year in Africa, claims the real product development is under the hood and gives an excuse for deleting Vine before it could become TikTok. Today he tweeted, via Twitter’s investor relations account, a multi-pronged defense of his leadership and the company’s progress. The proclamations come […] Full Article Advertising Tech Apps Augmented Reality Cryptocurrency Drama Finance Mobile Personnel Policy Social Talent TC africa coronavirus Elliott Management jack dorsey Square Twitter vine
f Oura raises $28 million for its health and sleep tracking ring By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Mar 2020 15:32:11 +0000 Smart rings are still a relatively young category in the wearable hardware world, but the Oura Ring seems to be a standout in terms of early success. The Oura Ring hardware is sleek and packed with sensors, allowing it to measure a user’s sleep patterns, take your body temperature and track activity, and now Oura […] Full Article Gadgets Hardware Health Recent Funding Startups TC ceo Eurie Kim forerunner ventures Google Gradient Ventures jack dorsey Jesse Dorogusker oura Oura Ring Square Twitter
f Jack Dorsey creates $1B COVID-19 relief fund using Square equity By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 07 Apr 2020 21:22:23 +0000 Jack Dorsey announced in a series of tweets today that he is shifting $1 billion in his Square equity to create a fund dedicated to COVID-19 relief. The Twitter and Square CEO is calling the fund Start Small and posting a tally of disbursements and recipients in a public spreadsheet. Dorsey said in his announcement […] Full Article Philanthropy TC Apple coronavirus COVID-19 gofundme Google jack dorsey laurene powell jobs Leonardo DiCaprio oprah winfrey Square Twitter
f Let’s give tech philanthropists the benefit of the doubt on COVID-19 By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 09 Apr 2020 17:30:46 +0000 We’ve spent so long asking tech to turn its attention to real-world problems. Let’s not complain when they do so now. Full Article Column Government Opinion Policy Amazon Bill Gates coronavirus COVID-19 DoorDash Instacart jack dorsey patrick collison philanthropy seamless Square